A comparative view of the state and faculties of man with those of the animal world.

  • John Gregory
Date:
1766
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Credit: A comparative view of the state and faculties of man with those of the animal world. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ~habits hardened by. labour, and daily’ex- _ pofed to: the viciffitudes of the-weather.— y All that Clafs of difeafes which arife from ecatching of cold; ‘or a fudden.checkgiven . ‘>to the: Perfpiration, is found-only among _ the civilized»part: of :Mankind. »An dld » Roman or: an: Indian in the purfuits of war, or hunting; would plunge into a Riverswhilft in a profufe fweat, without “fear and «without danger. A» fimilar “hardy -education would - make —us > all wequally: proof againft the bad effeéts of | “sfuch: accidents. — The greater care we ‘staketo: prevent catching cold by the va- ‘tious ‘contrivances of modern luxury, the ssmore we become: fubjected to. it. — We ~camguard againft cold only by rendering ssourfelves fuperior to its influence.— There seis a:ftriking proof of this in the vigorous ® Conftitutions: of Children. braced -by.the a os | D daily
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