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William A. (William Andrus) Alcott
William Andrus Alcott (1798–1859) was an American educator, physician, and prolific writer, known for his work in the fields of health, education, and children's literature. He was a cousin of Bronson Alcott, the father of novelist Louisa May Alcott. William A. Alcott wrote extensively on health reform, advocating for vegetarianism, temperance, and a simple lifestyle, and published over 100 books and numerous articles. His works, such as "The Young Man's Guide" and "The House I Live In", were influential in promoting moral and physical well-being in 19th-century America.
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PREFACE The following volume embraces the testimony, direct or indirect, of more than a hundred individuals—besides that of societies and communities—on the subject of vegetable diet. Most of this one hundred persons are, or were, persons of considerable distinction in society; and more than fifty of them were either medical men, or such as have made physiology, hygiene, anatomy, pathology,...
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CHAPTER I. EXPLANATION OF TERMS. Defining terms. The word excellence here used as nearly synonym with holiness. What is meant by calling the work a Guide. The term Woman— why preferable, as a general term, to Lady. The class to whom this work is best adapted. It has been said, and with no little truth, that a large proportion of the disputes in the world might have been avoided, had the disputants...
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CHAPTER I. THE NURSERY.General remarks. Importance of a NurseryвÐâgenerally overlooked. Its wallsвÐâceilingвÐâwindowsвÐâchimney. Two apartments. Sliding partition. Reasons for this arrangement. Objections to carpets. Furniture, &c. Feather beds. Holes or crevices. Currents of air. Cats and dogs. "Sucking the child's breath." Brilliant...
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INTRODUCTION. The young are often accused of being thoughtless, rash, and unwilling to be advised. That the former of these charges is in a great measure just, is not denied. Indeed, what else could be expected? They are thoughtless, for they are yet almost strangers to the world, and its cares and perplexities. They are forward, and sometimes rash; but this generally arises from that buoyancy of...
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CHAPTER I. EDUCATIONAL TENDENCIES. I was born in a retired but pleasant part of New England, as New England was half a century ago, and as, in many places, despite of its canals, steamboats, railroads, and electromagnetic telegraphs, it still is. Hence I am entitled to the honor of being, in the most emphatic sense, a native of the land of "steady habits." The people with whom I passed my early...
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