The book Physical Education And the Preservation of Health was written by author Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856. Cn Here you can read free online of Physical Education And the Preservation of Health book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Physical Education And the Preservation of Health a good or bad book?
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61 space destined by nature for the heart and hmgs diminished ; and what the fatal re- suhs of all this on these tender and vital organs are, every day's experience shows us. The intluence on the health, though slow, is certain. It may not at once pro- duce consum}>tion ; but it lays the founda- tion for ills it would pain you to hear, and me to describe. I will only say, by way of specification, that, among other diseases of which this is the fruitful germ, I have known three instances of perp...etual head- ache, at last bringing on insanity and termi- nating in death. The immediate cause of the disease was the compression of the heart and great blood vessels, and the consequent accumulation of blood in the head. As young ladies are disposed to this prac- tice, probably by fancies communicated by their companions, those who have charge of them, should not only prohibit these ap- plications — they should, for themselves, observe whether anything is wrong ; and after the young ladies have reached the age when dress is considered a primary object, they should resolutely oppose every en- 52 THE PRESERVATION croachment on the rights of the vital organs, beyond what is required by a decent atten- tion to the prejudices of the day.
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