Baths, action of, in health, 23, 58 alkaline, 37 cold, 29-33 contraindications to, 31, 37 heat loss in, 30 physiologic effects of, 29 reaction after, 30, 31 tonic effect of, 29, 32, 33 training for, 59, 60 dip, 36 contraindications to, 37 duration of, 36 temperature of, 36 effects of, 23 electric-light, 44-46 directions for, 44, 46 indications for its use, 45, 222 foot, 39 directions for, 39 indications for, 39 mustard, 183 friction after, 31 hot, 28, 29 effects of, 28 reaction after, 29 restorative effects of, 29 neutral, effects of, 29, 33 temperature of, 29 proper time for, 59 Roman, 43 Russian, 42 contraindications for, 43 indications for, 43 saline, 37 as cleansing agent, 38 salt ablution, 41 indications for its use, 41 method of taking, 41 shower, or rain douche, 38, 39 cold, 38, 39 directions for, 38 effects of, 39 hot, 38 indications for, 39 neutral, 38 temperature of, 38 sitz, 40 duration of, 40 indications for, 41 temperature, 40 sponge, 33, 34 tub, 34, 36 full, 36 contraindications to, 36 half, 35 temperature of cold, 36 of hot, 36 of neutral, 36 Turkish, 42-48 contraindications for use of, 44 essential features of establishment, 42 indications for its use, 44 loss of weight from, 46 method of procedure, 42, 43 necessity for cold water drinking, 42 varieties of, 33 Bathtub hose, fallacy in use of, 39 Bedrooms, ventilation of, 156 Bile, action of, 92 Bladder, 179 capacity of, 179 frequency of emptying, 179 location of, 179 Blood, 142 corpuscles of, 130, 142 distribution of, 142 functions of, 26, 130, 142 length of time for passage through body, 141 thinness of. See _Anemia_. vascular areas of, 27, 29 Body, balance and carriage of, 308, 322, 355 common defects in, 309 fatigue of, 193 position of, 164, 165 Boracic acid, solution of, 214 Boxing, 353 Brain and nervous system, 184-188 blood supply, during sleep, 193 development, of 189, 228-230, 233, 241, 295, 320 fatigue of, 185 effect of body fatigue on, 194, 221, 316, 317 functions of, 184 habit and automatism, 186 master organ of body, 184 physiology of, 187 repair of, 185, 186 rest of, 193, 197 workers, average of life of, 233 Brains vigorous and strong bodies, 290, 292 Breathing, art of, 167 difficult, treatment of, 167 exercises. See _Respiratory_. normal, 166 types of, 167 Bromid mixture, prescription for, 218 Bronchial tubes, 143 Bronchitis, cause of, 150 chronic, cure of, through exercise, 168, 169 Capillaries, 139