These poison-eaters (toxicophagi) have a double aim ; first, they wish to give themselves, by this dangerous habit, a fresh and healthy appearance, and a certain degree of embonpoint. Many of the peasant girls, and even the men, have recourse to this... Therapeutics and materia medica v.2 - Page 813by Alfred Stillé - 1874Full view - About this book
| Chemistry - 1854 - 796 pages
...in Hungarian glass, from veterinary surgeons, from. charlatans. These poison-eaters (toxicnp/iag,) have a double aim ; first, they wish to give themselves,,...remarkable what success they attain, for the young toxicophagi are distinguished by the freshness of their complexion and by the aspect of flourishing... | |
| Chemistry - 1854 - 824 pages
...charlatans. These poison-eaters (toxieaphagf) have a double aim ; first, they wish to give themselves1, by this dangerous habit, a fresh and healthy appearance,...embonpoint. Many of the peasant girls, and even the шип, have recourse to this expedient from coquetry and a desire to please ; and it is remarkable... | |
| Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé - Forensic psychiatry - 1855 - 858 pages
...Hungarian glass, from "veterinary surgeons, and from charlatans. " These poison-eaters (toxicofhagf) have a double aim; first they wish to give themselves,...remarkable what success they attain, for the young toxicophagi are distinguished by the freshness of their complexion, and by the aspect of flourishing... | |
| Medicine - 1855 - 786 pages
...are habitual arsenic-eaters. These poison-eaters (toxicophagi) have a double aim ; first, they wirfi to give themselves, by this dangerous habit, a fresh...remarkable what success they attain, for the young toxicophagi are distinguished by the freshness of their complexion and by the aspect of flourishing... | |
| Francis Wharton - 1860 - 1072 pages
...glass, from veterinary surgeons, and from charlatans. "These poison-eaters (toxicophagi) have a donble aim ; first, they wish to give themselves, by this...remarkable what success they attain, for the young toxicophagi are distinguished by the freshness of their complexion, and by the aspect of flourishing... | |
| William H. Burt - Homeopathy - 1881 - 996 pages
...but, when the use of it is left off, the horse gets thin, loses his freshness, and becomes dull. "In Lower Austria and Styria, there exists among the peasantry,...fresh and healthy appearance, and a certain degree ot embonpoint. Many of the peasant girls, and even the men, have recourse to this expedient from coquetry... | |
| Medicine - 1853 - 792 pages
...workers in Hungarian glass, from veterinary surgeons, from charlatans. These poison-eaters (toxicophagi) have a double aim ; first, they wish to give themselves,...remarkable what success they attain, for the young toxicophagi are distinguished by the freshness of their complexion and by the aspect of flourishing... | |
| 1854 - 820 pages
...workers in Hungarian glass, from veterinary surgeons, from charlatans. These poison-eaters (toxicophagi) have a double aim ; first, they wish to give themselves,...remarkable what success they attain, for the young toxicophagi are distinguished by the freshness of their complexion and by the aspect of flourishing... | |
| Medicine - 1854 - 698 pages
...workers in Hungarian glass, from Veterinary Surgeons, from charlatans. These poison-eaters (toxicophagi) have a double aim ; first, they wish to give themselves,...remarkable what success they attain, for the young toxicophagi are distinguished by the freshness of the complexion and by the aspect of nourishing health.... | |
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