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I speak only of evils resulting from extreme strain or shock effecting mainly the
grey matter of the cerebral structures ; strain induced either by persistent and
prolonged struggle , or by sudden and vehement shock conveyed by the senses
and ...
I speak only of evils resulting from extreme strain or shock effecting mainly the
grey matter of the cerebral structures ; strain induced either by persistent and
prolonged struggle , or by sudden and vehement shock conveyed by the senses
and ...
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... them direct on paper , is subject to little waste of force beyond that which is
expended in muscular action , and his disorders are therefore confined chiefly to
dyspepsia resulting from confinement at the desk , or from insufficient repose .
... them direct on paper , is subject to little waste of force beyond that which is
expended in muscular action , and his disorders are therefore confined chiefly to
dyspepsia resulting from confinement at the desk , or from insufficient repose .
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His first symptoms usually commence with irregular action of the heart , and this
is followed by results pertaining to a failure of that organ . In the majority of cases
he succumbs , after exposure , to some sub - acute inflammatory disorder .
His first symptoms usually commence with irregular action of the heart , and this
is followed by results pertaining to a failure of that organ . In the majority of cases
he succumbs , after exposure , to some sub - acute inflammatory disorder .
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The result is that the excitement of brain which leads to insanity is exceedingly
rare , and that those physical ailments which follow as secondary to the
overworked brain become developed . The profegsional class suffer largely ,
therefore ...
The result is that the excitement of brain which leads to insanity is exceedingly
rare , and that those physical ailments which follow as secondary to the
overworked brain become developed . The profegsional class suffer largely ,
therefore ...
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A man in the studio can labour at works of art calmly and quietly , thinking
deliberately as he touches the inanimate canvas , of what can be said of the
result . But this is very different from the art in which the man transforms his own
body into ...
A man in the studio can labour at works of art calmly and quietly , thinking
deliberately as he touches the inanimate canvas , of what can be said of the
result . But this is very different from the art in which the man transforms his own
body into ...
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| Title | Discourses on Practical Physic |
| Author | Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson |
| Publisher | J. & A. Churchill, 1871 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 93 pages |
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