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98 degrees arms and legs articulation attitude beauty become bend blood body brain breath carry the arm cause centres CHARLES WESLEY EMERSON chest child clothing cold COLLEGE OF ORATORY curve degree developed diaphragm diet disease dyspepsia Emerson College entire ESTHETIC VALUE express feeling FIGURE floating ribs foot force fourth division gastric juice give grace Greek groups of muscles habit hand harmony head hips human hundred HYGIENIC VALUE LAWRENCE SOUTHWICK lift live lungs method mind move movements muscular sense nature neck nerve normal position nourishment obey palm Pectoralis minor perfect person physical culture physiological pneumogastric pneumogastric nerve poise practised PRINCIPAL MUSCLES INVOLVED proper reflex action relationship Repeat respiration shoulders sick side sleep soul stomach strength superior vocal cords sympathetic nerves system of physical thereby torso unity vigorous exercise viscera vital organs waist WESLEY EMERSON
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Page 94 - As I spoke, beneath my feet The ground-pine curled its pretty wreath, Running over the club-moss burrs; I inhaled the violet's breath ; Around me stood the oaks and firs; Pine-cones and acorns lay on the ground ; Over me soared the eternal sky, Full of light and of deity; Again I saw, again I heard, The rolling river, the morning bird ; — Beauty through my senses stole ; I yielded myself to the perfect whole.
Page 121 - ... six ; but notwithstanding this, I lay awake the second night. The third morning I rose at five ; but, nevertheless, I lay awake the third night. The fourth morning I rose at four, as, by the grace of God, I have done ever since : and I lay awake no more. And I do not now lie awake, taking the year round, a quarter of an hour together in a month. By the same experiment, rising earlier and earlier every morning, may any one find how much sleep he wants.
Page 120 - I rose the day before :) yet I lay awake again at night. The second morning I rose at six : but notwithstanding this, I lay awake the second night. The third morning, I rose at five : but nevertheless I lay awake the third night. The fourth morning I rose at four : (as, by the grace of God, I have done ever since :) and I lay awake no more. And I do not now lie awake (taking the year round) a quarter of an hour together in a month. By the same experiment, rising earlier and earlier every morning,...
Page 90 - Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. All are needed by each one — Nothing is fair or good alone.
Page 148 - There is no great and no small To the Soul that maketh all: And where it cometh, all things are; And it cometh everywhere.
Page 135 - Glasgow bridewell were confined to a strict diet of potatoes ; two pounds at breakfast, three pounds at dinner, one pound at supper, all boiled. At the beginning of the experiment eight were in good health, and two in indifferent health ; at the end, the eight continued in good health and the two who had been in indifferent health had improved. There was an average gain of nearly three pounds and a half in the weight of the prisoners. All expressed themselves quite satisfied with this diet, and regretted...
Page 147 - ... wounds, turned himself to the mother whom he found seated, moaning and complaining of pain in her hand. On examination three fingers, corresponding to those injured in the child, were discovered to be swollen and inflamed, although they had ailed nothing prior to the accident. In four-andtwenty hours incisions were made into them and pus was evacuated; sloughs were afterwards discharged, and the wounds ultimately healed.
Page 90 - I thought the sparrow's note from heaven, Singing at dawn on the alder bough; I brought him home, in his nest, at even; He sings the song, but it cheers not now, For I did not bring home the river and sky; He sang to my ear, they sang to my eye.
Page 39 - My hope for the human race is bright as the morning star, for a glory is coming to man such as the most inspired tongues of prophets and of poets have never been able to describe. The gate of human opportunity is turning on its hinges, and the light is breaking through its chink ; possibilities are opening, and human nature is pushing forward toward them.
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