Word: vitals
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...criticism, and among others English VI. This course, instead of furnishing food for adverse criticism, should receive favorable comment. Its aim is not, perhaps, to make statesmen of all who take part in the discussions. Many of the questions are deep and as yet unsettled. They are the vital questions, however, of the politics of to-day. English VI. affords an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the current literature that has reference to these subjects of debate, and of forming either an acquired opinion, or original judgment on them. These views may be erroneous and may be discarded by those...
...Vital capacity is the volume of air which a man can expel from his lungs after making the deepest inspiration of which he is capable. The vital capacity of a men 5 feet 8 inches tall is 230 cubic inches, a variation of 16 per cent. either way is the limit of health...
...correspondent to-day, who complains of his first examination, certainly hits upon a very vital point in the whole system of examinations. We believe most devoutly that the system would have greater success and meet with good favor, if care were taken to have the examination papers easy. But, setting this matter aside, it is not inappropriate for us to make the few remarks, that this time of the year always suggests, on the manner of conducting examinations. We have already published some advice to proctors, which doubtless will not be heeded. We hope in addition that the rooms where...
...would, we think, be five or six times greater in amount, and infinitely better in quality, than that done in a course in which he was only half interested. For he would be following out what he desired, - he would be bringing his college work into more real and vital connection with his life work...
...Food may be said to be any substance which when introduced into the body supplies the material which renews some structure or maintains some vital process." Alcohol cannot be considered as a food, except to the extent that it reduces waste of tissue. As a heat producer it is inferior to fat. Hunger and thirst are the demands of our bodies for food. Thirst is far less endurable than hunger; liquids enter into every part of the body...