Word: blood
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...subject of Dr. Sargent's lecture this afternoon is, "The Blood - the Condition of Vitality...
Physiology and Hygiene. Special subject : The Blood - the Condition of Vitality. Prof. Sargent. Sever...
...easily conceive, said Dr. Sargent, of a man's physical condition being such that he might use tobacco in a way that would do him good, but I never saw one who did. The fundamental cause of the injuriousness of tobacco is shown when a microscopic examination of the blood of a healthy person is made. The fact is then developed that the blood corpuscules are ranged regularly in rows, but in an habitual user of tobacco these corpuscules are not ranged in order but are apparently confused, and the liquid which supports them is much thinner. So that...
...tepid bath is the best to take after exercise. While a warm bath would probably do one no harm, the absurdity of such a course was well shown. Exercise tends to circulate the blood rapidly and bring it to the surface; a warm bath simply causes such a state of things to continue. A cold bath immediately after exercise is very injurious. If a man were strong and vigorous it might not do him any harm, but for most men it is almost an attempt at suicide, as it drives the blood back upon the heart and lungs...
...reported that the recent mutinous conduct of the cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy is in great part owing to the bad blood that has existed at the naval academy for a comparatively long period between the superintendent and cadets. The proceedings, as any observer of naval academy methods can see, will end in the dismissal of some of the cadets, the breaking down of the rebellion, and a vindication of the superintendent...