Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.

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Being an only child is a disease in itself.

Being an only child is a disease in itself.

Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now...

Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now...

Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs of the will.

Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs of the will.

Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other...

Every theory of love, from Plato down, teaches that each individual loves in the other...

Abundance and vigor of automatic movements are desirable, and even a considerable degree of restlessness...

Abundance and vigor of automatic movements are desirable, and even a considerable degree of restlessness...

The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past...

The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past...

The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life.

The years from about eight to twelve constitute a unique period of human life.

Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or...

Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or...

Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.

Of all work-schools, a good farm is probably the best for motor development.