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| + − | Nation. 84: 549. Je. 13, ’07. 450w. |
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| − + | Nature. 74: 268. Jl. 19, ’06. 590w. |
“It is not written in too technical a manner. The presentation of the ideas is simple.”
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Gulick, Luther Halsey. Efficient life. **$1.20. Doubleday.
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The avowed object of this little volume is to offer suggestions of a hygienic nature which will enable the reader to perform more efficiently the duties of life. It discusses among other things: States of mind and states of body, Exercise, Food, Waste, Fatigue, Sleep, The bath—for body and soul, Pain—the danger signal, and Growth in rest.