The code of health and longevity, or, a general view of the rules and principles calculated for the preservation of health, and the attainment of long life / by John Sinclair.

  • Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835.
Date:
1844
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Credit: The code of health and longevity, or, a general view of the rules and principles calculated for the preservation of health, and the attainment of long life / by John Sinclair. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. THE CODE of POLITICAL ECONOMY. THE COUNTY REPORTS of SCOTLAND, Containing 33 Provincial Districts. 1. THE STATISTICAL ACCOUNT of SCOTLAND, Containing 938 Parochial Districts. Thus the 938 Parochial Accounts are the base ;—the 30 volumes of County Reports, the superstructure ;— and the Code, or Essence of the whole, will form the cope or apex of this great literary pyramid. It is evident, that a system of political economy may thus be established, on a minute and extensive investi- gation of local facts. Bacon justly maintains, that im- provements in philosophy are best founded on accurate inquiries, and that the greatest discoveries in science and art, have arisen from minute researches. By pur- suing the same method in regard to political disquisi- tions, by analysing the real state of mankind, and exa- mining, with anatomical accuracy and minuteness, the internal structure of society, there is every reason to hope, that the science of government may yet derive equal, if not superior benefit.