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We recommend it accordingly , as meeting a necessary requisiton of the day , refusing to join in that opinion which regards the consideration of the topics in question as beyond the duties of the medical practitioner .
We recommend it accordingly , as meeting a necessary requisiton of the day , refusing to join in that opinion which regards the consideration of the topics in question as beyond the duties of the medical practitioner .
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... induce them to think they were labouring under some peculiar affection , whereas a little soap and water would have acted as a sufficient remedy . ceive sympathy and any further advice that might be necessary 22 DISORDERS IN CHILDHOOD .
... induce them to think they were labouring under some peculiar affection , whereas a little soap and water would have acted as a sufficient remedy . ceive sympathy and any further advice that might be necessary 22 DISORDERS IN CHILDHOOD .
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ceive sympathy and any further advice that might be necessary . I am convinced of the fact that when any such irritation or derangement exists , if the proper steps ( of which cleanliness is the most effectual ) are not taken to check ...
ceive sympathy and any further advice that might be necessary . I am convinced of the fact that when any such irritation or derangement exists , if the proper steps ( of which cleanliness is the most effectual ) are not taken to check ...
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If such parents would read the biographies of eminent characters who have succeeded in the highest walks of their various professions , they would find that one of the most necessary means of success in life is a strong constitution .
If such parents would read the biographies of eminent characters who have succeeded in the highest walks of their various professions , they would find that one of the most necessary means of success in life is a strong constitution .
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... to evils which perhaps he is ignorant of ; and an affectionate invitation on the parents ' part to confidence and confessions , which may in many cases make it necessary , or very advisable , to go much more deeply into the matter .
... to evils which perhaps he is ignorant of ; and an affectionate invitation on the parents ' part to confidence and confessions , which may in many cases make it necessary , or very advisable , to go much more deeply into the matter .
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| Title | The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations |
| Author | William Acton |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Lindsay & Blakiston, 1871 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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