Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 by Various
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page 108 of 156 (69%)
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strong persons only.
THE EFFECTS OF ADEQUATE RESPIRATION IN SPECIAL CASES. When the nutrition of the body is promoted by effective respiration, and waste matters are promptly removed, the chances that tubercle will be developed in persons who are predisposed thereto are reduced to a minimum. Better materials are furnished by the nutritive processes to renew the tissues, so that the occurrence of those degenerations that result in various fatal affections, peculiar to the decline of life, are rendered much less probable or are prevented altogether, and the chances that death shall take place by old age is increased. The system possesses much greater resisting power against the influence of malaria and the poisons that give rise to typhoid fever, scarlatina, diphtheria, measles, etc. When the motions of a woman's respiratory organs are normal and are properly communicated to the pelvic organs, she enjoys the greatest possible immunity attainable against the development of any diseases peculiar to the sex. * * * * * VITAL DISCOVERIES IN OBSTRUCTED AIR AND VENTILATION.[1] |
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