The Crimes We Commit Against Our Stomachs ... Why Some Foods Explode in Your Stomach

New York, NY: Corrective Eating Society, INC, 1917. General wear.. A short booklet from the Corrective Eating Society about why some foods cause an upset stomach and how to change one's diet to minimize stomach issues. The booklet starts by proclaiming that "no discovery of the past fifty years in the field of health investigation exceeds in importance as the recent discovery that the stomach and intestinal tract are the seat of 90 percent of all sickness." It continues on to compare the stomach to a furnace, and that while the 'heat' the stomach makes contains the 'spark of life', people are "careless fireman" who have have grown accustomed to eating meals "which have the same effect on the system as dynamite, soggy wood and mud, mixed with a little coal, would have on a real furnace." The booklet stresses that what we eat isn't as import as the combination of what we eat at any given meal, and it is that combination of these different types of food that causes issues. It then continues on to discuss why people eat the way they do, how to apply their recommendations to one's own diet, how to choose foods that 'harmonize' with each other even while eating out, what can happen if you don't choose foods that harmonize with each other, what corrective eating is, and how this diet can solve the high cost of living. However the booklet doesn't give many specific examples of actual instructions and diets to follow, since the society is attempting to get the reader to purchase its course on corrective eating. A portion of the booklet is dedicated to extolling on the virtues of Eugene Christian (1860-1930), the man who came up with the diet. The front cover has a black and white illustration of a glass bottle, resembling a the shape of a stomach breaking apart due the volatility of the items inside, some of which are coffee, oatmeal and hot bread. 22 unnumbered pgs. Staple binding. OCLC 3 (June 2020). Measures 5 1/2" x 4 3/4" Christian was a naturopath and nutritionist who was known for starting several different societies that all involved some sort new age of diet, and courses for dieting for purchase. He started the Christian Dietetic Society and the School of Scientific Eating, both of which merged into the Corrective Eating Society. His products and diets that he sold were described by the American Medical Association's Bureau of Investigation as "pseudo-scientific buncombe (nonsense)". The booklet also features several testimonials from customers with headlines such as "Young Business Man Regains Health", "Minister Back in Pulpit After Serious Breakdown", "Woman Recovers Normal Health in Three Months", and "Bank Cashier Relieved from Constipation and Headaches". The last few pages provide information on how one can order the course "Little Lessons in Corrective Eating" for only $3.00.