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Excerpt from Human Physiology: The Basis of Sanitary and Social Science I have written this book to show that the Law of Life for man is written in his organisation that we have but to study the physical nature of man to know the conditions of health, the causes of disease, the means of preventing diseases, and the best methods of cure; that, in the same way, we have but to understand his moral nature, his social requirements, and the constitution of his mind, in order that we may know the moral, social, and educational conditions most conducive to his wel fare and happiness. That is, I have endeavoured to prove the proposition laid down in 'my title - that Human Physiology is the true basis of Sanitary and Social Science. But why, it may be asked, is it necessary to write a volume of nearly five hundred pages to demonstrate and illustrate a self-evident proposition? Of course, the law of every creature's life is written in its organisation. It is true of every plant, every animal, and must therefore be true 01 man. We have only to understand his whole nature to see its adaptations, and the modes of life and activity, the manners and morals, govern ment and society, education and religion, that will best suit his requirements. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.