Book excerpt: Excerpt from A System of Physical Education, Theoretical and Practical Thus the dweller in the crowded city is quite aware that it would be better for him and for his children to breathe the pure air of the country; but his avoca fions determine for him the place, of his dwelling. The insuficiently-fed knows well that it would be better for him and for those for whom he has to pro vide to have abundance of nourishing food; but his poverty determines for him his diet. On the other band, the intemperate needs no other reminder than the bodily discomforts he experiences to know that agents of health has been abmed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.