A Handbook of Health - 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].

FOOTNOTES

The term salts includes, as will be explained later, a large number of substances, like ordinary table salt, baking soda, and the laxative salts.

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There are three pairs of these: one just below the ears and behind the angles of the jaw, known as the parotid; one under the middle of the lower jaw known as the submaxillary; and a small pair just under the tip of the tongue, called the sublingual. These glands have grown up from the very simplest of beginnings. At first there was just a little pocketing or pouching down of the mucous lining, like the finger of a glove; then a couple of smaller hollow fingers budded off from the bottom of the first finger; then four smaller fingers from the bottom of these; and so on, until a regular little hollow tree or shrub of these tiny tubes was built up, all discharging through the original hollow stem, which has now become what we call the duct of the gland. Every secreting gland in the body—the stomach (or peptic) glands, the salivary glands, the liver, the pancreas—is built up upon this simple plan. The saliva and the juice of the pancreas and that of the liver (bile) are alkaline, as are also the blood and most juices of the body. The stomach juice is acid, as also are the urine and the perspiration.

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