Word: sargent
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Physiology and Hygiene. Special subject: Foods and Digestion. Prof. Sargent. Sever...
...audience of about one hundred was present in Sever 11 yesterday afternoon, to hear Dr. Sargent's fourth lecture on "Exercise - How and When to take it." The lecturer began with a few remarks explanatory of the waste and renewal of muscular tissue and of its dependence upon the amount of exertion, both physical and mental, to which the human frame is subjected. The best result is obtained from exercise when the body is in a state of perspiration, as then the blood is rushing more rapidly through the veins, the action of the heart is quicker and the energy...
...Sargent said that the idea prevalent that the strongest men come from the country is an erroneous one, as, although certain bones and muscles of those accustomed to manual labor are larger and stronger, yet the development of the heart and lungs does not correspond, and therefore the excess of energy in one direction is offset by the loss in another. Neither do the best physiques come from the city, but, in general, from the large towns, where the advantages of pure air, out-door freedom and the absence of severe manual labor are combined. In this connection he remarked...
...Sargent lectured before the Christian Union in Boston last night on "Bathing; its Uses and Abuses...
...WEDNESDAY.Physiology and Hygiene. Special subject : "Exercise - How and When to Take It." Prof. Sargent. Sever...