An essay on the wear and tear of human life : and the real remedy for this complaint / by G.T. Hayden.

  • Hayden, G. T. (George Thomas), 1798-1857.
Date:
1846
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    gularlty, and temperance. Every thing should liave its own time and its own place, and l)C perfonnetl and found accordingly. Tlii.s is a most admirable prac- tical rule, by the observance of which you will be taught the habit of punctuality as a duty; and you will be preserve<l from that besetting sin—procrastination, which causes so many persons to cheat themselves of natural repose, in order to make amends for misspent time; not unfrequently at the .sacrifice of personal comfort—nay, often at the risk of health itself.’ “ Our apace |)erinits us to make but another short extract. When s])eaking of the exhilarating influence of green tea, &c., in such requisition at large parties, the Doctor adds:— “ ‘ The secret, the very es.sence of enjoyment is, that we harmonize—co-operate with the occasion, or in the midst of mirth the sullen spirit of melancholj' will hover round us. The song, the music, and the dance—nay, even the “ ruby wine, but too often deepen the melancholy which the individual in low spirits can neither shake off nor subdue. In short, the excitement i>roduced by green tea, aromatic coflec, nectareous wine, soid-soothing mu.sic, and all the endless mirth that the most splendid rout can aflbrd, will fail to cheer or she<l a ray of enjoyment, when care lies cankering at the heart’s core; for who then, or what then, “ can minister to a mind disea.sed,’’ or to him who fancies that he can fly from melancholy, and find in the midnight revel a sanctuary from sorrow, wliich but too painfully proves the very mockery of his woe ?’ ’’— Jrarder. The second Number of Dr. Hayden’s ‘ Lectures on Popular Physiology’ is rife with valuable and interesting matter, which must prove infinitely l)cneficial if widely circulated. One peculiar feature which this work possesses, and which is calculated to make its u.scfulne.ss general, is the simplicity of the details and examples afforded. In most meilical books the technical terms are so numerous that the non-professional readers are often unable to ascertain the author’s mean - ing. In Dn. IIatdkn’s admirable Lectures, every thing is clearly and agreeably narrated, and the plain, lucid, and unaffected style of the leanietl lecturer renders his labours really useful to all classes of the community. We cordially recom- mend his Lectures to the public.”—Evening Packet. “ To the able lecturer and author we wish everj' encouragement, and hope he ivill be well rewarded for the pains he has taken to enlighten the public mind in a species of knowledge in which every individual is personally, we might say vitally, concerned, &c.”—London Medico-Chi)~urgical Review. “ The third Niunber of this interesting and eminently useful work is fully equal in manner and matter to its predecessors, and ns they have won the approval of the Press generally, we need add little more to recommend the publication to our readers. Heads of families and conductors of public schools, where there are nu- merous boarders and no resident phy.sicians, could not possess a better guide for the preservation of the health of those entrusted to their charge; and we are pleased to find that a rapidly extending circulation is affording the best proof of the correctness of our former criticisms.’’—Evening Packet. “ Physiology fou thk Puhlic, No 4—The Number before us is highly amus- ing luid instructive. It enters fully into the consideration of moral influences on the bodily functions, and will well repay perusal.”— Warder. “ The knowledge of this fact should insure it a very wide cir- culation among the reading public of all tastes and classes, who will find it as in- teresting as a fairy tale; for Dr. Haj'dcn appears to possess, in a pre-eminent degree, the same faculty as our countrjnnan. Goldsmith—namely, giving to a dr)' subject the interest of romance.”—Londonderry Sentinel. “ The design of this work is to give information on'the principles of human nature with reference to the preservation of health, and to do so in language in- telligible to the people—a design which claims the approbation of every well-