A Handbook of Health

by Woods Hutchinson

INDEX

• Abdomen, [204].
• Accommodation, [264].
• Acetanilid, [237 note].
• Acid,
• as an antidote, [325];
• butyric, [53];
• carbonic, [11];
• explained, [11];
• in changing starch, [41];
• in leavening, [44], [45];
• in fruits, [57], [58], [59];
• in starch-sugars, [283];
• in digestive juices, [11 note];
• in mouth, [283], [285];
• lactic, [43].
• "Adam's apple," [272].
• Adenoids, [253], [256], [257], [274].
• Ague. See [Malaria].
• Air,
• circulation of free, [140], [149];
• composition of, [132];
• indoor currents of, [148]-150;
• per person, [142];
• pure and impure, [139]-146.
• Alcohol,
• a medicine, [96], [100];
• an antiseptic, [318], [319], [324];
• a narcotic, [90], [98], [99];
• a toxin, [94];
• decreasing use of, [101]-103;
• effect of, on character, [101];
• in beverages, [94], [95];
• in patent medicines, [237];
• not a food, [90], [96];
• physical effects of, [97]-100, [122]-124, [166], [197], [199], [201], [239];
• source of, [93], [95].
• Aldehydes, [94].
• Ale, [94].
• Alimentary canal, [8], [9];
• digestion in, [9]-19;
• See also [Gullet], [Intestine].
• Alkali,
• as an antidote, [325];
• as medicine, [14], [15];
• explained, [11];
• digestive juices, [11 note];
• in leavening, [44], [45];
• in meat, [283];
• in soap, [186].
• Alveoli, [135].
• Ameba, white corpuscles compared to, [109], [110].
• Amherst, experiments with smokers at, [107].
• Ammonia from decay, [74], [308].
• Animals and plants contrasted, [5]-7.
• Anopheles, [302].
• Antidotes. See [Poisoning.]
• Antipyrin, [237 note].
• Antiseptics, use of, [317]-320.
• Antitoxins, [293]-296.
• Anvil, [267].
• Aorta, [112], [113], [115], [118], [119], [200].
• Apex of heart, [117].
• Apoplexy, [123].
• Appendicitis, [20].
• Appendix vermiformis, [20].
• Appetite,
• from exercise, [208];
• juice, [9].
• Appetites, explained, [21].
• Apples,
• fermented, [94];
• food value of, [58];
• fuel value of, [26].
• Aqueduct, [85].
• Arrack, [96].
• Arteries,
• bleeding from, [320]-322;
• defined, [108], [109];
• function of, [17];
• position of, [113];
• red blood in, [111];
• stiffening of, [123];
• also, [112], [196], [200].
• Artery,
• pulmonary, [118];
• radial, [118].
• Articulation,
• of bones, [212];
• of sounds, [276].
• Artois, wells of, [82].
• Astigmatism, [263].
• Athletics, [175], [176], [242].
• Atropin, [265 note].
• Auricle, [116], [117], [118].
• Bacilli,
• cultivation of, [293];
• explained, [152]-154, [286];
• method of naming, [286];
• multiplication of, [288].
• See also [Bacteria] and [Germs].
• Backache, [204].
• Backbone. See [Spinal column].
• Bacon, fuel value of, [52], [54], [55].
• Bacteria,
• explained, [17];
• harmless, [152];
• in feces, [19];
• in food, [22];
• in milk, [33]-38;
• in small intestine, [17];
• of disease, [152], [286];
• of soil, [74], [76], [78], [79], [83], [86], [308];
• of yeast, [43];
• See also [Bacilli] and [Germs].
• Bakeries, [45], [46].
• Baking-powders, [44], [45].
• Banana, [58], [59].
• Barley, in making beer and ale, [94].
• Bathing,
• need of, [184];
• preventive of colds, [155];
• right and wrong, [184]-186.
• Beans, [32].
• Beef-tea, [26], [31].
• Beer, [89].
• See also [Alcohol].
• Beets, [26], [59].
• Berries, [58], [59].
• Beverages, [89]-93.
• See also [Alcohol].
• Biceps, [203], [206].
• Bile, [11 note], [16], [17], [198], [199];
• duct, [197], [199].
• Biliousness, [23], [197].
• "Black bread," [48].
• "Black Death," [288].
• Bladder, [200].
• See also [Gall bladder].
• Bleeding. See [Wounds].
• Blood,
• alkaline quality of, [11 note];
• anemic, [173], [192];
• arterial, [111];
• circulation of, [110]-113, [118], [119];
• color of, [109], [111], [112], [173], [174];
• composition of, [109], [110];
• heat, [175];
• impure, [198];
• poisoning, [295], [315], [319];
• purifying of, [196];
• result of food, [18].
• Blood vessels, [108], [109].
• See also [Arteries], [Capillaries], [Veins].
• Board of Health,
• and infections, [286], [291];
• control of water supply, [77], [81], [88];
• examination, [105];
• milk inspection, [34], [38], [39], [78].
• Boils, [295], [320].
• Bolus, [9].
• Bones,
• composition and growth of; [210], [211];
• disorders of, [229], [230], [234], [235];
• fractures of, [323];
• kinds of, [212]-214;
• number of, [211];
• structure of, [215];
• tuberculosis of, [157].
• Bowel. See [Intestine].
• Brain, [216]-220;
• development of, [167].
• Brandy, [94], [95].
• Bread,
• baking, [43], [44];
• crust of, [44];
• fuel value of, [58];
• kinds and values of, [42], [46], [48];
• leavening, [42]-46;
• souring of, [43],44.
• Breakfast foods, [47].
• Breathing,
• control of, [226];
• need of continuous, [130];
• operation of, [138];
• rate of, [142];
• variations in, [137], [138].
• Bright's Disease, [201].
• Bronchi, [135].
• Bronchial tubes, [135].
• Bruises, [319].
• Brushes,
• hair, [193]-194;
• nail, [189];
• skin, [188].
• Bubonic plague, [288].
• Burns, [322], [323].
• Butter, [51], [52]-54.
• Cabbage, [26], [58], [60].
• Caffein, [91].
• Callus, [194], [195], [234].
• Candy, [50], [52].
• Capillaries, [110], [111], [112], [113], [114], [118], [119], [200].
• Carbohydrates, [27], [41], [48], [141].
• See also [Starch-Sugars].
• Carbon, [42].
• Carbonates, [136].
• Carbon dioxid,
• in air, [140], [141];
• in blood, [174];
• in body cells, [112];
• in breath, [137];
• in lungs, [111], [196];
• in spring water, [74], [83];
• in yeast, [43].
• Carbuncles, [320].
• Carrots, [59].
• Cartilage, [136], [210], [214].
• Casein, [30], [36], [39].
• Catarrh, [253], [256], [274].
• Cathartic, [19].
• Cecum, [20].
• Celery, [58], [61].
• Cells, [9], [14], [15], [17], [18], [201], [287];
• eating done by, [108], [110], [112], [131];
• of liver, [111];
• of lungs, [135];
• of muscles, [202], [203], [209];
• of skin, [169], [170];
• waste from, [131], [132];
• water [111], [70].
• Cereals, [42].
• See also [Breakfast Foods] and [Oatmeal].
• Cerebellum, [270].
• Cheese, [39].
• Chemical change, [42].
• Chickenpox, [290].
• Children's diseases, [289]-291;
• from dirty milk, [37].
• China, wearing nails long in, [173].
• Chincon, Countess of, [301].
• Chloral, [97].
• Chloroform, [97], [199].
• Chlorophyll, [5].
• Choking, cause of, [135].
• Cider, [94].
• Cigarette habit, [104], [107].
• Cinchona. See [Quinine].
• Circulation,
• blood vessels of skin and, [184];
• color an index to, [174];
• control of, [226];
• rate of, [196].
• Clothing, [179]-183.
• Also [190], [247].
• Coal-tar remedies, [237 note].
• Cocci, [153].
• of pneumonia, [154], [166].
• Cochlea, [267].
• Cocoa, [90], [91]-93.
• Coffee, [26], [89], [90], [91]-93.
• Colds, [125], [154]-156, [199], [201], [291]-293.
• Colic, [23].
• Colon, [8], [18].
• Complexion, [114], [115], [176].
• Concha, [268].
• Cones, [264 note].
• Constipation, [19], [20], [204].
• Consumption, [152], [153], [157]-166.
• See also [Tuberculosis].
• Contraction, [203].
• Convolutions, [219].
• Cooking, [62]-68.
• Corn, [47], [60].
• Cornea, [259], [260], [261].
• Corns, [194], [195].
• Corpuscles,
• malaria germs in red, [301];
• red, [109], [111], [132];
• renewal of, [215];
• white, [109], [110].
• Cortex, [219], [223].
• Cowpox, [296], [297].
• Crystalline lens, [263].
• Cucumbers, [26], [58], [61].
• Culex pipiens, [302].
• Dandruff, [191].
• Dentine, [279].
• Derma, [168].
• Dextrin, [44].
• Diaphragm, [8], [13], [276].
• Diarrhea, [23], [47], [157].
• See also [Children's diseases].
• Digestion,
• by body cells, [17], [18];
• by liver, [198];
• food route in, [8];
• in intestines, [16]-20;
• in mouth, [10]-12;
• in stomach, [13]-15;
• juices aiding, [9]-12, [14]-17;
• preparatory, [9].
• Digestive system, [7]-9.
• Diphtheria, [293]-295;
• germs of, [286], [310].
• Disease,
• causes of, [286]-288;
• effects of, [238];
• germs of, [17] note, [152]-154, [286], [301];
• growth and spread of, [288]-290;
• hip-joint, [157].
• Diseases, children's, [289]-291;
• nervous, [239], [240];
• occupation, [153], [195].
• Disinfectants, [193], [287], [303]-307, [318].
• Disinfection, [303];
• methods of, [304]-307;
• of wounds, [316]-319.
• Dispensaries, tuberculosis, [160].
• Drafts, [143], [144].
• Drainage,
• extent of wells, [77];
• of sewage, [75]-79;
• of swamps, [302], [303].
• Drink, [69]-103.
• See also [Alcohol], [Beverages], [Water], etc.
• Drowning, treatment for partial, [327]-330.
• Duct of a gland, development of, [10] note.
• Dust, [22], [153], [154], [312], [313].
• Dysentery, [199].
• See also [Diarrhea].
• Dyspepsia, [47], [199], [204], [264].
• Ear,
• care of, [268], [269];
• development of, [167], [252], [253];
• structure of, [266]-270.
• Eczema, [59], [191].
• Effervescence, [11], [43], [44].
• Egg, digestion of, [14], [17].
• Enamel, [279].
• Energy in food and fuel, [4], [5].
• England, smallpox in, [296], [297].
• Epidermis, [168].
• Epiglottis, [135].
• Epithelial cells, [168], [169].
• Eruptions, [193].
• Esophagus, [7].
• See also [Gullet].
• Ether, [97].
• Ethers, [94].
• Eustachian tube, [257].
• Exercise, [241]-251;
• appetite and, [208];
• heart and, [120]-122, [126], [127], [128];
• muscles and, [204], [205], [208], [209];
• Also [154], [162], [163], [176], [238].
• Extensors, [206].
• Eyes,
• care of, [266];
• development of, [167], [252], [253];
• structure of, [259]-265.
• Eye-strain, [236].
• Fat, [51]-55;
• fuel value of, [27], [51], [52];
• in digestion, [16], [17], [51];
• in liver, [198], [199];
• in milk, [30], [39].
• Fatigue, [241]-243.
• Feces, [9], [18], [19], [192].
• Femur, [214].
• Fermentation, [94].
• Fever, [175]-177;
• effect of, on heart, [125];
• in consumption, [124].
• Fibula, [213].
• Filters,
• domestic, [88];
• nature's, [74], [75], [83], [85], [86];
• of waterworks, [85], [86].
• Fish,
• fuel value of, [29];
• wastes from, [201].
• Fission of a bacillus, [288].
• Flexors, [206].
• Flies, [309]-312.
• Food,
• absorption of, [17]-19;
• appetizing, [9]-10;
• as fuel, [4]-7, [21], [25], [26];
• changed into blood, [18];
• cleanliness of, [22];
• "coal," [25], [26], [27]-55;
• digestion of, [9]-18;
• in blood, [110]-113;
• irritating, [55], [59], [60];
• "kindling," [25], [26], [56]-61;
• "paper," [25], [26], [31], [56]-61;
• preservation of, [22], [23];
• sunlight in, [5]-7;
• variety in, [23]-25;
• water in, [73].
• Food tube. See [Alimentary canal].
• Foot, [230]-232.
• Formaldehyde, [305]-307.
• Formalin, [305]-307.
• Fractures, [323], [324].
• Freckles, [190].
• Fruits,
• composition of, [24], [57], [58];
• fuel value of, [26], [58];
• in diet, [23]-25;
• tainted, [22].
• Furs, as clothing, [182].
• Gall bladder, [199].
• Gall stones, [199].
• Games, [242]-251.
• Ganglia, [217], [221], [223].
• Gardening, [61], [247], [248].
• Gas, illuminating, [143].
• sewer, [143];
• See also [Carbon dioxid], [Carbonic acid].
• Gastric juice, [198].
• Gelatin,
• in veal, [29];
• for bacteria culture, [293], [309].
• German proverb, [269].
• Germany,
• smallpox in, [197];
• typhoid in, [80] note.
• Germicides. See [Disinfectants].
• Germs, [17] note, [301].
• See also [Bacilli], [Bacteria], [Cocci], [Disinfection], [Disease].
• Glands,
• development of, [10], [11 note];
• hair, [171], [172];
• lachrymal, [261];
• lymph, [17];
• of ear, [269];
• of intestine, [17]-19;
• of stomach, [15],16;
• of throat, [256];
• oil, [171];
• parotid, [10];
• salivary, [10], [11];
• sublingual, [10] note;
• submaxillary, [10] note;
• sweat, [170], [171].
• Glucose, [41].
• Gluten, [28], [42], [48], [63].
• Glycogen, [198].
• "Goose-skin," [171].
• Gout, [32].
• Gray matter, [219], [221].
• Gristle. See [Cartilage].
• Gullet, [7], [9], [12], [13], [15], [134], [135].
• Habit, regularity of physical, [19].
• Hair, [70], [171], [172] and note;
• care of, [172], [193], [194];
• diseases of, and scalp, [191], [193].
• Ham, [54], [55].
• Hammer, [267].
• "Ham-string" muscle, [208].
• Hang nail, [189].
• Headache, [235]-237, [264].
• Heart,
• alcohol and, [99], [123], [124];
• beat, [9], [13], [117], [118], [119], [126]-129;
• blood vessels connecting with, [111], [112];
• care of, [122];
• disease of, [123]-128;
• exercise and, [120]-122, [241], [243];
• function of, [108];
• nerves and, [126]-128;
• repairing power of, [122], [123];
• structure and action of, [115]-117, [118], [119];
• tea and coffee and, [128].
• Heart-burn, [13].
• Heat of body,
• normal, [175];
• radiation of, [175]-177.
• Heating, [149], [151].
• Hemispheres, [216].
• Hives, [59].
• Hookworm, [191]-193.
• Humerus, [213].
• Humus, risks to water from, [73], [74].
• Hydrophobia, [287], [318].
• Hygiene, [1]-3.
• Hyperopia, [262], [264].
• Influenza, [239].
• See also [Colds].
• Insanity, [239], [240].
• Insect pests, [309]-312.
• Instincts, [3], [21].
• Intestine,
• absorption in, [14], [16]-19;
• digestion in, [9], [15]-18, [20];
• effect of fibrous foods on, [47], [60];
• hookworm in, [192];
• muscles supporting, [204].
• Iris, [265].
• Jaundice, [199].
• Jenner, Dr., [296]-298.
• "Joint oil." See [Synovial fluid].
• Joints, [213], [214].
• injury to, [323], [324].
• Kidneys, [196], [197], [199]-201.
• See also [Wastes].
• Kipling quoted, [231].
• Klebs-Loeffler bacillus, [286], [293].
• Knee cap. See [Patella].
• Lactose, [30].
• Lard, [52], [54].
• Larynx, [272]-276.
• Laveran, [301].
• Leavening, [43]-45.
• Legumin, [32].
• Leprosy, [178].
• Lettuce, [26], [61].
• Lime,
• carbon dioxid and, [137];
• in body, [70], [210], [211];
• in water, [88].
• "Lime-juicers," [57] note.
• Liver, [197]-199;
• development of, [11 note];
• function of, [110], [111];
• juice of, [16], [17];
• position of, [13];
• vein entering, [110];
• weight of, [16];
• See also [Wastes].
• Lungs, [133]-136;
• capillaries in, [111];
• function of, [111];
• diseases of, [153], [157]-166;
• See also [Wastes].
• Lymphatics, [17].
• [Malaria], [199], [300]-303.
• Maltose, [94].
• Marrow, [215].
• "spinal," [223] note.
• Mastication, [11], [12].
• Mastoid, [269].
• Measles, [193], [239], [290], [291].
• Meat,
• digestion of, [14], [17];
• fuel value of, [27]-29, [58];
• tainted, [22], [32], [335].
• wastes from, [201].
• Medulla, [223], [226].
• Meningitis,
• cerebro-spinal, [295];
• tubercular, [157].
• Mesentery, [16].
• Microbes. See [Bacteria].
• Milk,
• bacteria in, [22], [33]-39, [308], [309];
• digestion of, [14], [17];
• fuel value of, [28]-31;
• inspection of, [34], [38], [39], [78];
• stations, [30], [92].
• Mosquitoes, [302], [303].
• Mouth, [7], [8], [9];
• in speaking and singing, [274]-276;
• infection from, [285];
• breathing, [253], [256], [257], [283].
• Mucous membrane, [14], [110], [118], [255], [256], [275].
• Mucus, [255].
• Mumps, [290].
• Muscles, [202]-209;
• and nerves, [220]-227;
• controlling hair, [171].
• disorders of, [229], [230], [233], [234].
• exercise of, [241]-248;
• in breathing, [138].
• See also [7], [12], [13], [15], [214], [261], [262].
• Myopia, [262].
• Myosin, [28].
• Nails, [172]-174.
• See also [70], [188], [189].
• Narcotics, [90], [97], [237], [238].
• Nerves,
• and heart, [126]-128;
• and muscles, [203], [220]-227;
• auditory, [266];
• optic, [260];
• sciatic, [222], [223], [224];
• sensory and motor, [220];
• spinal, [220], [221].
• Nervous system, [216]-227;
• alcohol and, [97]-103, [239];
• development of, [167];
• disorders of, [235]-240;
• effects of disease on, [238];
• eyes and, [264];
• fatigue and, [241]-243;
• tobacco and, [105], [106].
• Nettle-rash. See [Hives].
• Neurons, [223].
• Nicotine, [105].
• Nitrogen,
• as food, [27], [46], [47], [132], [201], [133] note;
• in air, [132];
• in soil, [308].
• Nose, [167], [252]-255, [274]-276.
• Nuts, [32], [55].
• Oatmeal, [42], [47], [48].
• Ohio River, pollution of, [87] note.
• Oil, in killing larvæ, [302], [303], [311].
• Oleomargarine, [53], [54].
• Onions, [58], [60].
• Opium, [97], [238].
• See also [Narcotics].
• Orbit, [260].
• Oxidation, [131]-133.
• Oxygen,
• gas jets and, [143];
• in blood, [109], [110]-113, [132];
• in water, [86].
• Ozone. See [Oxygen].
• Palate, [8].
• Panama, malaria in, [303].
• Pancreas, [11 note], [16].
• Pancreatic juice, [11 note], [12], [16], [17].
• Papillae, [258].
• Paralysis, [178], [239].
• infantile, [300].
• Parasites, animal, in the skin, [191]-193.
• Parsnips, [59].
• Patella, [207].
• Patent medicines, [237], [238].
• Peaches, [58].
• Peanuts, [55].
• Pears, [58].
• Peas, [32].
• Pelvis, [214].
• Pemmican, [52].
• Pepsin, [14], [16].
• Peptic juice, [11 note], [14], [15].
• Periosteum, [215], [234].
• Peritoneum, [20].
• Peroxide of hydrogen, [318].
• Perspiration. See [Sweat].
• Pharynx, [8], [254], [256].
• Phenacetin, [237 note].
• Philippine Islands, smallpox in, [297].
• Physiology, [1]-3.
• Pigment, [191].
• Pneumonia, [165], [166].
• coccus of, [154];
• effects of, on heart, [125].
• Poisoning, treatments for, [324]-327.
• Poison ivy, [325], [326].
• Portal vein, [110], [198].
• Post mortem, [101].
• Potatoes, [26], [27], [40], [41], [42], [48], [56], [57].
• Privy vault, dangers from, [78], [79], [81], [192].
• Proteins, [27], [28];
• changed by liver, [198];
• in food, [28], [30], [31], [32], [47];
• wastes from, [199].
• Protozoa, [287], [288].
• Ptomaines, [22].
• Ptyalin, [11].
• Pulse, [112], [117], [118].
• Pupil, [265].
• Pylorus, [8].
• Quarantine, [291], [298].
• Quinine, [301].
• Radius, [213].
• Reading, position in, [228].
• Recti, [261].
• Rectum, [9], [18].
• Reflex, [221], [222].
• Reservoirs, [84]-86;
• also, [79], [80], [85] note.
• Respiration, artificial, [329], [330].
• Retina, [260], [262], [263], [264].
• Rheumatism, [123], [125], [292], [295].
• Ribs, [138].
• Rice,
• fermented, [96];
• fuel value of, [48].
• Ringworm, [191].
• Rods, [264 note].
• Russia, smallpox in, [297].
• Rye, [48].
• Saké, [96].
• Saliva, [9]-11, [12], [16].
• Salts, [6];
• from deep soil, [75];
• in vegetables, [57], [59], [60];
• in water, [77], [83], [88];
• laxative, [6] note, [19].
• Scabies, [191].
• Scapula, [213].
• Scarlet fever, [193], [201], [239], [290], [291].
• School,
• gardens, [247], [248];
• luncheons, [68];
• physician, [121], [122];
• recesses, [146].
• Sclerotic coat, [261].
• Scrofula, [157].
• Scurvy, [57].
• Seaver, Dr., experiments with smokers, [106].
• Selection, power of, [197].
• Semi-circular canals, [269], [270].
• Sense,
• of hearing, [266];
• of pain, [177], [224];
• of sight, [260];
• of smell, [256];
• of taste, [257]-259;
• of temperature, [177];
• of touch, [177], [178] and note;
• sixth—of direction or balance, [269], [270].
• Senses and ideas, [225], [226].
• Septum, [254].
• Shoes, [195], [231], [232].
• Skeleton, [211], [212].
• Skin, [167]-178;
• accidents to, [315]-320, [322];
• brushes, [188];
• diseases of, [157], [178], [187], [189], [190], [191], [193].
• See also [Wastes].
• Skull, [212].
• Sleep, [232], [233].
• Smallpox, [287], [295]-299.
• Smoking. See [Tobacco].
• Snake-bite, [327].
• Soaps, [11], [186], [187], [190].
• Socket. See [Orbit].
• Soda water, [11], [57].
• Soup, [26], [31].
• Spinal column, [212], [213];
• curvatures of, [229];
• tuberculosis of, [157].
• Spinal cord, [212], [220]-223, [300].
• Spitting, [159], [160].
• Sprains, [323], [324].
• Sputum, infection from, [158], [159], [166].
• Starch,
• as fuel, [24], [27], [41];
• compared with sugar, [49];
• digestion of, [11], [12], [16], [17], [41], [42];
• in foods, [24], [31], [40], [41], [42]-44, [48], [57], [59], [60];
• teeth and, [283].
• Starch-Sugars, [27], [31], [42].
• State control of health, [122].
• Sterilizing, [304].
• Stirrup, [267].
• Stomach, [7], [13]-15;
• and nervous system, [227].
• See also [4]-6, [8], [10] note, [12], [204].
• Stradivarius, [274].
• Strawberries, [26], [58], [59].
• Study, how to, [248], [249].
• Sugar,
• digested starch, [11], [12], [16], [17], [41], [42];
• fuel value of, [27], [49], [50], [52], [208];
• in digestion, [198];
• in foods, [30], [36], [48], [49], [57]-60;
• teeth and, [283].
• Sulphur,
• as a disinfectant, [306];
• in cabbage, [60];
• in water, [77].
• Sulphuric acid, [11].
• Sunburn, [190].
• Sweat, [11 note], [132], [133], [170], [181]-184, [208].
• Synovial fluid, [214].
• Tannin, [91], [93].
• Tattooing, [169].
• Tea, [26], [89], [90]-93.
• Teeth, [7], [277]-282;
• care of, [282]-285;
• infection from, [141], [285].
• Temperance, [101]-103.
• See also [Alcohol].
• Tendons, [117], [203], [207], [208].
• Tetanus, [288], [295].
• Thein, [91].
• Theobromin, [91].
• Thigh, [207], [208].
• Thirst, [71].
• Tibia, [213].
• Tissues, [18].
• See also [Cells].
• Tobacco, [103]-107;
• and heart, [128], [129];
• and nervous system, [239].
• Tomatoes, [60], [61].
• Tongue, [7], [9], [10], [257], [259].
• Tonsil, [256].
• Tourniquet, [321].
• Toxins, [22].
• Trachea, [134].
• See also [Windpipe].
• Triceps, [206].
• Trypsin, [16].
• Tubercle bacillus, [157], [158];
• toxin of, [164].
• Tuberculin test, [164].
• Tuberculosis,
• deaths from, [156];
• effects of, [123], [201];
• expense of, [158], [161];
• kinds of, [152]-154, [157];
• prevention and cure of, [157]-164, [309];
• symptoms of, [164], [165].
• Turner, [147].
• Turnips, [60].
• Tympanum, [257], [267], [268].
• Typhoid,
• bacillus of, [286], [295];
• effect of, on heart, [125];
• from milk, [37], [38];
• from water, [79]-81;
• in Germany, [80].
• See also [201], [309].
• Ulna, [213].
• Urates, [199].
• Urea, [199], [200].
• Ureters, [200].
• Urinary system, [200].
• Urine, [11 note], [132], [200], [201].
• Vaccination, [295]-299.
• Vaccine. See [Antitoxin].
• Vaccinia, [299].
• Vacuum,
• process, of cleaning, [153], [154];
• of milking, [36].
• Valves,
• of heart and veins, [116]-118;
• disease of heart, [123], [124]-126.
• Vegetables,
• fuel value of, [26], [31], [32], [40], [56], [57], [58];
• in diet, [23]-25, [59], [201];
• salts in, [57], [59];
• water in, [56], [72].
• Veins,
• denned, [108];
• function of, [110]-113;
• position of, [113].
• See also [9], [17].
• Vena cava, in, [113], [115], [116], [118], [119], [200].
• Ventilation,
• diseases from poor, [154];
• methods of, [144]-149;
• need of, [141]-143.
• Ventricle, [115], [116], [117], [118].
• Vertebrae, [212].
• Vitreous humor, [260].
• Vitriol. See [Sulphuric acid].
• Vocal cords, [272]-275.
• Voice, [271]-276.
• Warts, [195].
• Wastes,
• disposal of, [75]-77, [78], [79];
• in the body, [70], [71], [196], [208].
• Water,
• body's need of, [69]-71, [201];
• boiled, [87], [88];
• carbon dioxid in, [74], [83];
• filtration of, [74], [75], [83], [85], [86], [88];
• in food, [71], [72];
• marsh, [74];
• minerals in, [75], [77], [83];
• natural purifiers of, [72], [74]-79, [86], [87];
• rain, [73];
• sources of impurities in, [72]-80;
• supply [75], [79]-86;
• when and how to drink, [15], [57].
• Water-brash, [13].
• Wells,
• artesian, [81]-83, [86];
• dangers to, [75]-77, [78], [79];
• permanent, [83].
• Wheat, [27], [31];
• fermented, [94];
• food value of, [42];
• whole, [46].
• Whiskey, [94], [95].
• See also [Alcohol], [Beverages].
• White matter, [219], [221].
• White swelling, [157].
• Whooping cough, [290], [291].
• Windpipe, [134]-136, [271], [272].
• Wine, [94].
• See also [Alcohol].
• Wings, [254].
• Wounds, treatment of, [315]-319.
• Yale. See [Seaver].
• Yeast,
• as leavening, [43]-45;
• in making alcohol, [93], [94], [309].
• Yellow fever, [287].