A Lecture on the Preservation of Health

An early, clear talk on keeping the body well. Thomas Garnett lays out the fundamentals of health, air, food, exercise, and rest, in the plain, confident manner of a good teacher addressing an eager audience. Brief and sensible, it distills the era's best hygiene into a single sitting. A tidy, useful classic for anyone who likes their health advice straightforward, well-reasoned, and free of anything to sell.