Hygiene: Or, Health as Depending Upon the Conditions of the Atmosphere, Foods and Drinks, Motion and Rest, Sleep and Wakefulness, Secretions, Excretions, and Retentions, Mental Emotions, Clothing, Bathing, &c |
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... matters which , when in a normal condition , and properly used , contribute to make up , to perfect , and to sustain health ; but which , on the contrary , when abused , retained , taken in excess , in insufficient quantity , or in a ...
... matters which , when in a normal condition , and properly used , contribute to make up , to perfect , and to sustain health ; but which , on the contrary , when abused , retained , taken in excess , in insufficient quantity , or in a ...
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... matters of Hygiene we have in this country no standard authority , no single work , no condensed summary , no manual even , to which to refer . Its immutable and life - giving principles are scattered through piles of volumes , rich in ...
... matters of Hygiene we have in this country no standard authority , no single work , no condensed summary , no manual even , to which to refer . Its immutable and life - giving principles are scattered through piles of volumes , rich in ...
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... matters involve . It is to endeavour to supply this desideratum that the writer has ventured to embody all that seems to be necessary to be acquired on those various subjects which make up and constitute Hygiene . The necessity for a ...
... matters involve . It is to endeavour to supply this desideratum that the writer has ventured to embody all that seems to be necessary to be acquired on those various subjects which make up and constitute Hygiene . The necessity for a ...
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... matter has been derived . Where differences in statements or opinions occur , they are placed in juxta - position , so that the reader may have an opportunity of drawing his own inferences , it may be , of exercising his own ...
... matter has been derived . Where differences in statements or opinions occur , they are placed in juxta - position , so that the reader may have an opportunity of drawing his own inferences , it may be , of exercising his own ...
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... matter , and sulphuretted hydrogen . Minute traces of free hydrogen and carburetted hydrogen ( fire - damp , or marsh- gas ) , incessantly evolved by stagnant waters and marshes , have been observed . In the vicinity of the sea , and ...
... matter , and sulphuretted hydrogen . Minute traces of free hydrogen and carburetted hydrogen ( fire - damp , or marsh- gas ) , incessantly evolved by stagnant waters and marshes , have been observed . In the vicinity of the sea , and ...
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