Degeneracy: Its Causes, Signs and ResultsTalbot, Eugene S. (Eugene Solomon)
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Degeneracy: Its Causes, Signs and Results
Talbot, Eugene S. (Eugene Solomon)
Abnormalities, Human; Degeneration; Heredity, Human
_Hints to Travellers--Everyday Expressions--Arriving at and Leaving a
Railway Station--Custom House Enquiries--In a Train--At a Buffet and
Restaurant--At an Hotel--Paying an Hotel Bill--Enquiries in a Town--On
Board Ship--Embarking and Disembarking--Excursion by Carriage--Enquiries
as to Diligences--Enquiries as to Boats--Engaging Apartments--Washing List
and Days of Week--Restaurant Vocabulary--Telegrams and Letters, etc.,
etc._
The contents of these little handbooks are so arranged as to permit direct
and immediate reference. All dialogues or enquiries not considered
absolutely essential have been purposely excluded, nothing being
introduced which might confuse the traveller rather than assist him. A few
hints are given in the introduction which will be found valuable to those
unaccustomed to foreign travel.
EVERY-DAY HELP SERIES
OF USEFUL HAND-BOOKS. Price 6d. each,
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Contributors--J. LANGDON DOWN, M.D., F.R.C.P.; HENRY POWER, M.B.,
F.R.C.S.; J. MORTIMER-GRANVILLE, M.D.; J. CRICHTON BROWNE, M.D., LL.D.;
ROBERT FARQUHARSON, M.D. Edin.; W. S. GREENFIELD, M.D., F.R.C.P.; and
others.
The Secret of a Clear Head.
Common Mind Troubles.
The Secret of a Good Memory.
The Heart and its Function.
Personal Appearances in Health and Disease.
The House and its Surroundings.
Alcohol: Its Use and Abuse.
Exercise and Training.
Baths and Bathing.
Health in Schools.
The Skin and its Troubles.
How to make the Best of Life.
Nerves and Nerve-Troubles.
The Sight, and How to Preserve it.
Premature Death: Its Promotion and Prevention.
Change, as a Mental Restorative.
Youth: Its Care and Culture.
The Gentle Art of Nursing the Sick.
The Care of Infants and Young Children.
Invalid Feeding, with Hints on Diet.
Every-day Ailments, and How to Treat Them.
Thrifty Housekeeping.
Home Cooking.
How to do Business. A Guide to Success in Life.
How to Behave. Manual of Etiquette and Personal Habits.
How to Write. A Manual of Composition and Letter Writing.
How to Debate. With Hints on Public Speaking.
Don't: Directions for avoiding Common Errors of Speech.
The Parental Don't: Warnings to Parents.
Why Smoke and Drink. By James Parton.
Elocution. By T. R. W. Pearson, M.A., of St. Catharine's College,
Cambridge, and F. W. Waithman, Lecturers on Elocution.
THE SCOTT LIBRARY.
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