Word: ailments
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...proportionally lessened. Dr. Holmes once said that it was safe to estimate that every other man met in the streets of Boston is either already afflicted with some form of pulmonary disease or will be. This being the case, it is necessary to take precautions to avoid an ailment, for which physicians can prescribe no cure other than a change of climate. Now, there are certain exercises which if taken regularly will in time make one the possessor of a well-built chest, and thereby do much to ensure health. Any exercise which causes the lungs to take...