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... need to absorb heat , and , in a temperate though changeful climate , are more deeply interested in keeping the heat we make in winter , and defending ourselves from the access of heat from without in summer by moderate measures , than ...
... need to absorb heat , and , in a temperate though changeful climate , are more deeply interested in keeping the heat we make in winter , and defending ourselves from the access of heat from without in summer by moderate measures , than ...
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... needs to be thoroughly understood . The feet cannot be kept warm unless the blood circulates freely in the extremities , and that will not be the case if the boot , shoes , or stockings are tight . These last - named articles of ...
... needs to be thoroughly understood . The feet cannot be kept warm unless the blood circulates freely in the extremities , and that will not be the case if the boot , shoes , or stockings are tight . These last - named articles of ...
Page 14
... needs pro- vided in the constitution of man , and his chief aim should be to aid instead of hindering the exercise of this beneficent faculty . Second , external tempera- ture ought to be treated rather as an enemy than a friend ; and ...
... needs pro- vided in the constitution of man , and his chief aim should be to aid instead of hindering the exercise of this beneficent faculty . Second , external tempera- ture ought to be treated rather as an enemy than a friend ; and ...
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... be " heating " or " cool- ing " as they think the system requires them . This is a mistake . The body does not need to be pam- pered with cordials , or refrigerated with cunningly devised potions Temperature . 15 HABIT.
... be " heating " or " cool- ing " as they think the system requires them . This is a mistake . The body does not need to be pam- pered with cordials , or refrigerated with cunningly devised potions Temperature . 15 HABIT.
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... need of a common measure by which to compare experiences . Meanwhile it is interesting and useful to seek the cause of these discrepancies . Searching to the root of the matter , it would seem to be this . Time is like a chain - if we ...
... need of a common measure by which to compare experiences . Meanwhile it is interesting and useful to seek the cause of these discrepancies . Searching to the root of the matter , it would seem to be this . Time is like a chain - if we ...
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