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, the essays excited much public interest, and at the instance of Mr. Macmillan I undertook to republish them in a collected form.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 reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.