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... The most healthy among us occasionally feel unwell and are less up to work than is usual . Some complain of feeling fatigued , others tell you they are 17 2 * B 18 SLIGHT AILMENTS AND CIVILIZATION . uncomfortable , or complain.
... The most healthy among us occasionally feel unwell and are less up to work than is usual . Some complain of feeling fatigued , others tell you they are 17 2 * B 18 SLIGHT AILMENTS AND CIVILIZATION . uncomfortable , or complain.
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... less under any circumstances , and it is our duty to study the many ordinary slight ailments , in order that we may be able to mitigate the sufferings of our patients , if we cannot make them strong and vigorous . In this direction ...
... less under any circumstances , and it is our duty to study the many ordinary slight ailments , in order that we may be able to mitigate the sufferings of our patients , if we cannot make them strong and vigorous . In this direction ...
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... less if he has healthy , cheerful people about him . Dwelling on the fact of pain , and talking about it , seems to increase it . Many patients suffering from temporary derange- ments are in a low , despondent state . Such a frame of ...
... less if he has healthy , cheerful people about him . Dwelling on the fact of pain , and talking about it , seems to increase it . Many patients suffering from temporary derange- ments are in a low , despondent state . Such a frame of ...
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... less . We maintain that the dicta upon these and other medical matters received as true by a section of the public are opposed to facts of anatomy , physiology , and chemistry , to observation and experiments , by which , on the other ...
... less . We maintain that the dicta upon these and other medical matters received as true by a section of the public are opposed to facts of anatomy , physiology , and chemistry , to observation and experiments , by which , on the other ...
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... less talk as if they were thoroughly experienced in the science and practice of medicine . Such persons sometimes condemn us because we decline to " consult " with men who practise according to con- jectural principles based neither on ...
... less talk as if they were thoroughly experienced in the science and practice of medicine . Such persons sometimes condemn us because we decline to " consult " with men who practise according to con- jectural principles based neither on ...
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