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ESSAY I. Advertisement-inevitable preoccupation of
readers the ingenious and rich employ their means for any
other purpose rather than to promote the knowledge of
human nature- hence errors prevalent-now only to be cor-
rected in the informed classes-limitation of the plan-

Address to heads of families--what they should look for-
ward to-inattention to health-difficulty of exciting atten-
tion-description of the desirable state of feeling-absent
where the culture of young people is most rationally carried
on-personal prudenee what-its moral effects-cannot be
acquired or imparted without anatomy-illustration-preju-
dices-common erudition unavailing-distinction in medical
doctrines do not induce but banish false fears-examples
-Mr. Gibbon-Frederick the Great-hurtful customs-
young people injured and destroyed how-wealth no secu-
rity-sense for health-if parents secured health to their
children, it would extend and strengthen their mutual
affection.

ESSAY II. Advertisement to No. II.-dedication repre-
senting to the clergy how they might render additional
services by friendly warning in incipient indisposition-
mischiefs from the frequent clerical sanctions of the frauds
of quacks-enquiry concerning the forms, in which personal
imprudence usually appears-the pedlars of medicine-its
hucksters-of books for teaching unprofessional people the
practice of medicine-common pretences-the very imper-
fection of medicine a reason why it cannot be safe in any
but the most expert hands-of admonitory medical writings

poisons and medicines identical-folly of objecting to a
particular medicine, because it may do much harm-fore-
cast-misers-men of half-business and half-pleasure-
fashion and luxury-various ways in which they prey on
the body and mind-religious feeling of regard to health to
be infused into young minds--want of this, the bane of men
in general.

ESSAY III. British Characteristics obligations,
which liberty and science owe to Britons--our command
of nature-but how far do individuals of any class profit by
these specious national advantages?-national manners and
operations affect single members of society first-remarkable
instance of error on this subject-injurious consequences of
such errors of the state of particular classes-and first of
the female sex-of girls' schools-ample details on this
subject-chilblains-meals-why tea should be withheld
from girls-what sort and degree of exercise they are allowed
—their cloathing-music as it affects them-how sometimes
dreadfully drenched by the apothecary-advantages of
schools examined-how girls should be brought up-of the