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Show Why the Dody Needs Water, Someone tins asked: "What would bs the cause of death ot n person who drnnk no water!" This subject ha been Htudlcd cxinalrterably; unlinals hate been experimented upon, nnd It Is found that without water the) lose their power to eliminate the natural nat-ural poisons; they must have water la order to eliminate them, otherwlis the secretions become too dense. Without water, tho amount of urea which should be secreted becomes diminished, di-minished, nnd so with the other secretions. se-cretions. We need water, not only to dissolve the food nnd carry It along, but we need It to dissolve and oarry out of the sjilem the poisonous nnd worn-out material of the body, after It haa served Its purpose Water forms a circulating medium fur carrying substances sub-stances back and forth In tho system, sys-tem, conveying nourishment to the various parts of tho body, bringing bark the used up material and carrying carry-ing It out by way of oicrctory duct. The amount of water dally required la from two to three pints. In very hot weather n larger amount Is needed, need-ed, at much water Is lost by perspiration. perspira-tion. If one's diet consist Isrgely ot the Juice of fruits, tho quantity of water may be considerably diminished. |