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Hello Yes Reverence and Golden Pippins are types of apple Alison > Hello, > > Golden Pippins are a type of apple, but I'm not sure about > Reverence... > > Hope that helps! > > Lisa > > Lisa Gray, OMNI Team Manager > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------- > OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information > http://omni.ac.uk/ > > > On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Remes, Marju wrote: > > > Dear lis-medical members > > > > I'm writing on behalf of one of our trainees. Can anyone help him with > > following question: > > > > What does 'Reverence' and 'Golden Pippins' refer to, in Letter on > > Corpulence, addressed to the Public by William Banting, Harrison, Third > > edition, 1864, p. 45. > > > > >From the context shown below, he suspects they are names of diseases, but > he > > may be wrong? > > > > "I shall ever esteem it a great favor if persons relieved > > and cured, as I have been, will kindly let me know of it; > > the information will be truly gratifying to my mind. > > That the system is a great success I' have not a shadow > > of doubt from the numerous reports sent with thanks by > > strangers as well as from friends from all parts of the > > kingdom; and I am truly tankful to have been the humble instrument of > > disseminating the blessing, and ex- > > perieiiee I have attained through able counsel and natural causes by proper > > perseverance. I have now finished my task, and trust my humble efforts may > > prove to be good seed well sown, that will fructify and produce a large > > harvest of benefit to my fellow creatures. I also hope the faculty generally > > may be led more extensively to ventilate this question of corpulence or > > obesity, so that, instead of one, two, or three able practitioners, there > > may be as many hundreds distributed in the various parts of the United > > Kingdom. > > In such case, I am persuaded, that those diseases, like Reverence and Golden > > Pippins, will be very rare." > > > > With thanks in advance, > > > > Marju Remes Castell > > Information & Library > > Head of Library > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > Medical Products Agency > > P.O. Box 26 > > SE-751 03 UPPSALA, SWEDEN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > phone: +46 18 174813 > > fax: +46 18 174651 > > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > VAT no.: SE202100407801 > > > > > > > ---- Healthcare Library Royal Hampshire County Hospital WINCHESTER Hants SO22 5DG Tel 01962 824421 Email [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%