Word: personal
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...person Booth was singularly good to look at. He was of middle height and more closely knit than most Americans, but his body, though so compact, was grace itself. Every muscle, every feature was under perfect control, and it was this that enabled him to be his best characters rather than to act them. His beauty was of a manly kind and showed the intellect which lay behind it; but his voice was perhaps his chief charm. He was a model for all speakers of English, and he gave Shakespeare's lines with as little effort as if they were...
...believed that most contagious diseases are transmitted directly or indirectly by contact with the person infected, his clothing or articles handled by him. The germs of disease are probably not carried to any great extent through the air and such transmission of the disease must be regarded as infrequent. It will thus be seen that door knops, stair railings, horse car railings, door, straps, etc., together with articles of furniture, etc., play an important part in the transmission of disease germs...
...cannot say at what stage an infected person becomes dangerous to other individuals. It is safe to consider that danger begins at the first sign of illness. The common beginning symptoms of these various diseases are, fever (with or without chills, nausea, vomiting and headache), sor throat, coryza (head cold), and a feeling of depression or weakness. Inasmuch as these are common symptoms in simple colds, etc., it is well to bear in mind that each one of these cases must be considered as potentially scarlet fever, measels, etc., during the epidemics of these diseases, and that students should...
...thoroughly brush their clothes in the open air and take a walk of several miles, if possible. A thorough bath with complete change of clothing is desirable if the exposure has been extensive. Care should be taken not to touch things which will be touched by others until the person is perfectly clean...
...Copeland's remarks were the more interesting as he spoke from a considerable personal experience; and his lecture threw light on a subject the understanding of which, with most college men, is probably far from clear. Of journalism he spoke chiefly as it qualifies men to become Bohemians, or perhaps rather as it attracts those in whom the Bohemian instinct is strong; but this was merely incidental to his more important description of Bohemia and the Bohemians. The Bohemia with which he was dealing is not the country known to geography, but is "a condition rather than a place"; while...