First Book in Physiology and Hygiene

MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, SOCIÉTÉ D'HYGIÈNE OF FRANCE, BRITISH AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, ETC.
NEW AND REVISED EDITION
NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
Copyright, 1887, by Harper & Brothers.
Copyright, 1888, by Harper & Brothers
All rights reserved.
W.P. 7
This book is intended for children. The special objects which the author has aimed to accomplish in the preparation of the work have been:
1. To present as fully as possible and proper in a work of this character a statement of the laws of healthful living, giving such special prominence to the subject of stimulants and narcotics as its recognized importance and the recent laws relating to the study of this branch of hygiene demand.
2. To present in a simple manner such anatomical and physiological facts as shall give the child a good fundamental knowledge of the structure and functions of the human body.