A Handbook of Health

Name: A Handbook of Health
Author: Hutchinson, Woods

Hutchinson, Woods

Hygiene

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.

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A Handbook of Health

Hutchinson, Woods

Hygiene

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.

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