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a, ee ~ ‘ - “THE MOST REMARKABLE WORK OF THE CENTURY.”—Vide the Press. SECRETS OF BEAUTY, * HEALTH, AND LONG LIFE.” Professor BOYD LAYNARD’S GREAT WORK, _ Published by HAMMOND, HAMMOND & CO,, 19, 21, and 23, Ludgate Hill, = ? London, E.C. The Publishers have much pleasure in announcing the issue of the popular edition of Professor BOYD LAY- NARD’S great work, ‘SECRETS OF BEAUTY, HEALTH, AND LONG LIFE.” | This remarkable handbook to the three subjects embraced in the title has been a long period in preparation by the author—being in faet, the labour of many years of diligent research and earnest investigation. The work is arranged in TWO BOOKS, FIFTEEN PARTS, and 127 CHAPTERS, the whole of which (in the popular edition now offered to the public) is bound in ONE VOLUME. ’ The book, although published at Two Shillings, will, if ordered direct from the publishers on the order form printed below, be forwarded, carriage paid, to all readers of THE Tirrst-Rate LIBRARY at the low discount price of This is to secure for it a place in every home, by bringing it within the reach of all. Amongst the numerous subjects dealt with in Professor Boyd Laynard’s Work, the following are but a few (a com- plete syllabus, showing the contents of the whole of the 121 ° chapters, enumerating upwards of 500 subjects and divisions f of subjects, can be had free on application to the publishers) : tty 2 possible attvinment—The way we make our own fices—Secrets of face transformation— nu its cauges—Metsplrysicnl scerets of keeping young and preserving a2 youthful appearance—'The rd the causes why s0ule indiyiduais jook vounyer than others at a certain age—Wonders of the skin— skin to beautv—Lffects of mental emotions upon the skiu—EKffects of heat, coid, and changes of teniperature Bad complexions and their e ruses—Diet that spoils aad diet that linproyes the complexion—General c:re of the istruection, growth, and wonders vf the hair—Why hair fails out, wad its remedy—Premature greyness: its ention—General etre of the hair—Superticial hairs, aad how to treat them— Wrinkles : their prevention and Jes, tan, and blackheads—Oily skin, dry skin. and loose skin—How the nose can be improved—lrotruding ears and their treatment—Offensive breath—-Anaitonry of the teeth—Why teeth devay—General care of the teeth—'Lallness. and G how to attain it—Round shoulders, and how to cure them—How to acquire a full chest—Perfect form and figure: their proper apes Thinnese and its treatment —lWxeessive stoutness—Care of the hunds—Oare of the feet—Physiognomy; or, the art of reading charactrr from the face— Mont: 1 influence apoa health—Power ofthe mind over the body—Influence of the mind in curing diseases—How the mintem inducs disaase—llow Violent passions injur2 health—Laughter as a medicine—Ail- ments cured by laughter—Wonders of digestion—Nhelative value to oun bodies of the principal articles of food—Finits and vegetables as medicine: theirvarious influences upon the Bok ie pb ealbiepres cn ving diet and its consistency—Diet favourable to mental exertion and intellectual culcure—Influence of yurious foods upon our pussions and propensities—The influence exerted by the mint upon the appetite and a Ree a digestion—Some perilous articles of fooi—Light. snd its intluence upon health=Bxereise and its ses ie ~ : ~ ¢) ‘ . : health—Raths and batning: theirinfluenee upon tert th pe pith : | ’ *, —The way we breathe, and how it affects our health — c DER FORM. 542967 : rt —The marriage state and its influence upon hewlth— , Statistics showing the comparative yitolity of marricd ; wat and single persons—1l00 professions, trades and oveu- { °° To HAMMOND, HAMMOND & CO., 7 pations: their respective infiuences upon heslth and 19. 21. & 2 d z : , long life—Sleep and its relstion to health—Conditions for 9, 21, & 23, Lu gate Hill, London. ; te healthy sleep—Insomnia, and its treatment—Tle eyes, and how to preserve them—The ers and hearing: how : ; to prevent deafness—The voice: its cultivetion und } re- Please Forward me Professor Boyd servyation—Memory, and how to improveit—Stanmmering ad oS (ok si are ‘and how to cure it—Prevention of disease—Colds ; their Laynard’s complete work, ‘* SECRETS whe AIT GN ean gs Lh et RA hia, Bato OF BEA UT, HEALTH, AND LONG . ralgia—N ervousness—Headaches—That rebellious organ, yy. Ae re ae es a 4 the liver—Blushing:: . its physiology »nd_ treatment— LIVE (ca PLAGE pad), for which Ys ap Rules of life for attaining longevity—Compendium of \ enclose the sum of One Shilling and the mental, moral. physical, and external influences eet ‘ that lessen the years of our earthly existence—The iVpPEence. ' mental, moral, physierl, and external influences that 2 are conducive to long life—Howto live to a hundred—— Nam : premature old age and its causes—Short biographies : O ann encennennnnenneenrereenennnmmnerenasaaneceetinsisisannscnneenserantnnaaat : of thirty modern centenarians, whose ages minge from | 115 to 185 ye-rs— Attainment of Jong life under physical disabilities—General principles that can be laid down Address forthe anticipation of longevity—The eightsigns of long CULE CON Nie << Re EI (ct nguatnby ea Sete codes saensetetacteeeaye ‘