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.