A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpointCraven, J. H. (John Henry)
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A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint
Craven, J. H. (John Henry)
Children -- Diseases; Chiropractic; Sanitation
The changes that take place under differing degrees of air pressure
are not purely the result of chemical changes in the body as is
maintained by some, but in all these processes we see the evidence of
intelligent action which we believe is the result of the reasoning
of the intelligence in the body. One evidence of this is that when
the workman is brought gradually from an increased air pressure to
the normal air pressure the gases that have been absorbed by the
tissues under the abnormal condition will be given off through the
normal channels, and less injury will be done. It is interesting to
note that in Nature, man is not exposed to a greater air pressure
than that at sea level; it is only under artificial, man-invented
environments that the body is called upon to withstand a greater
pressure than the normal. It may also be noted that without the
inventions of man it requires quite a little time for man to be
transported from the air pressure at sea level to that of the higher
altitudes as on the mountain tops. This gives Innate Intelligence an
opportunity to bring about an adaptation to this change, since the
change in the pressure takes place so gradually. But with man-made
inventions, such as the automobile and aeroplane, one may transfer
himself from sea level to great heights where the pressure is less in
a very short time. This does not allow sufficient time for adaptation
to take place and is much different from the slow process of climbing
the mountains.
So we see that, after all, most of the necessity for immediate
adaptation of the body to changed environmental conditions is the
result of the work of the educated mind of man, and not the result
of the laws of Nature. In Nature we seldom see the necessity for
sudden or extreme adaptation. But under our present artificial means
of living there are such cases, and these necessitate a study of
the artificial conditions as well as a study of the Innate laws
of adaptation that there may be as far as possible an educated
adaptation to the environment.
HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE OF AIR
Humidity
Water vapor is present at all times in the atmosphere. It is the
least constant of all of the air constituents, varying greatly under
different conditions. The temperature produces a greater change in
the amount of aqueous vapor in the air than any other factor. There
may be so much water vapor in the air that the air is spoken of as
being completely saturated. This is known as absolute humidity. If
there is any excess over and above this complete saturation, it
is given off as dew; it is spoken of then as having reached the
dew point. It must be remembered that this absolute humidity does
not represent a constant amount of water vapor, for the amount of
moisture necessary to produce complete saturation varies with the
degree of temperature. It is erroneous to speak of the air holding
water.
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