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IT is written that “no man by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature;” but if there be any truth in the following extract from Babbage's “Passages in the Life of a Philosopher,” it appears that man can, at all events, voluntarily deduct nearly an equivalent amount from his height.
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G., J. Can the Stature be in any way affected by the Will?. Nature 6, 533–534 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006533b0
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