CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.Caring for the Health[9]
II.Parts of the Body[15]
III.Feeding the Body[21]
IV.Food and Health[30]
V.How Plants sour or spoil Food[36]
VI.Milk may be a Food or a Poison[41]
VII.How the Body uses Food[47]
VIII.The Care of the Mouth[60]
IX.Alcoholic Drinks[68]
X.Alcohol and Health[74]
XI.Tobacco and the Drugs which injure the Health[78]
XII.The Skin and Bathing[85]
XIII.Clothing and how to use It[94]
XIV.Breathing[100]
XV.Fresh Air and Health[111]
XVI.The Blood and how it flows through the Body[117]
XVII.Insects and Health[127]
XVIII.How the Body Moves[135]
XIX.The Muscles and Health[144]
XX.How the Body is Governed[149]
XXI.How Narcotics and Stimulants affect the Brain and Nerves[158]
XXII.The Senses, or Doors of Knowledge[165]
XXIII.Keeping away Sickness[174]
XXIV.Helping before the Doctor Comes[183]
Index [189]

HEALTH LESSONS


CHAPTER I

CARING FOR THE HEALTH