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Show "Sitophobla." Sitophobia, in medical lingo, signl' ties a morbid fear of, or aversion to food, a complaint which rarely disturbs dis-turbs persons who earn their bread by physical, toil and are always ready with a good appetite at meal time. There are some persons who are sito-phobic sito-phobic as to onions, while there are others that carry this aversion to the allium family so far as garlic. There are certain foods called secretagogues, which cause a flow of gastric juices. Among these are meat juices and soups. There are other foods which rouse the harmones to action In the pancreatic and intestinal secretions. Medical Record. |