PART 6
But this ought to be well known, that soups do not agree with certain
persons in their diseases, but, on the contrary, when administered
both the fevers and the pains are exacerbated, and it becomes obvious
that what was given has proved food and increase to the disease, but
a wasting and weakness to the body. But whatever persons so affected
partook of solid food, or cake, or bread, even in small quantity,
would be ten times and more decidedly injured than those who had taken
soups, for no other
[p. 5]reason than from the strength of the food in reference
to the affection; and to whomsoever it is proper to take soups and
not eat solid food, such a one will be much more injured if he eat
much than if he eat little, but even little food will be injurious
to him. But all the causes of the sufferance refer themselves to this
rule, that the strongest things most especially and decidedly hurt
man, whether in health or in disease.