Author: James Johnson

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Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9781330845240

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Excerpt from The Economy of Health: Or the Stream of Human Life, From the Cradle to the Grave, With Reflections, Moral, Physical, and Philosophical, on the Septennial Phases of Human Existence The following Essay, though small in size, is the result of long experience and observation. It consists of the deductions which have been drawn from facts and reflections, rather than the processes through which these deductions had been arrived at. After all, it is but an outline of the subject, the details of which would fill many volumes. The Author will not be accused of having followed, or borrowed much from his predecessors in this walk. The various "arts of prolonging life," and the ponderous "codes of health and longevity," though read by many, have been remembered by few - and practised by still fewer. Even where the precepts have been put in execution, they have often done more harm than good. The reason is not difficult to divine. From the cradle to the grave, man is perpetually changing, both in mind and body. He is not, to-day, what he was yesterday, and will be to-morrow. Though these changes are not perceptible to the eye, at very short intervals, yet, if an individual is only seen every four or five years, the alterations will appear very remarkable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Download or read book The Economy of Health written by James Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Economy of Health: Or the Stream of Human Life, From the Cradle to the Grave, With Reflections, Moral, Physical, and Philosophical, on the Septennial Phases of Human Existence The following Essay, though small in size, is the result of long experience and observation. It consists of the deductions which have been drawn from facts and reflections, rather than the processes through which these deductions had been arrived at. After all, it is but an outline of the subject, the details of which would fill many volumes. The Author will not be accused of having followed, or borrowed much from his predecessors in this walk. The various "arts of prolonging life," and the ponderous "codes of health and longevity," though read by many, have been remembered by few - and practised by still fewer. Even where the precepts have been put in execution, they have often done more harm than good. The reason is not difficult to divine. From the cradle to the grave, man is perpetually changing, both in mind and body. He is not, to-day, what he was yesterday, and will be to-morrow. Though these changes are not perceptible to the eye, at very short intervals, yet, if an individual is only seen every four or five years, the alterations will appear very remarkable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.