Physiological remarks upon the causes of consumption.

  • Duke, Valentine.
Date:
1867
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Credit: Physiological remarks upon the causes of consumption. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    increased means for the purchase of wholesome food will be provided ; and coincident with these advantages will be found relaxation of the con- tinuous strain upon the nervous system, improved general health, and diminished craving for and use of intoxicating stimulants. These are matters well worth the consideration not of the medical man only, but of the general philanthropist, at- tention to which will strike at the root of a great deal of the intemperance, poverty, and misery of our great cities. THE END.