The Conquest Of Consumption

Excerpt from The Conquest of Consumption Our business and means Of livelihood have been eating and getting fat on vegetables of every imaginable sort since the dawn of. 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.

Excerpt from The Conquest of Consumption: An Economic Study The main object of the first edition of this book was to make out a case for inquiry. With this object in view, the authors attempted to give a short résumé of the knowledge we have to-day of the cause and prevention of consumption. They were conscious of many defects which were almost unavoidable if such a vast mass of knowledge was to be compressed into so small a compass. They owe their best thanks to their friends and correspondents who have pointed out errors or ambiguities. In this edition an effort has been made to avoid such faults. They are also gratified with the reception given to their outline of an efficient campaign. 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.

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Written by a Russian prince who renounced his title, this work promotes an anarchist market economy — a system of autonomous cooperative collectives. A century after its initial publication, it remains fresh and relevant.