 | J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, James William White, Edward Cameron Kirk, Lovick Pierce Anthony - 1872
...Society, commenting upon the change going on in the human organism of the present day, says, — " This change indicates the existence of less muscle,...paralysis, and also from diseases of the heart. . . . " The removal of so large a proportion of the population from the country and rural life to cities and large... | |
 | 1876 - 606 páginas
...physical vitality, more nervous energy ; less power of endurance, but more mental activity. " This.same change is also indicated in the anatomy and physiology...paralysis, and also from diseases of the heart. * * * " The removal of so large a proportion of the population from the country and rural life to cities and large... | |
 | Norman William Kingsley - 1880 - 578 páginas
...with all its advantages and disadvantages, is becoming too pre20 INFLUENCES OF CIVILIZATION. dominant for other parts of the body. As one of the consequences,...apoplexy, paralysis, and also from diseases of the heart. No truth in vital statistics is better established than the fact that large cities and a dense population... | |
 | Jane Hume Clapperton - 1885 - 468 páginas
...paler, the features are more pointed, and not so expressive of health, though more so of intelligence. The nervous temperament, with all its advantages and...apoplexy, paralysis, and also from diseases of the heart. This change of organization has occurred principally within the last two or three generations." It... | |
 | Homer Judd, Christopher W. Spalding, Henry Seymour Chase - 1876 - 508 páginas
...Medical Society, commenting upon the change going on in the human organism of the present day, says, — "This change indicates the existence of less muscle,...paralysis, and also from diseases of the heart. "The removal of so large a proportion of the population from the country and rural life to cities and large... | |
 | 1874 - 944 páginas
...nervous temperament is becoming too prominent for other parts of the body, and as a consequence there are more diseases of the brain and nervous system, more...better care, and improved medical treatment. This is due to less physical exercise and more exercise of the brain, the change in the construction and... | |
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This same change is also indicated in the anatomy and physiology of the person. The framework of the body generally is not so large, is not so compact, nor so well proportioned ; the countenance is paler, the features are more pointed and not so expressive... 