Author : M. L. Holbrook
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484124287
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (242 download)
Book Synopsis The Herald of Health and Journal of Physical Culture, 1871 by : M. L. Holbrook
Download or read book The Herald of Health and Journal of Physical Culture, 1871 written by M. L. Holbrook and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Herald of Health and Journal of Physical Culture, 1871: Advocates a Higher Type of Manhood-Moral, Physical, and Intellectual; Volumes 17, 18 All standard books on poisons - of which Christison's is, perhaps. The highest authority represent alcohol as a poison. Says Christison It constitutes a powerful narcotic poison. Carpenter, author of the best work on Physi ology extant, says that alcohol is a dangerous poison. All standard works upon chemistry classify it among the poisons. The best writers on Materia Medica describe alcohol as a poison. Pereira, perhaps the most distinguished among these writers, calls it both an irritant and ia tal poison. The French, the British, and the American Dispensatories - high authorities cv erywhere in such matters - describe alcohol as a powerful irritant poison, rapidly causing ia toxication and, in large quantities, death. Medical dictionaries say the same thing; in fact, all standard writers on the subject agree in this description. But, to be more direct and practical, what are the ejects of alcohol upon the human system Is it a genuine poison by this test? 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.
