A Handbook of Health
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A Handbook of Health

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A Handbook of Health

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PREFACE
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 - WHERE OUR DRINKING WATER COMES FROM - CAUSES AND DANGERS OF POLLUTED WATER - METHODS OF OBTAINING PURE WATER - HOME METHODS OF PURIFYING WATER
CHAPTER X: BEVERAGES, ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO
CHAPTER XI: THE HEART-PUMP AND ITS PIPE-LINE SYSTEM - THE BLOOD VESSELS
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 - HOW TO CONQUER CONSUMPTION - PNEUMONIA
CHAPTER XV: THE SKIN - OUR WONDERFUL COAT - THE GLANDS IN THE SKIN - THE NAILS - 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 - OUR FEET - SLEEP AND REST - DISORDERS OF MUSCLES AND BONES - TROUBLES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHAPTER XXII: EXERCISE AND GROWTH
CHAPTER XXIII: THE LOOKOUT DEPARTMENT - THE NOSE - THE TONGUE - THE EYE - THE EAR - 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

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Information

Publisher
Youcanprint
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9788831632607
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. CHAPTER I: RUNNING THE HUMAN AUTOMOBILE
  3. CHAPTER II: WHY WE HAVE A STOMACH - WHAT KEEPS US ALIVE - THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM - THE JOURNEY DOWN THE FOOD TUBE
  4. CHAPTER III: THE FOOD-FUEL OF THE BODY-ENGINE - WHAT KIND OF FOOD SHOULD WE EAT? - THE THREE GREAT CLASSES OF FOOD-FUEL
  5. CHAPTER IV: THE COAL FOODS - PROTEINS, OR “MEATS”
  6. CHAPTER V: THE COAL FOODS (Continued) – STARCHES - SUGARS
  7. CHAPTER VI: THE COAL FOODS (Continued) -ANIMAL FATS - NUTS
  8. CHAPTER VII: KINDLING AND PAPER FOODS,FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
  9. CHAPTER VIII: COOKING
  10. CHAPTER IX: OUR DRINK-FILLING THE BOILER OF THE BODY-ENGINE-WHERE OUR DRINKING WATER COMES FROM-CAUSES AND DANGERS OF POLLUTED WATER-METHODS OF OBTAINING PURE WATER-HOME METHODS OF PURIFYING WATER
  11. CHAPTER X: BEVERAGES, ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO
  12. CHAPTER IX: OUR DRINK - FILLING THE BOILER OF THE BODY-ENGINE - WHERE OUR DRINKING WATER COMES FROM - CAUSES AND DANGERS OF POLLUTED WATER - METHODS OF OBTAINING PURE WATER - HOME METHODS OF PURIFYING WATER
  13. CHAPTER X: BEVERAGES, ALCOHOL, AND TOBACCO
  14. CHAPTER XI: THE HEART-PUMP AND ITS PIPE-LINE SYSTEM-THE BLOOD VESSELS
  15. CHAPTER XII: THE CARE OF THE HEART-PUMP AND ITS PIPE-LINES
  16. CHAPTER XIII: HOW AND WHY WE BREATHE
  17. CHAPTER XIV: HOW TO KEEP THE LUNG-BELLOWS IN GOOD CONDITION - THE NEED OF PURE AIR - COLDS, CONSUMPTION, AND PNEUMONIA - HOW TO CONQUER CONSUMPTION - PNEUMONIA
  18. CHAPTER XV: THE SKIN - OUR WONDERFUL COAT - THE GLANDS IN THE SKIN - THE NAILS - THE BLOOD-MESH OF THE SKIN - THE NERVES IN THE SKIN
  19. CHAPTER XVI: HOW TO KEEP THE SKIN HEALTHY – CLOTHING - BATHS AND BATHING - CARE OF THE NAILS - DISEASES AND DISTURBANCES OF THE SKIN
  20. CHAPTER XVII: THE PLUMBING AND SEWERING OF THE BODY
  21. CHAPTER XVIII: THE MUSCLES
  22. CHAPTER XIX: THE STIFFENING RODS OF THE BODY-MACHINE
  23. CHAPTER XX: OUR TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AND ITS CABLES
  24. CHAPTER XXI: THE HYGIENE OF BONES, NERVES, AND MUSCLES-HOW TO GET AND KEEP A GOOD FIGURE-OUR FEET-SLEEP AND REST-DISORDERS OF MUSCLES AND BONES-TROUBLES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
  25. CHAPTER XXI: THE HYGIENE OF BONES, NERVES, AND MUSCLES - HOW TO GET AND KEEP A GOOD FIGURE - OUR FEET - SLEEP AND REST - DISORDERS OF MUSCLES AND BONES - TROUBLES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
  26. CHAPTER XXII: EXERCISE AND GROWTH
  27. CHAPTER XXIII: THE LOOKOUT DEPARTMENT - THE NOSE - THE TONGUE - THE EYE - THE EAR - OUR SPIRIT-LEVELS
  28. CHAPTER XXIV: THE SPEECH ORGANS
  29. CHAPTER XXV: THE TEETH, THE IVORY KEEPERS OF THE GATE
  30. CHAPTER XXVI: INFECTIONS, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
  31. CHAPTER XXVII: ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES