Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

Dr. Gruman's book examines the quest for longevity and immortality up to the year 1800. He presents multicultural perspectives and attitudes as depicted in Islamic and Chinese societies as well as in Western Civilization. This scholarly work contributes to our understanding of the origins of medicine, personal hygiene and public health as well as the underlying psychological and social determinants of longevity and humanity's longing for its attainment.

Family of Oscar Wright Gardner (1901-1979), son of William Thomas Gardner and Katherine Cauthen. He was born in Spalding Co., Ga., and died in Fayetteville, Ga. He was married to Mary Katherine Ballard (b. 1910) in 1926 in Orchard Hill, Ga. She was the daughter of William Kimsey Ballard and Flora Daniel. She was born in Atlanta, Ga. They were parents of nine children. The Gardner ancestry has been traced to abt. 1675 in Virginia and from there to North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Monroe Co., Georgia and elsewhere. The Ballard family has been traced to ca. 1606 in Warwick, England and from there to Virginia, North Carolina and on to Georgia. Family members live in Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere.

Treatise on Trika philosophy of Kashmir Saivism.