This is a practical handbook and guide for the home treatment of the sick without the use of drugs, with suggestions for the avoidance of disease and the retaining of health and strength. A book for those who would get well and keep well.
CONTENTS.
Introduction.—What the Body Is. Cell Life and Its Construction. Circulation of the Blood and What It Is. What Exercise Does.
Massage. Principles and Practice. How It Acts as a Remedy.
Massotherapy. Showing How It Is Applied.
Special Exercises. Including Those for Development and Remedial Work.
Tissue Building. Special Diet, with Menus.
Obesity. Its Cause and Treatment Instructions for General Reduction.
Indigestion. Causes of Dyspepsia. What to Do to Secure Good Digestion.
Constipation. Its Causes. Treatment by Hygienic Measures.
Rheumatism. Muscular and Articular. Treatment.
Gout. Causes. Symptoms. General and Local Treatment.
Neuralgia. Causes and Symptoms. The Only Rational Treatment.
Sprains and Synovitis. Symptoms. Treatment.
Varicose Veins and Swollen Glands. The Cause and Treatment.
Baldness. Treatment for Restoring the Hair.
Lung Disorders. How to Improve Breathing. The Prevention and Treatment of Consumption.
Round Shoulders and Protruding Collar Bones. How to Overcome Them, with Special Exercises.
How to Strengthen the Back. The Cause of Spinal Weakness.
How to Strengthen the Trunk. The Importance of Strong Bodily Muscles.
A Chair as a Gymnasium. How to Use a Bedroom Chair as a Complete Gymnasium Apparatus.
The Hygiene of the Skin. Nerves of the Skin. Sun Baths.
Modern Nervousness. The Best Treatment.
Smallpox. Its Nature. Prevention. Treatment of Smallpox.
Sunstroke. Causation and Treatment. How to Avoid It. What to Do When Prostrated.
Introduction.—What the Body Is. Cell Life and Its Construction. Circulation of the Blood and What It Is. What Exercise Does.
Massage. Principles and Practice. How It Acts as a Remedy.
Massotherapy. Showing How It Is Applied.
Special Exercises. Including Those for Development and Remedial Work.
Tissue Building. Special Diet, with Menus.
Obesity. Its Cause and Treatment Instructions for General Reduction.
Indigestion. Causes of Dyspepsia. What to Do to Secure Good Digestion.
Constipation. Its Causes. Treatment by Hygienic Measures.
Rheumatism. Muscular and Articular. Treatment.
Gout. Causes. Symptoms. General and Local Treatment.
Neuralgia. Causes and Symptoms. The Only Rational Treatment.
Sprains and Synovitis. Symptoms. Treatment.
Varicose Veins and Swollen Glands. The Cause and Treatment.
Baldness. Treatment for Restoring the Hair.
Lung Disorders. How to Improve Breathing. The Prevention and Treatment of Consumption.
Round Shoulders and Protruding Collar Bones. How to Overcome Them, with Special Exercises.
How to Strengthen the Back. The Cause of Spinal Weakness.
How to Strengthen the Trunk. The Importance of Strong Bodily Muscles.
A Chair as a Gymnasium. How to Use a Bedroom Chair as a Complete Gymnasium Apparatus.
The Hygiene of the Skin. Nerves of the Skin. Sun Baths.
Modern Nervousness. The Best Treatment.
Smallpox. Its Nature. Prevention. Treatment of Smallpox.
Sunstroke. Causation and Treatment. How to Avoid It. What to Do When Prostrated.
In this work the author sets forth the methods he has pursued and found be practical and successful. Over 300 pages and 200 Illustrations. Price $1.00.
RACE CULTURE
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE RACE THROUGH MOTHER AND CHILD. By Susanna W. Dodds, M. D.
A large 12mo. volume bound in extra cloth, price, $1.50