Building of vital power Author:Bernarr Macfadden Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: VAST IMPORTANCE OF WATER. THREE-FOURTHS OF BODY COMPOSED OF WATER—IMPORTANT lNTERNAL CLEANSlNG AGENT—RENDERS MlNERALS SOLUBLE WlTHlN THE BODY—CARRIES AWAY EFF... more »ETE MATTER—SOME ADVlCE BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIENCE. All the fluids of the body have their part in its important functional processes, and in order that they may properly do so it is absolutely essential that they assume a proper consistency. They must not be too thick or too thin. Their condition in this respect depends largely upon the amount of water supplied to them. If this water is deficient in quantity, or impure, disorders of all kinds are very easily acquired. Not only is an abnormal condition produced by neglect in this way, but under such circumstances it is far more difficult to develop the external muscular system. Usually the desire for water will accurately indicate how much is needed by the body. The power of the body, however, to adapt itself to conditions of all kinds whether normal or abnormal, is remarkable.Habit has a wonderful influence, and it is an easy matter to become gradually accustomed to drinking less and less water. If for some reason you are not supplied regularly with pure water, you will usually lose the desire for it. This is a good proof that the desire for the fluid, after all, depends very greatly upon habit. So, too, if you are not engaged in some active muscular labor that is inducive of copious perspiration, you are far more liable to lose this longing for water. Of course, under conditions of vigorous exercise, the action of the pores is greatly accelerated, and considerably more water is required than under ordinary circumstances. You should remember that three-fourths of the body is composed of water. Science tells us that every part of the body, except the bones, is pr...« less