10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORPULENCY»
Discover the use of
corpulency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
corpulency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Discourse concerning the causes and effects of
Corpulency, etc
C H A P. IVWhy some People are more disþoshd to Corpulency than others. 1 si
HE neXt Thing to be done, was'i to consider why some Persons are more
susceptible of Fat, and liable to CorpulenCy than other's. The Reasons whereof I
...
Thomas SHORT (M.D., of Sheffield.), 1728
2
Foods for the Fat; a Treatise on
Corpulency and a Dietary ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889.
Nathaniel Edward Yorke-Davies, 2010
3
Corpulency, I.E. Fat, Or Embonpoint, In Excess: Letters To ...
Explaining Briefly His Newly-Discovered Diet System, To Reduce The Weight And Benefit The Reader.
Alfred William Moore, 2010
4
A Discourse Concerning the Causes and Effects of
Corpulency: ...
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5
On the Preservation of the Health of Body and Mind
Among other evil consequences of good living I must not forget to mention that of
corpulency. Mr Wadd, in his amusing monograph on this subject, has cited many
interesting cases of obesity. The celebrated Mr Lambert weighed 52 stone lllbs.
6
The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature
... even conducive to strength of muscle ; but that its only tendency was to
produce a laxity of the fibres, a sluggish habit of body, and extreme corpulency ;
for the Dutch boors, though of a monstrous sizer possess neither strength nor
acthrity.
Tobias George Smollett, 1804
7
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
The accumulation of fat, or what is commonly called corpulency, and by nosolo—
gists denominated Polysarcia, is a state of body so generally met with in the'
inhabitents of this country, that it may exist to a certain degree without being
deemed ...
8
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, ...
Odoardo, the eldest son of Ranucci, was suffocated by his excessive corpulency.
Of his two sons Francesco and Antonio, the former succeeded him. His extreme
corpulency precluded all hope of his having issue. Philip V of Spain had married
...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1831
9
The Medico-chirurgical review
Corpulency. The embonpoint and brilliant health of a great portion of prostitutes
strike the observer with surprize, when he sees them collected in masses at any
public place. The exceptions, however, are numerous, and we observe a certain
...
10
Obesity: The Biography
His A Discourse on the Nature, Causes, and Cures of Corpulency (1757) argued
for a physiological rather than a moral definition of obesity: fat people are not
inherently lazy or sinful. His cure is exercise early on as “persons inclined to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORPULENCY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
corpulency is used in the context of the following news items.
Letters to 18th century patients reveal bizarre remedies for ailments
'The question I wish you to determine upon is my plan to reduce my corpulency, till I am in a moderate state; that is till I may weigh about 12 ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
Physician's letters reveal the health and diet secrets of the 1780s …
The question I wish you to determine upon is my plan to reduce my corpulency, till I am in a moderate state; that is till I may weigh about 12 ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Obese Reveals New Album "Kali Yuga" Details
The weight and thickness of sound is being explored one track at a time: corpulency never felt that good. The immense riffage in a vast ... «Metal Underground, May 15»
'There are worse things in this world than being fat,' says Irish …
There's a lovely quote from an 18th century medical journal: “No age has seen more evidence of corpulency than our own”. This was in 1760, ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
That Time The United States Were Thinking Of Buying Iceland
The women are inclined to corpulency, but otherwise resemble the men. They are not cleanly, and from this cause, as well as from their ... «Reykjavík Grapevine, Apr 15»
Prepare for the Pill to Make You Thin
... supplies more reliable, Thomas Short wrote A Discourse Concerning the Causes and Effects of Corpulency. At the time, though, the condition ... «Newsweek, Jan 15»
This vintage advert for Silf obesity tablets proves fat shaming isn't a …
'You can neither be well nor look well when beset with obesity, for even your garb rebels against the encroachments of corpulency.' Of course ... «Metro, Nov 14»
Wartime style
The man who studies dress can make the apparent corpulency of the average man look from two to four inches less in chest measurement. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Oct 14»
Talkback: are we as a nation, becoming slobs?
"There is an idea getting abroad, indeed, that bicycling is an excellent cure for corpulency, and this alone is enough to secure it in the favor of ... «ABC Online, Oct 14»
The Great Civil War Escape
At 225 pounds and 6 feet 2 inches tall, he was, in an aide's words, “somewhat inclined to corpulency,” but nonetheless he managed to squeeze ... «New York Times, Feb 14»
