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Why Men Fight - A method of abolishing the international duel
by Bertrand RussellWhy Men Fight (Why Men Fight: a method of abolishing the international duel) is a 1916 book by mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell. Printed in 1917 in response to the devastations of WWI in New York by The Century Co. This book contains below philosophical essays:The Principle of GrowthThe StateWar as an InstitutionPropertyEducationMarri..
An Essay On The Foundations Of Geometry
by Bertrand RussellAn Essay on the Foundations of Geometry was first published in 1897, and is based on Russell's Cambridge dissertation as well as lectures given during a journey through the USA. Bertrand Russell's Preface from the book:The present work is based on a dissertation submitted at the Fellowship Examination of Trinity College, Cambridge, in the year..
Doctor and Patient
by S. Weir MitchellDoctor and Patient is a collection of essays on medical professions written by S. Weir Mitchell, who was Member Of The United States National Academy Of Sciences, President Of The College Of Physicians Of Philadelphia, Physician To The Orthopædic Hospital And Infirmary For Nervous Diseases.Introduction: The essays which compose this..
Preventable Diseases
by Woods HutchinsonPreventable Diseases is a guide book on hygiene and health written by Woods Hutchinson, an English American physician and health writer who promoted the consumption of red meat and strongly opposed to the ideas of vegetarianism. He has written many books including "Studies in Human and Comparative Pathology," and "Instinct and Health".Ex..
The Home Medical Library, Volume 1 (of 6)
by Kenelm WinslowMedicine, as the art of preserving and restoring health, is the rightful office of the great army of earnest and qualified American physicians. But their utmost sincerity and science are hampered by trying restrictions with three great classes of people: those on whom the family physician cannot call every day; those on whom he cannot call in time;..
The Home Medical Library, Volume 2 (of 6)
by Kenelm WinslowIt is the widely accepted modern medicine, and no school or "system," that is reflected here. While medicine, as a science, is far from being perfect, partly because of faulty traditions and misinterpreted experience, yet the aim of the modern school is to base practice on facts. For example, for many years physicians were aware that quinine cured ..
The Home Medical Library, Volume 5 (of 6)
by Kenelm WinslowThe Home Medical Library is a six volume medical book written by Kenelm Winslow, formerly Assistant Professor Comparative Therapeutics, Harvard University. The character and scope of this volume 5 render it a most useful book for the home maker. The question of sanitation is one that closely affects the life of each individual, and m..
Curiosities of Medical Experience
by J. G. MillingenCuriosities of Medical Experience is a work on medical practice written by British army surgeon John Gideon Millingen, whose popular heraldry wok "The History of Duelling".Author's Introduction:The great success and correspondent utility of D’Israeli’s “Curiosities of Literature,” have induced me to add to the ample harvest of that ingenious writer..