Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.
BREAKDOWNS	1
The shock. The kind of person most liable. The nature of breakdowns. Neurasthenia, the two types.
CHAPTER II.
THE DANGER SIGNAL	9
The signs of a breakdown. Each individual his or her own standard. Breakdowns preventable.
CHAPTER III.
HEALTH	19
Health, not illness, the standard. What health is. The motor-car. The human machinery. Interplay between the various parts. Combustion—Ashes or waste matter, and how got rid of. The nervous ramifications. Starvation and poisoning. Compensation. Cause of breakdown. The remedy.
CHAPTER IV.
THE VALUE OF HEALTH	31
Happiness. Efficiency of work.
CHAPTER V.
REWARDS AND PENALTIES	38
The health seeker. The reward of care. The inevitable penalty. Nature’s disregard of motives. The laws of health. Food, fresh air, exercise and rest.
CHAPTER VI.
THE HUMAN ENGINE, AND HOW TO STOKE IT	47
The locomotive stoker. The human furnace: (1) The sort of food to take, (2) The amount necessary, (3) How to take it, (4) When to take it.
CHAPTER VII.
WHAT TO EAT	51
Differences of constitution. Likes and dislikes. Good and bad cooking. Proteids or meat foods. Meat and gout. Starchy foods. Bread. The saliva. The slow poison of dyspepsia. Eggs. Soups. Fat. Milk. Sour milk treatment. Sauces. Hunger the best sauce. Tea. Coffee. Alcohol.
CHAPTER VIII.
HOW TO EAT FOOD	67
Mastication. The importance of sound teeth.
CHAPTER IX.
HOW MUCH FOOD TO TAKE	73
Personal requirements. As a rule people eat too much. Dangers of excess. Diet at middle age. Diet for the obese.
CHAPTER X.
WHEN TO TAKE FOOD	80
Punctuality essential. Interval between meals. The digestive troubles of a hundred years ago and to-day.
CHAPTER XI.
FRESH AIR	86
The human furnace always alight. Fresh air and the nervous system. Fresh air in the home. The two-edged sword. Consumption. Common colds. Sitting-rooms and bedrooms. How to obtain fresh air without draughts. Breathing through the nose. Breathing exercises. Cleanliness. Tidiness.
CHAPTER XII.
EXERCISE	100
Overwork or want of exercise? Exercise at middle age. Value of exercise. Regularity. Violent exercise. Cramp. Outdoor games, walking, cycling, etc. The pavement walk. Starting indoor exercises. Cautions as to dumb-bells, etc. Object of exercise. Swedish drill. Imitation of games. Massage.
CHAPTER XIII.
BATHS AND BATHING	112
Hot baths. Temperature. Effect on various ailments. How they act. Cold baths. Outdoor bathing. Turkish baths.
CHAPTER XIV.
REST	121
The spirit of unrest. Modern life. Periodic rest. What rest is. Recuperation. Power of self-repair in the body. Bodily rest, and how obtained. Rest of mind. Change is rest.
CHAPTER XV.
SLEEP	130
Beauty sleep. Ebb and flow in human system. Remedies for sleeplessness.
CHAPTER XVI.
HOLIDAYS	137
The annual holiday. Where and how to go. Continental trips. Preparations for a holiday. Diet and exercise. The restful holiday. Tired eyes. The return.
CHAPTER XVII.
RECREATION, HOBBIES	147
Games and hobbies. Hobbies and home life. Hobbies in the prevention and treatment of breakdowns. Choice of a hobby.
CHAPTER XVIII.
WORK	156
Necessity for it. Mental exercise. The cry for young men. Conditions of work. Before. Bad effect of hurry. During. Hygiene. Noises. Telephone. Bad light. Midday rest. Meals. Nature of work. Working against time. Public Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them. Clyx.com