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Table of Contents
Letter to Students. vi
Precepts for Right Living, by Ellen H. Richards. viii
Introduction. 1
The Human Machine. 5
Structure of the Body. 12
The Bones. 13
The Muscles. 15
The Nervous System. 19
The Skin and Connections. 24
The Sense Organs. 29
The Sense of Sight. 33
The Sense of Hearing. 39
Running the Machine. 47
Digestion of Food. 51
The Blood. 66
The Circulation. 68
Respiration. 75
Nutrition. 81
Temperature Regulation. 94
Elimination. 98
Care of the Machine. 105
Hygiene of the Nervous System. 106
Care of the Teeth. 114
When, How Much, and What to Eat. 121
Drink. 135
Hygiene of the Skin and Its Modifications. 137
Baths. 138
Care of the Hair. 141
Care of the Complexion. 145
Care of the Mucous Membrance—Colds. 149
Hygiene of Clothing. 153
Shoes. 158
Physical Exercises. 161
Ethics of Health, by Thomas D. Wood, M. D. 191
The Use and Abuse of Drugs, by H. M. Lufkin, M. D. 202
Public Health in the United States. 216
Plea for a National Department of Health, J. Pease Norton, Ph. D. 222
Program for Supplemental Study. 225
Index. 229
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