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Woods Hutchinson. A Handbook of Health
A Handbook of Health
Table of Contents
ILLUSTRATIONS
PLATES IN COLOR
A HANDBOOK OF HEALTH
CHAPTER I
RUNNING THE HUMAN AUTOMOBILE
CHAPTER II
WHY WE HAVE A STOMACH
WHAT KEEPS US ALIVE
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
THE JOURNEY DOWN THE FOOD TUBE
CHAPTER III
THE FOOD-FUEL OF THE BODY-ENGINE
WHAT KIND OF FOOD SHOULD WE EAT?
THE THREE GREAT CLASSES OF FOOD-FUEL
CHAPTER IV
THE COAL FOODS
PROTEINS, OR "MEATS"
CHAPTER V
THE COAL FOODS (Continued)
STARCHES
SUGARS
CHAPTER VI
THE COAL FOODS (Continued)
ANIMAL FATS
NUTS
CHAPTER VII
KINDLING AND PAPER FOODS—FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
CHAPTER VIII
COOKING
CHAPTER IX
OUR DRINK
FILLING THE BOILER OF THE BODY-ENGINE
CAUSES AND DANGERS OF POLLUTED WATER
METHODS OF OBTAINING PURE WATER
HOME METHODS OF PURIFYING WATER
CHAPTER X
BEVERAGES, ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO
ALCOHOL
TOBACCO
CHAPTER XI
THE HEART-PUMP AND ITS PIPE-LINE SYSTEM
THE BLOOD VESSELS
THE HEART
CHAPTER XII
THE CARE OF THE HEART-PUMP AND ITS PIPE-LINES
CHAPTER XIII
HOW AND WHY WE BREATHE
CHAPTER XIV
HOW TO KEEP THE LUNG-BELLOWS IN GOOD CONDITION
THE NEED OF PURE AIR
COLDS, CONSUMPTION, AND PNEUMONIA
PNEUMONIA
CHAPTER XV
THE SKIN
OUR WONDERFUL COAT
THE BLOOD-MESH OF THE SKIN
THE NERVES IN THE SKIN
CHAPTER XVI
HOW TO KEEP THE SKIN HEALTHY
CLOTHING
BATHS AND BATHING
CARE OF THE NAILS
DISEASES AND DISTURBANCES OF THE SKIN
CHAPTER XVII
THE PLUMBING AND SEWERING OF THE BODY
CHAPTER XVIII
THE MUSCLES
CHAPTER XIX
THE STIFFENING RODS OF THE BODY-MACHINE
CHAPTER XX
OUR TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AND ITS CABLES
CHAPTER XXI
THE HYGIENE OF BONES, NERVES, AND MUSCLES
HOW TO GET AND KEEP A GOOD FIGURE
SLEEP AND REST
DISORDERS OF MUSCLES AND BONES
CHAPTER XXII
EXERCISE AND GROWTH
CHAPTER XXIII
THE LOOKOUT DEPARTMENT
THE NOSE
THE TONGUE
THE EYE
OUR SPIRIT-LEVELS
CHAPTER XXIV
THE SPEECH ORGANS
CHAPTER XXV
THE TEETH, THE IVORY KEEPERS OF THE GATE
CHAPTER XXVI
INFECTIONS, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
CHAPTER XXVII
ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES
QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES
CHAPTERS I AND II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
GLOSSARY
OF IMPORTANT TERMS USED IN THE BOOK
I. Relating to the Body as a Whole
II. Relating to the Digestive System
III. Relating to Food and Drink
IV. Relating to the Blood and the Circulatory System
V. Relating to the Respiratory System and Organs of Excretion
VI. Relating to the Nervous and Motor Systems
INDEX
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