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ON March 24 Prof. H. E. Armstrong delivered the Sir Jesse Boot Foundation lecture in the lecture theatre of University College, Nottingham. Recalling the fact that one of the most pleasant memories of his life was the hours spent under the roof of Sir Jesse and Lady Boot, he paid tribute to the quality that belonged to his late host and claimed that, in founding the chair of chemistry, Sir Jesse Boot did a service to his fellow citizens which will ultimately save them from themselves: providing they be taught the proper art of living, which will soon be the duty of chemistry. When this is achieved, “cash chemists” may cease to exist, as drugs are only used to counteract inborn faults in the human machine and insufficient food, deficiencies in food, effects of over-feeding or improper feeding, zymotic disease.
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Chemistry and the Art of Living. Nature 131, 795–796 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/131795c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/131795c0