Health reader, physiology--hygiene--nutrition

Front matter

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Part One Chapter

I. The Air We Breathe .i

II. The Elements of the Air .... 6

III. The Organs of Breathing . . .21

IV. How Mosquitoes and Flies Endanger

Health.58

V. Dust in the Air.64

VI. A Study of Ventilation.73

VII. A Study of Temperature .... 78

VIII. The Circulation.84

IX. A Study of Combustion.89

X. The Temperature of the Body . 93

XI. The Skin and Its Functions . . . 104

XII. Water and Its Function in Health . 111

Part Two

XIII. Food and Why We Need It. . . 129

XIV. The Articles of Food.131

XV. The Flavor of Foods.136

XVI. Differences in Foods. . . 142

XVII. A Study of the Articles of Food. . 155

XVIII. The Preparation of Bread Foods . 186

XIX. Vegetables and Fruits.193

XX. Animal Foods: Flesh, Fish, Fowl, Milk,

and Eggs.201

XXI. Preserving Foods.212

XXII. Nuts as Food.226

XXIII. Beverages.234

XXIV. Tobacco and Its Dangers .... 262

XXV. Confections, Sirups, and Pastry . . 265

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Part Three Chapter

XXVI. How Do We Grow?.

XXVII. The Process of Digestion .... The Teeth and Their Function The Salivary Glands and Their

Function.

A Study of Swallowing ....

The Function of the Stomach in

Digestion.

A Study of the Small Intestine . A Study of the Liver and the Pan¬ creas .

A Study of the Spleen ....

A Study of the Large Intestine XXVIII. A Study of the Kidneys ....

XXIX. How Foods Are Absorbed ....

XXX. The Blood Stream.

XXXI. A Study of the Nervous System .

The Brain.

The Spinal Cord.

The Nerves.

XXXII. A Study of the Senses.

The Sense of Sight.

The Sense of Smell.

The Sense of Taste.

The Sense of Hearing.

The Sense of Touch.

The Sense of Hunger.

The Sense of Thirst.

XXXIII. A Study of Sleep.

XXXIV. Physical Exercise.

XXXV. The Value of Health.

A Pronouncing Vocabulary .

The Index .