CONTENTS
| Page | |||
| Translator’s Note | [vii] | ||
| Introduction | [1] | ||
| Part I: General | |||
| Chap. I. | The Meaning of Health | [9] | |
| Chap. II. | The Human Body | [11] | |
| Chap. III. | Air | [14] | |
| Chap. IV. | Water | [25] | |
| Chap. V. | Food | [29] | |
| Chap. VI. | How much and how many timesshould we eat? | [55] | |
| Chap. VII. | Exercise | [59] | |
| Chap. VIII. | Dress | [64] | |
| Chap. IX. | Sexual Relations | [69] | |
| Part II: Some Simple Treatments | |||
| Chap. I. | Air Treatment | [83] | |
| Chap. II. | Water Cure | [86] | |
| Chap. III. | The Use of Earth | [95] | |
| Chap. IV. | Fever and its Cures | [98] | |
| Chap. V. | Constipation, Dysentery, etc. | [101] | |
| Chap. VI. | Contagious Diseases Smallpox | [104] | |
| Chap. VII. | Other Contagious Diseases | [112] | |
| Chap. VIII. | Maternity and Child-Birth | [117] | |
| Chap. IX. | Care of Child | [121] | |
| Chap. X. | Accidents | —Drowning | [127] |
| Chap. XI. | Do | —Burns and Scalds | [130] |
| Chap. XII. | Do | —Snake Bite | [132] |
| Chap. XIII. | Do | —Scorpion-sting, etc. | [140] |
| Chap. XIV. | Conclusion | [142] | |