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Undertaker

William Banting, born in 1797 in the United Kingdom, was a prominent undertaker. In the mid-19th century, he innovated in the funeral industry, contributing to the formation of modern funeral practices. Banting is renowned for his unique business philosophy and contributions to funeral culture.

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“Some [fat people], I believe, would willingly submit to even a violent remedy, so that an immediate benefit could be produced...”

Health Fatphobia Effects Of Fatphobia On Health

Book:Letter on Corpulence

Source: Letter on Corpulence

“It is true I gained muscular vigour, but with it a prodigious appetite, which I was compelled to indulge, and consequently increased in weight, until my kind old friend advised me to forsake the exercise.”

Kind Exercise Weight Appetite Compelled Indulge True Friend Old Friends Forsake Prodigious

Book:Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

Source: Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

“At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction.”

Would Be Individual Doubt Special Subjects Reflection Letters Editors One Time Insignificant Publish Introduction

Book:Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

Source: Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

“Experience has taught me to believe that, these human beans are the most insidious enemies man, with a tendency to corpulence in advanced life, can possess, though eminently friendly to youth.”

Men Believe Humans Enemy Youth Taught Tendencies Friendly Beans Insidious

Book:Letter on Corpulence

Source: Letter on Corpulence

“Few men have led a more active life - bodily or mentally - from a constitutional anxiety for regularity, precision, and order, during fifty years' business career, from which I had retired.”

Men Years Order Careers Anxiety Active Fifty Retired Precision Regularity Active Life

Book:Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

Source: Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

“I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.”

States Courses Watches Comfortable Consequence Weight Regard Add Diets Fancy Indulge Discomfort Indulge In

Book:Letter on Corpulence

Source: Letter on Corpulence

“My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected medical adviser, until I put on my former clothing, over what I now wear, which is a thoroughly convincing proof of the remarkable change.”

My Own Proof Medical Former Remarkable Clothings Convincing Adviser Tailors Girth

Book:Letter on Corpulence

Source: Letter on Corpulence

“I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude.”

Stills Cases Gratitude Mercy Presses Determined Providence Almighty Thankfulness Tokens Thank You God

Book:Letter on Corpulence

Source: Letter on Corpulence

“For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.”

Certain Common Youth Ordinary Argument Horse Sake Diets Articles Beneficial Corn Corny Beans Illustration Hay

Book:Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

Source: Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

“I am under obligations to most of those advisers for the pains and interest they took in my case; but only to one for an effectual remedy.”

Pain Interest Cases Obligation Remedy Adviser

Book:Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

Source: Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

“I am fully persuaded that thousands of our fellow-men might profit equally by a similar course to mine; but, constitutions not being all alike, a different course of treatment may be advisable for the removal of so tormenting an affliction.”

Men May Different Might Courses Mines Constitution Fellows Profit Treatment Affliction Fellow Man Removal Advisable

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“My other bodily ailments have become mere matters of history.”

Matter Mere Ailments

Book:Letter on Corpulence

Source: Letter on Corpulence

“The very gradual reductions in my weight which I am able to show, may be interesting to many, and I have great pleasure in stating them, believing that they serve to demonstrate further the merit of the system pursued.”

Believe May Shows Able Pleasure Interesting Weight Merit Pursued Reduction

Book:Letter on Corpulence

Source: Letter on Corpulence

“Yet the evil still increased, and, like the parasite of barnacles on a ship, if it did not destroy the structure, it obstructed its fair, comfortable progress in the path of life.”

Ifs Stills Evil Path Progress Comfortable Fairs Structure Ships Parasites Barnacles

Book:Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

Source: Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public

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Born: 1797
Died: March 16, 1878
Known for: Undertaker
Quotes: 14

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