The system here, however, is only partial, not being obligatory in all cases but only when in the doctor's opinion secrecy might be harmful to the patient himself or to the community; it is only obligatory when the patient is a soldier.
Tschish regarded abstinence as beneficial rather than harmful up to twenty-five or twenty-eight, but thought it difficult to decide after that age when nervous alterations seem to be caused.
Nescheda said it is harmless in itself, but harmful in so far as it leads to unnatural modes of gratification.
Rumpf replied that abstinence was not harmful for most before the age of thirty, but after that age there was a tendency to mental obsessions, and marriage should take place at twenty-five.
Brieger knew cases of abstinence without harmful results, but himself thought that no general opinion could be given.
What is true of alcohol is equally true of other potent drugs and poisons, which should all be avoided so far as possible during pregnancy because of the harmful influence they may directly exert on the embryo.
The question whether abstinence is harmful is, to say the truth, a ridiculous question.
They are outcasts from society, unfortunately exerting a most harmful influence on all those who come into relation with them.
Granting that masturbation is harmful through loss of semen, is there any compensation for this loss of semen in case of intercourse with a woman?
If the contrast between the beneficent and harmful powers once took the shape of opposing spirits, the next object was to represent more exactly the character and nature of these spirits, and define more closely the good and evil Deity.
With the extension of the operation of the beneficent andharmful power over the whole of nature, man was drawn into the conflict as active force.
It is only one side of nature, not the whole of it, and that side harmful to men, which has proceeded from evil, and this evil does not come from the good, but from the wicked spirit.
This he must tend and strengthen in himself, while he keeps theharmful side at a distance, struggles against and annihilates it so far as possible both in himself and all around him.
An inscription hanging in the school was, "Exert yourself to killharmful insects.
A fly harmful to silkworms winters in the soil, but it cannot find a resting-place in concrete.
Some of these have so adapted themselves to the existing conditions that, unless present in overwhelming numbers, they are not only harmless, but they actually assist in protecting the organism from the inroads of more harmful species.
This view is not inconsistent with the conception that under some conditions the colon bacilli multiply to such an extent as to prove harmful through the part they take in promoting fermentation and putrefaction.
War, with its many acknowledged sufferings, is above all harmful when it cuts a nation off from others and throws it back upon itself.
Rapidly handled from their lightness, firing grape and shot of large diameter, these guns were peculiarly harmful in close action and useless at long range.
Often, too, the friendship of England was scarcely less harmful to Holland than her enmity.
For the questions which are useless and evenharmful have always the knack of rousing the passions, provided they are insoluble.
Fourth, we need a change in attitude, from an attitude which condones the casual use of drugs to one that recognizes the appropriate use of drugs for medical purposes and condemns the inappropriate and harmful abuse of drugs.
The Administration has also grappled with the difficult questions posed by some veterans who served in Southeast Asia and were exposed to potentially harmful substances, including the herbicide known as Agent Orange.
And the effect of the endeavor to make stories moral upon the literary merit of the work itself, is as harmful as the motive of the effort is false.
Every effort made by the fish under these convictions was harmful to himself; his only wisdom would have been to lie quietly and unreflectively in his pool.
Or a despiser of suffering for I seek to do thee naught harmful, and thou thyself pursuest what is harmful to thee, as thou to say, 'I am indifferent to pain.
The reason for their existence is that the sight of superfluous and harmful creatures prevents God from destroying His world at times when, on account of the wickedness and iniquity prevailing in it, it repents Him of having created it.
And by their means, discussion and friendly agreements having been introduced, those so harmful insurrections were put down.
Also in regard to 93 euphorbium, since it is harmful to the eyes and harmless to all the rest of the body, we are not able to say whether it is really harmless to bodies or not, as far as its own nature is concerned.
In general it appears that useful things become 133 harmful when an intemperate use is made of them, and things that seem harmful when taken in excess, are not injurious in a small quantity.
Its root is said to contain a strong narcotic poison, and the leaves are also reputed to be poisonous if eaten, but they are not at all harmful to the touch.
The common name arose from the belief that these plants were harmful to fleas.
Bad odors produced in this way are very harmful and likely to make us sick.
Pepper, mustard, and other hot sauces are veryharmful to the kidneys.
It is very harmful to take lunches or to eat at other than the proper meal-times.
Alcohol is itself more harmful than the other drugs usually added in adulteration.
For this reason it is very harmful to drink iced water or iced tea, or to eat ice-cream at meals.
Cider, beer, and wine are harmful and dangerous as well as strong liquors.
Bad air is veryharmful to the heart and to the blood also.
Many of our foods are sometimes spoiled or injured by persons who put into them cheap substances which are harmful to health.
It aids in various ways in digesting the food, and helps to keep the blood pure by removing from it harmful substances which are formed within the body.
Is it not a dreadful thing that one's mind should be thus ruined by a useless and harmful practice?
The only apparent exception to the general rule that all condiments and other substances which are not foods are harmful is in the case of common salt.
Sometimes, without knowing it, we eat things which are harmful to us.
In consequence of this, they may become even more harmful than when pure; but this does not make it safe to use even pure liquor.
The harmful animals, such as the bloodthirsty wolf, the poisonous snake and other injurious animals are excepted, because mercy towards these is cruelty to man, and other animals.
Harmful sympathy is thus substituted for helpful discipline, and the more stable members of the family are often made slaves to the whims and caprices of the hysterical member.
The diet of nervous dyspeptics must be very simple, and though it is trying and monotonous to forgo harmful dainties in favour of wholesome dishes, it is but one of the many limitations Nature inflicts on neuropaths.
Many parents fall into a habit of shaking, ear-boxing, and such-like harmful minor punishments for equally minor offences, which should be overlooked.
Meantime, the muscles which expel the fæces get weak, so that every motion needs a strong effort of will, and much harmful straining.
Purity not impurity should be your text, and you should only refer to masturbation as a harmful habit, which should not be contracted.
While the commonest error is to spoil a child, it is just as harmful to crush it.
Persuade, rather than prohibit or prevent, a child from doingharmful actions.
And that the children were slain by Herod was not harmful to them, but profitable.
Fraudulent and harmful "cures" and "patent medicines" may thus be exposed.
One class of such people is represented by thieves, gamblers, swindlers, and persons engaged in occupations that are positively harmful to the community.
What is the difference between helpful and harmful criticism?
Amusements that are especially harmful are more or less regulated by law.
The conduct of an individual may be wrong and harmful to the community without being criminal; it becomes criminal only when the law actually forbids it.
It conducts experiments and demonstrations in destroying animals harmful to agriculture and animal husbandry and in connection with rearing fur-bearing animals.
The countess would be enraged if she discovered Count Tristan had seen Madeleine; and the agitation caused by the interview might proveharmful to him.
Unless indeed someone objects to this statement that it is only by wise use of it that property becomes a good, and that it is harmful when the opposite use is made.
Whatever harmful results formerly came from vaccination were due to a lack of cleanliness on the part of the person vaccinated or in the vaccination material itself.
The harmful mosquito, the female anopheles, always hangs on by her front legs and has her body at an angle of about forty-five degrees to the surface to which she clings, her hind legs hanging down.
It is true, we are taught to eat more vegetables than meat; that our bread lacks the chief nourishing qualities, and so on; but we have hitherto been in no wise informed as to the substances that are relatively harmful or beneficial to us.
The manufacturers vinegar product--Acetic acid, should never the used as it contains, very frequently, harmful ingredients.
Strong harmful habits grow, which overcome the opposing will and fickle fashion rules where common sense should reign.
Meat should be eaten sparingly, because it rapidly changes into products of decomposition in the lymph, and so the harmful rather than the useful fluids of the body are increased.
It is chemically pure and manufactured from eggs, milk and vegetables and, therefore, absolutely free from microscopical germs, harmful to the human system.
There are a number of dishes that are harmful to such patients.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "harmful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
