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Health: Five Lay Sermons to Working-People

By John Brown
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A set of five plainly delivered sermons aimed at laboring people that blends medical explanation, moral reflection, and practical advice for preserving physical and mental well‑being. The author urges moderation in work, sensible rest, regular exercise, cleanliness, thrift, and temperate habits, warning against overwork, drunkenness, and improvidence; brief physiological explanations and anecdotes illustrate risks and remedies. Religious language frames bodily care as a duty alongside spiritual life, and the direct, conversational tone seeks to make everyday health knowledge accessible and immediately useful for ordinary households.

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John Brown was a Scottish author and physician, known for his compassionate writings that often focused on the lives of the underprivileged. His notable work, "A Memoir of Robert Blincoe, an Orphan Boy," provides a harrowing account of child labor in the 19th century, shedding light on the plight of orphans in industrial England. Brown also wrote extensively on themes of health and spirituality, as seen in his works "Health: Five Lay Sermons to Working-People" and "Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life." His essays and stories, including "Rab and His Friends," reflect his deep empathy and commitment to social reform.

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