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Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man
by Francis Gano BenedictThe establishment in Boston of an inquiry into the nutrition of man with the construction of a special laboratory for that purpose is a direct outcome of a series of investigations originally undertaken in the chemical laboratory of Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut, by the late Prof. W. O. Atwater. Appreciating the remarkable results..
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene
by Calvin CutterAgesilaus, king of Sparta, when asked what things boys should learn, replied, “Those which they will practise when they become men.” As health requires the observance of the laws inherent to the different organs of the human system, so not only boys, but girls, should acquire a knowledge of the laws of their organization. If sound morality depends ..
The Origin and Nature of the Emotions
by George W. CrileIN response to numerous requests I have brought together into this volume eight papers which may serve as a supplement to the volumes previously published[*] and as a preface to monographs now in preparation.[*] Surgical Shock, 1899; Surgery of the Respiratory System, 1899; Problems Relating to Surgical Operations, 1901; Blood Pressure in Surgery, ..
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
by John BunyanGrace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. It was composed while Bunyan was serving a twelve-year prison sentence in Bedford gaol for preaching without a license and was first published in 1666.The t..
The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme) - The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
by Thérèse MartinThis electronic edition of the autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (The Story of a Soul) includes much, but not all, of the content of Soeur Thérèse of Lisieux (London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1912; 8th ed., 1922), edited by Rev. T.N. Taylor. All the translated writings and sayings of St. Thérèse contained in that book are in this electr..
Harvesting Ants and Trap-Door Spiders
by J. Traherne MoggridgeClaudius Ælianus, who lived in the time of Hadrian, gives a detailed account of the habits which he attributes to ants, from which the following is a translation: "In summer time, after harvest, while the ears are being threshed the ants pry about in troops around the threshing floors, leaving their homes, and going singly, in pairs, or sometimes t..
The real Argentine - Notes and Impressions of a Year in the Argentine and Uruguay
by J. A. HammertonThe real Argentine: Notes and Impressions of a Year in the Argentine and Uruguay is a travel account written by J. A. Hammerton whose other works include George Meredith in Anecdote and Criticism, J. M. Barrie and his Books, Our Highland Tour, The Call of the Town, The Actor’s Art, Humorists of the Pencil, English Humorists of To-day.So many ..
Secret Diplomacy
by Paul S. ReinschSecret Diplomacy is a political work written by Paul S. Reinsch, whose other writings include The Common Law in the Early American Colonies, 1899, World Politics at the End of the Nineteenth Century as Influenced by the Oriental Situation, 1900, Colonial Government, 1902, Colonial Administration, 1905. American Legislatures and Legislative Me..