On the decline of life in health and diseaseJ. Churchill, 1853 - 300 pages |
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... evil did appear , they would not become an easy prey to the unscrupulous effrontery of the ignorant charlatan , but , reflecting on the complicated structure and varied functions of the animal machine , they would well understand that ...
... evil did appear , they would not become an easy prey to the unscrupulous effrontery of the ignorant charlatan , but , reflecting on the complicated structure and varied functions of the animal machine , they would well understand that ...
Page 67
... evils which may come after . Few that have attained longevity have passed a life of celibacy ; indeed , many of those whose lives are quoted , have been married often ; and it is curious that in many instances the man and wife have died ...
... evils which may come after . Few that have attained longevity have passed a life of celibacy ; indeed , many of those whose lives are quoted , have been married often ; and it is curious that in many instances the man and wife have died ...
Page 71
... evil . If the powers of the mind be overtaxed , if the brain be worked too long , similar effects will result , too much blood will flow to that organ , the - 72 LONGEVITY . due balance between the nutritious and regenerative THE MODE ...
... evil . If the powers of the mind be overtaxed , if the brain be worked too long , similar effects will result , too much blood will flow to that organ , the - 72 LONGEVITY . due balance between the nutritious and regenerative THE MODE ...
Page 82
... evils of tea and coffee have generally been much exaggerated ; they may be hurtful to dyspeptics , but there can be no objection to their moderate use by persons in good health ; and we are not now considering any other . Nearly the ...
... evils of tea and coffee have generally been much exaggerated ; they may be hurtful to dyspeptics , but there can be no objection to their moderate use by persons in good health ; and we are not now considering any other . Nearly the ...
Page 91
... evils which are not present and may never arrive . " The coward dies a thousand deaths , The brave live on . " It is , therefore , manifest that the laws of health must be studied generally as a whole , not as strictly appli- 22 ...
... evils which are not present and may never arrive . " The coward dies a thousand deaths , The brave live on . " It is , therefore , manifest that the laws of health must be studied generally as a whole , not as strictly appli- 22 ...
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Page 29 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 125 - As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath Receives the lurking principle of death; The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength; So, cast and mingled with his very frame.
Page 299 - All the publications of Mr. Churchill are prepared with so much taste and neatness, that it is superfluous to speak of them in terms of commendation.