There are no such things as Vitamins A, B, C, D, or any other letter in the alphabet. They simply do not exist, except in the fanciful imagination of unscientific minds, who first originated the idea, or those who believe it, because it is so extensively advertised. The very word is a clumsy misnomer. “Vita” is from the Latin meaning “to live”. The word “min” in only an abbreviation of the Latin word “minimus”, a minim, or drop of liquid, the smallest liquid measure, the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm. Therefore, literally, a Vitamin is the tiniest drop of liquid life. Strange are some beliefs of man, and gullibility of the multitudes! No one has ever defined the word “vitamin” nor shown its chemical composition, because life is not a ponderable substance, either solid, liquid, or gaseous; but an inscrutable essence which defies the greatest wisdom to define. You may think this as being unimportant, and a waste of time; but it is of the greatest importance, because soon this foolish, bubble will burst, and its propounders will be held up to ridicule. It is to be supposed that the word “vitamin” was intended to convey the idea that certain substances are cell foods that support and vitalize the organs and cells of the human body. Edward Shook- Advanced Treatise In Herbology.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:03 +0000