Annie Payson Call: 21 books

There are two worlds in the minds of men: the one is artificial, selfish, and personal, the other is real and universal; the one is limited, material, essentially of the earth, the other supposes a kind of larger cosmopolitanism, and has no geographical limits at all; it is as wide as humanity itself,...

The aim of this book is to assist towards the removal of nervous irritants, which are not only the cause of much physical disease, but materially interfere with the best possibilities of usefulness and pleasure in everyday life.

INTRODUCTION THE FREEDOM OF LIFE HOW TO SLEEP RESTFULLY RESISTANCE HURRY, WORRY, AND IRRITABILITY NERVOUS FEARS SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LIFE OTHER PEOPLE HUMAN SYMPATHY PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE SELF-CONTROL THE RELIGION OF IT ABOUT CHRISTMAS TO MOTHERS

"PEOPLE form habits which cause nervous strain. When these habits have fixed themselves for long enough upon their victims, the nerves give way and severe depression or some other form of nervous prostration is the result. If such an illness turns the attention to its cause, and so starts the sufferer...

...There are two worlds in the minds of men: the one is artificial, selfish, and personal, the other is real and universal; the one is limited, material, essentially of the earth, the other supposes a kind of larger cosmopolitanism, and has no geographical limits at all; it is as wide as humanity...

In climbing a mountain, if we know the path and take it as a matter of course, we are free to enjoy the beauties of the surrounding country. If in the same journey, we set a stone in the way and recognize our ability to step over it, we do so at once, and save ourselves from tripping or from useless...

CHAPTER I. THE GUIDANCE OF THE BODY CHAPTER II. PERVERSIONS IN THE GUIDANCE OF THE BODY CHAPTER III. REST IN SLEEP CHAPTER IV. OTHER FORMS OF REST CHAPTER V. THE USE OF THE BRAIN CHAPTER VI. THE BRAIN IN ITS DIRECTION OF THE BODY CHAPTER VII. THE DIRECTION OF THE BODY IN LOCOMOTION CHAPTER VIII. NERVOUS...