The Project Gutenberg EBook of Wear and Tear, by Silas Weir Mitchell This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Wear and Tear or, Hints for the Overworked Author: Silas Weir Mitchell Release Date: August 17, 2004 [EBook #13197] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WEAR AND TEAR *** Produced by Bryan Ness and PG Distributed Proofreaders WEAR AND TEAR, OR HINTS FOR THE OVERWORKED BY S. WEIR MITCHELL, M.D., LL.D. HARV., MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA, ETC. FIFTH EDITION, THOROUGHLY REVISED. PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. LONDON: 10 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN 1891 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. PREFACE. The rate of change in this country in education, in dress, and in diet and habits of daily life surprises even the most watchful American observer. It is now but fifteen years since this little book was written as a warning to a restless nation possessed of an energy tempted to its largest uses by unsurpassed opportunities.
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