The treatment and cure of diseases incidental to sedentary life / by William Pearce.

  • Pearce, William.
Date:
1854
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Credit: The treatment and cure of diseases incidental to sedentary life / by William Pearce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    PREFACE. Although it is true that unavoidable evils must be borne with patience, still, it becomes the duty of every man to endeavour to diminish their magnitude and mitigate their effects. That close mental appli- cation and sedentary habits tend to debilitate the system, and render the individual liable to many disordered states of health, is a fact attested by the painful experience of a large and important por- tion of the community. The following pages are penned in the hope that means may be suggested by which these necessary evils may he rendered less injurious, and the disorders resulting from their continued effects may be detected and. treated in