Manhattan Trade School for Girls, New York; New York (N.Y.); School management and organization
1. _Personal Hygiene_: (1) Brief survey of the body as a whole; (2)
The use of the mouth, nose, larynx, trachea, and lungs in breathing;
(3) Care of nose and throat: (_a_) The nose as a source of
infection, (_b_) Dangers of enlarged tonsils and adenoids, (_c_)
Treatment of colds; (4) Structure and care of the teeth. (5) The
Digestive System: (_a_) Organs directly concerned, and (_b_) Their
care, (_c_) Disorders of the Digestive System; (6) The Nervous
System, Brain, and Spinal Cord; (7) The Skin, (_a_) Structure and
Use, (_b_) Hygiene of Skin; (8) Heart and Blood Vessels; (9) The
Hair; (10) The Ears; (11) The Eyes; (12) The Feet; (13) The Hygiene
of Clothes.
2. _Domestic Hygiene_: Construction and furnishing of Home: (_a_)
Internal arrangement, walls, and coverings, (_b_) Ventilation, (_c_)
Heating, (_d_) Lighting, (_e_) Water Supply, (_f_) Plumbing and
Drainage, (_g_) Toilet rooms, (_h_) Disposal of Garbage and Ashes,
(_i_) House Cleaning, sweeping, dusting, cleaning, and use of
disinfectants.
3. _Foods_: (1) Nutritive value of foods; (2) Purity of food
materials; (3) Cooking--Cooking utensils; (4) Planning of meals.
4. _Diseases_: (1) Causes and Transmission; (2) Contagious diseases,
care, prevention; (3) Hygiene of sick room; (4) Insects and vermin;
(5) Infectious diseases.
Transcriber's Note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
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