TONE
... TONE. TONE is the condition of the body when all is in good order, the blood rich, the nerves steady, the spine and back strong, still; and vigorous, the skin clear, the man or woman well and hapoy. People who lack tone and fly to menicine are often made worse. Purgatives weaken the body and derange the digestion, so do tonics, so called: and they irritate the nerves too, That is because ...