Excerpt from The Canadian Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 13: A Journal Published Monthly in the Interest of Medicine and Surgery; January to June, 1903 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, - I have thought it worth while to attempt to present a phase of preventive medicine which, though playing an important part in our social welfare, is often not consciously realized by us. We are so occupied with the practical concerns of our intense, everyday life, and so often fail to recognize these influences which direct and govern our acts, that in a certain sense we are automate, dependent upon our sen sations and impulses. 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.