—— flora, the, examination of, 26 Bacteriology, advances of, 248, 249 Bailey, 128 Balthazard, experiments of, 314, 315, 327, 328 Baltimore, Md., 68 Barling, Gilbert, 141 Barrett, Robert, 47 Bayliss, experiments of, 343, 344, 345, 359 Batter pudding, 98 Battle Creek, Michigan, 390 —— Laboratories, the, 389-391; experimental investigation of the influence of mastication and cooking of food, etc., in, 391-396 —— Sanitarium, the, xvii, xxiii, xxvii; described, 389-391 Bayert, 123 Beans, 95, 132 Beaumont, experiments of, 305, 309, 310, 313, 326, 327, 329, 330, 334, 336 Beef, 100 Benedict, Prof. Francis G., 54 Berlin, 56, 65 Berne, Switzerland, 284 Betel, chewing, 103, 128 Beverages, mastication in the preparation of, 123 Bidder and Schmidt, experiments of, 202, 204, 231; conditions for success, 204-206 Bile, the, 360 Bitters, therapeutic influence of, 262, 265; increase the appetite, 263, 264, 265 Blondlot, experiments of, 181, 182, 277 Blood, the, toxins absorbed into, 40; influence of the contraction of the masticatory muscles on local circulation of, 107, 148, 149, 278, 355 —— elements, the, 41 Blumfield, Dr. Joseph, 26 Body, the, considered as an engine, 4, 23; derives its necessary energy from food, 72; burdened by excess of food, 73 Boer War, the, 11 Bolting food, 35, 36, 134, 135, 138, 140 Bolus, the, 329, 343, 344 Boston Society of Medical Sciences, the, 342 Bouillon, 266 Bowditch, Dr. Prof. Henry Pickering, xxiv, xxv, 67, 68, 70, 284, 285, 287, 306 Bowel, the, liable to suffer, 140, 345 “Bracer,” a, why required, 20 Braun and Grützner, experiments of, 278 Bread, 78, 98, 99, 132, 137, 143, 171, 270, 271, 274, 275 Brinton, experiments of, 329, 330, 334, 336 British Guiana, 124 —— Medical Association, the, 27, 48, 91, 92 “British Medical Journal,” the, 141 Bronchitis, 144, 146 Broth, strong, 268 Brown bread, 43 Brussels, 68 Buccal digestion, 8 —— nerves, the, 194 Bushmen, the, 118, 123 Butter, 43, 100 C Cabbage, why indigestible, 99 Cæcum, the, 140, 141, 363, 364, 365, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376, 377, 381, 387 Cake, 132 California, University of, 90, 397 Calm, easy to cultivate, 7 Cambridge, England, xxxi, 26, 47, 49 —— tests, the, 47, 69 —— University, England, xxv, 26, 53, 68, 91 Campbell, Dr. Harry, 8, 12; on the importance of mastication, 92-179, 389 Cancer, produced by inefficient mastication, 138 Cane-sugar, changed to grape-sugar, 21, 169 Cannon, Dr. W. B., 7, 12; on “Swallowing and Movements of the Stomach and Intestines,” 284-300; on the “Movements of the Stomach Studied by means of the Röntgen Rays,” 301-341; on the “Movements of the Intestines Studied by Means of the Röntgen Rays,” 342-388 Carbohydrate foods, 78, 79, 80, 85, 86, 89