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... tion because bad men have deprived me of my fortune , and I do not choose to be a burden on my friends . It is unneces- sary to open my body , since I have said I die of starvation . " Sept. 17. What a night I have passed ! It has ...
... tion because bad men have deprived me of my fortune , and I do not choose to be a burden on my friends . It is unneces- sary to open my body , since I have said I die of starvation . " Sept. 17. What a night I have passed ! It has ...
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... tion . Humboldt tells us of savages who eat clay to allay their hunger ; and we all know how the first mouth- ful of food takes away the sharpness of the sensation , although two or three hours must elapse before the food will really ...
... tion . Humboldt tells us of savages who eat clay to allay their hunger ; and we all know how the first mouth- ful of food takes away the sharpness of the sensation , although two or three hours must elapse before the food will really ...
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... tion of uneasiness is carried away . Hence we may conclude that Hunger is in some way dependent on the state of the circulation in the stomach . Thirst closely resembles Hunger in being a general or Systemic sensa- tion , although it is ...
... tion of uneasiness is carried away . Hence we may conclude that Hunger is in some way dependent on the state of the circulation in the stomach . Thirst closely resembles Hunger in being a general or Systemic sensa- tion , although it is ...
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... tion following asupply of water , would be wholly inexplicable to those who maintain that the proximate cause of Thirst is deficiency of liquid ; but is not wholly inexplicable , if we regard the deficiency as the primary , not the ...
... tion following asupply of water , would be wholly inexplicable to those who maintain that the proximate cause of Thirst is deficiency of liquid ; but is not wholly inexplicable , if we regard the deficiency as the primary , not the ...
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... tion . " I have not been introduced to her myself , " said he . " But if you advise me to be spliced , why don't you get spliced yourself ? - a handsome fellow like you can be at no loss for an heiress . " " Heiresses are the most ...
... tion . " I have not been introduced to her myself , " said he . " But if you advise me to be spliced , why don't you get spliced yourself ? - a handsome fellow like you can be at no loss for an heiress . " " Heiresses are the most ...
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