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The Hygeian maxim to remain poor for the sake of health and strength, is hard to act upon.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various

The hope of the world lay in Hygeian Institutes.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various

He began by publishing proposals to the ladies for the formation of a Hygeian Society.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Mackay, Charles

Hygeian, hī-jē′an, adj. relating to health and its preservation.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

A material called Hygeian Rock Building Composition has lately been introduced, which will, I believe, be found of great utility, and, if properly applied, should insure a dry house.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various