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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. 1885. Excerpt: ... DR. HENRY MARSHALL AND MILITARY HYGIENE. 'To labour diligently, and to be content says the son of Sirach, 'is a sweet life.' 'My greatest delight has been to promote a melioration of the condition of soldiers, and in the prosecution of this important object, I hope I have done some good.1--Dr. Marshall. DR. HENRY MARSHALL AND MILITARY HYGIENE. 'WENTY-FIVE years ago, the British soldier (taking ninety-nine out of a hundred) was a man who, when in the eye of the law a minor, had in a fit of passion, or when drunk, or from idleness, want, or to avoid civil punishment, sold his personal liberty, his life--in one word, himself--to the State without reservation. In return for this, he got a bounty of ios., which was taken back as soon as he was attested, to pay for his outfit--his kit, as it is called, --and he enjoyed an annuity of is. 1d. a day, out of which, after paying his share of the mess, his shoes, eta, there remained of daily surplus about 3d. The State provided lodging and medical attendance, and the name, but little else, of religious and general education. In return, he put his will in the hands of the State, and was bound, at any time, and upon any ground, to destroy any other man's life, or lose his own, at the word of command.1 He was, as rapidly as possible, drilled into that perfect man-slaying instrument, that consummate destroyer, that we and our enemies know him to be. And having no hope, no self-respect, no spiritual progression, nothing to look forward to, he sank into the sullen, stupid, indomitable human bull-dog. He lived in hopeless celibacy, shut out from the influence of any but the worst of the other sex. He became proverbially drunken, licentious, and profane. He knew his officer only to obey him, and often to hate and despise him...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150669798 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150669799 |
| Weight | 0.70 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.48 In |
| List Price | $20.31 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 212 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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