WOODS HUTCHINSON, A. M., M. D.
PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
A HANDBOOK OF HEALTH
CHAPTER I RUNNING THE HUMAN AUTOMOBILE
CHAPTER II WHY WE HAVE A STOMACH WHAT KEEPS US ALIVE
CHAPTER III THE FOOD-FUEL OF THE BODY-ENGINE WHAT KIND OF FOOD SHOULD WE EAT?
CHAPTER IV THE COAL FOODS
CHAPTER V THE COAL FOODS ( Continued ) STARCHES
CHAPTER VI THE COAL FOODS ( Continued ) ANIMAL FATS
CHAPTER VII KINDLING AND PAPER FOODS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
CHAPTER VIII COOKING
CHAPTER IX OUR DRINK FILLING THE BOILER OF THE BODY-ENGINE
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
CHAPTER XV THE SKIN OUR WONDERFUL COAT
CHAPTER XVI HOW TO KEEP THE SKIN HEALTHY CLOTHING
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
CHAPTER XXII EXERCISE AND GROWTH
CHAPTER XXIII THE LOOKOUT DEPARTMENT
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
GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS USED IN THE BOOK I. Relating to the Body as a Whole
Title: A Handbook of Health
Author: Woods Hutchinson
Language: English
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