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Excerpt from The Asclepiad, Vol. 5: A Book of Original Research and Observation in the Science, Art, and Literature of Medicine, Preventive and Curative, 1888At page 253, line 15, for breath read breast, and in the same line for the words to examine read I examine.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historica...

Excerpt from Diseases of Modern LifeEleven years ago I published a series of essays on diseases of overworked men, in order to direct attention to the physical injuries of the body that are induced by excessive mental work and worry, and by excessive physical exertion. These essays were followed by others on disease from some occupations, from indulgence in alcohol, and from the use of tobacco.At the time they were written, and long afterwards...

Excerpt from The Cause of the Coagulation of the Blood: Being the Astley Cooper Prize Essay for 1856, With Additional Observations and Experiments, and With an Appendix, Showing the Bearings of the Subject on Practical Medicine and PathologyTo Drs. Snow and Thudichum, and to Mr. Thomas Taylor, Lecturer on Chemistry at the Middlesex Hos pital, I express equal gratitude.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare a...

Excerpt from Health and LifeI undertook the task, intending to produce nothing more than a few chapters which would serve the immediate purpose for which they were intended, and would remain a part of periodical literature.When, however, the pen is in the hand of the writer, he is apt, if the subject on which he writes be congenial to him, to be led beyond his original intention. It was so in this case. The chapters increased in number until t...

Excerpt from Brief Notes for Temperance TeachersA most common error in respect to intoxicating drinks is, that each of such drinks is composed of a ¿uid which is the only thing of its kind, and which therefore stands out alone as a drink.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books use...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Son of a Star, Vol. 2 of 3: A Romance of the Second CenturyFidelis the centurion, one hundred years and one day old, lies in the arms of death, and Huldah sits by his couch.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally recon...

Excerpt from The Son of a Star, Vol. 3 of 3: A Romance, Of the Second CenturyHis communion with them is very short, although they rejoice truly at his presence, for without Akiba they are as sheep having no shepherd.The short ceremony of the service over, he is back in his study overlooking the Great Sea.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is...

Excerpt from The Asclepiad: A Book of Original Research and Observation in the Science, Art, and Literature of Medicine, Preventive and Curative, 1885Inlpublish the second volume Of the asclepiad, for the year 1885, with feelings of unmingled satisfaction. It has been a true pleasure to write every sentence a pleasure enhanced beyond all that I can express by the kind and friendly appreciation with which the various numbers, as they have appea...

Excerpt from The Asclepiad: A Book of Original Research and Observation in the Science, Art, and Literature of Medicine, Preventive and Curative, 1884N thls volume 1 bring together the four parts of the asclepiad for the year 1884.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state...

Excerpt from The Health of Nations, Vol. 1 of 2: A Review of the Works of Edwin Chadwick, With a Biographical DissertationI accepted the task with the expectation that the work might be completed in from twelve to fifteen months, but long before that time had arrived, the abundance of material which was placed at my disposal, accruing from the labours of one of the busiest lives during sixty active years, was sufficient to call for fully three...

Excerpt from The Asclepiad, Vol. 4: A Book of Original Research and Observation in the Science, Art, and Literature of Medicine, Preventive and CurativeThere is in this form of purpuric disease no necessary evidence of hereditary tendency. On the contrary, the malady is usually caused by error of diet or toxic habit.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com...

Excerpt from The Future of Sanitary Science: An Address Delivered Before the Sanitary Great Britain at the Royal Institution, on July 5th, 1877It seems fitting, therefore, as we enter on our work, to look forward to the future. It is a part at least of our duty to look towards the future with the view of seeing in what directions we may best proceed, what assistances we may have to call upon and chie¿y, what great powers we may have to con sul...

Excerpt from Ten Lectures on AlcoholIn Pennsylvania, in the year for every fourteen dollars received from license fees, the State expended one hundred in the sup port of the victims of alcohol, on principles of political economy, is this sound legisla tion?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. ...

Excerpt from The Asclepiad, Vol. 6: A Book of Original Research and Observation in the Science, Art, and Literature of Medicine, Preventive and Curative, 1889HE present volume, of the asclepiad differs from its predecessors in that the last part is addressed more particularly to students of medicine who are in their collegiate career, a change which more advanced students will, I hope, readily pardon.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishe...

Excerpt from Dialogues on DrinkI have only, by way Of preface, one further duty to dis charge, the most pleasant duty of dedicating the book to your Lordship, who for so many years, and through all report, has so earnestly, so zealously, so efficiently worked for the great cause of Temperance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduct...

Excerpt from The Field of Disease: A Book of Preventive MedicineFor the objects and intentions of the book I respectfully refer the reader to the first or introductory chapter, in which all that is desired to be achieved is fully expressed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books u...

Excerpt from The Asclepiad, Vol. 9I am also pleased to find that the enlargement of the volume has been a source of gratification to subscribers, and to note the increasingly kind appreciation of the work on the Continent of Europe, as well as in the Colonies and in the United States of America.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reprodu...

The Commonhealth - A Series of Essays on Health and Felicity for Every-Day Readers is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are ava...