Author |
Call, Annie Payson, 1853-1940 |
Title |
Nerves and Common Sense
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Contents |
Habit and nervous strain -- How women can keep from being nervous -- "You have no idea how I am rushed" -- "Why does Mrs. Smith get on my nerves?" -- The trying member of the family -- Irritable husbands -- Quiet vs. chronic excitement -- The tired emphasis -- How to be ill and get well -- Is physical culture good for girls? -- Working restfully -- Imaginary vacations -- The woman at the next desk -- Telephones and telephoning -- Don't talk -- "Why fuss so much about what I eat?" -- Take care of your stomach -- About faces -- About voices -- About frights -- Contrariness -- How to sew easily -- Do not hurry -- The care of an invalid -- The habit of illness -- What is it that makes me so nervous? -- Positive and negative effort -- Human dust -- Plain every-day common sense -- A summing up.
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Credits |
Produced by Steve Solomon. HTML version by Al Haines.
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
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Subject |
Mental health
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
4339 |
Release Date |
Aug 1, 2003 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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