Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: sanitation and public hygiene and sanitation. The exact meaning of these terms will be explained in Chapters XXVI and XXX. It should be understood that the following statements on the hygienic conduct of individual and social life...
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.
This is an OCR edition with typos.
Excerpt from book:
sanitation and public hygiene and sanitation. The exact meaning of these terms will be explained in Chapters XXVI and XXX. It should be understood that the following statements on the hygienic conduct of individual and social life are not equally applicable to all who read them. For one, those on muscular exercise are more important than those on nervous strain ; for another, those on domestic hygiene are more important than those on the hygiene of the person. No attempt has been made to indicate the relative importance of any part of the subject, either by the order in which it is treated or by the amount of space devoted to it. The application must be made by each reader for himself, with strict reference to himself and to the conditions of his own life and environment. The principal desire and aim of the authors is to persuade every one who reads this book, not merely to study and to know himself as a physical mechanism with the same earnestness and thoroughness with which he would study a valuable watch, a bicycle, a yacht, or an automobile, but also to use that mechanism scientifically—i.e., intelligently, carefully, and skillfully, —to the end that life may be longer, more useful, and more enjoyable. PERSONAL HYGIENE CHAPTER XVII MUSCULAR ACTIVITY A. The Ministry Of Muscular Activity To The Body As A Whole It is sufficiently obvious that it is through muscular activity that we do many necessary, useful, or otherwise desirable things ; and it is also a matter of commonexperience that muscular activity is required in order to build up strong muscles. A very considerable amount of it is required in order that the laborer may do his work, and a similar amount is necessary in order that one may become an athlete. But the effects of muscular activity on the body ...
Product dimensions: 9.21 (w) x 6.14 (h) x 0.75 (d)
Read an Excerpt
sanitation and public hygiene and sanitation. The exact meaning of these terms will be explained in Chapters XXVI and XXX. It should be understood that the following statements on the hygienic conduct of individual and social life are not equally applicable to all who read them. For one, those on muscular exercise are more important than those on nervous strain ; for another, those on domestic hygiene are more important than those on the hygiene of the person. No attempt has been made to indicate the relative importance of any part of the subject, either by the order in which it is treated or by the amount of space devoted to it. The application must be made by each reader for himself, with strict reference to himself and to the conditions of his own life and environment. The principal desire and aim of the authors is to persuade every one who reads this book, not merely to study and to know himself as a physical mechanism with the same earnestness and thoroughness with which he would study a valuable watch, a bicycle, a yacht, or an automobile, but also to use that mechanism scientifically—i.e., intelligently, carefully, and skillfully, —to the end that life may be longer, more useful, and more enjoyable. PERSONAL HYGIENE CHAPTER XVII MUSCULAR ACTIVITY A. The Ministry Of Muscular Activity To The Body As A Whole It is sufficiently obvious that it is through muscular activity that we do many necessary, useful, or otherwise desirable things ; and it is also a matter of common experience that muscular activity is required in order to build up strong muscles. A very considerable amount of it is required in order that the laborer may do his work, and a similar amount isnecessary in order that one may become an athlete. But the effects of muscular activity on the body ...
Our reader reviews allow you to share your comments on titles you liked,
or didn't, with others. By submitting an online review, you are representing to
Barnes & Noble.com that all information contained in your review is original
and accurate in all respects, and that the submission of such content by you
and the posting of such content by Barnes & Noble.com does not and will not
violate the rights of any third party. Please follow the rules below to help
ensure that your review can be posted.
Reviews by Our Customers Under the Age of 13
We highly value and respect everyone's opinion concerning the titles we offer.
However, we cannot allow persons under the age of 13 to have accounts at BN.com or
to post customer reviews. Please see our Terms of Use for more details.
What to exclude from your review:
Please do not write about reviews, commentary, or information posted on the product page. If you see any errors in the
information on the product page, please send us an email.
Reviews should not contain any of the following:
- HTML tags, profanity, obscenities, vulgarities, or comments that defame anyone
- Time-sensitive information such as tour dates, signings, lectures, etc.
- Single-word reviews. Other people will read your review to discover why you liked or didn't like the title. Be descriptive.
- Comments focusing on the author or that may ruin the ending for others
- Phone numbers, addresses, URLs
- Pricing and availability information or alternative ordering information
- Advertisements or commercial solicitation
Reminder:
- By submitting a review, you grant to Barnes & Noble.com and its
sublicensees the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use the
review in accordance with the Barnes & Noble.com Terms of Use.
- Barnes & Noble.com reserves the right not to post any review -- particularly
those that do not follow the terms and conditions of these Rules. Barnes & Noble.com
also reserves the right to remove any review at any time without notice.
- See Terms of Use for other conditions and disclaimers.
Search for Products You'd Like to Recommend
Create a Pen Name
Welcome, penname
You have successfully created your Pen Name. Start enjoying the benefits of the BN.com Community today.
If you find inappropriate content, please report it to Barnes & Noble
Overview
This is an OCR edition with typos.
Excerpt from book:
sanitation and public hygiene and sanitation. The exact meaning of these terms will be explained in Chapters XXVI and XXX. It should be understood that the following statements on the hygienic conduct of individual and social life...