Progress and Achievements of the Colored People: Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Progress and Achievements of the Colored People: Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success
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The Circulatory System includes the heart, the arteries, the veins and
the capillaries, those organs which transmit and purify the blood,
building up all other organs by this essential fluid which is life. The
Respiratory System is that which transmits the air and makes use of it
in the body for purifying the blood, thus including the lungs, and the
passages and valves which lead thither. The Nervous System is that part
of the organism by which the different parts of the body are controlled
and caused to work together, and through which mind and body are
connected. The brain, the spinal cord, the nerves and the ganglia of the
nerves are the organs of the Nervous System. They have been compared
most appropriately to an intricate telegraph system, of which the brain
is the head office or directing intelligence, the spinal cord is the
main line, the nerves are the wires running to every station, and the
ganglia are the stations themselves.
In addition to these general systems which have been named we must take
note also of the skin, which covers the whole exterior of the body; the
mucous membrane, which covers the open cavities and lines the organs;
the urinary organs, which separate and discharge the liquid waste of the
body and thus are akin to the digestive system; and the organs of
generation and reproduction by which the race is perpetuated.
PROPER FOOD AND ITS IMPORTANCE
To keep all of these various tissues and organs in health, as has been
suggested heretofore, we must be properly nourished by the most suitable
food. It is of prime importance, therefore, to know the true value of
foods in order that we may select wisely. To a higher degree than is
commonly realized, our physical welfare depends on this matter. We are
not speaking here of food for the sick, but of food for the well, not of
special delicacies, but of the every-day food of the average household
the practical subject for the practical man, woman or child. Let us see
what we may learn from the researches of the wisest students who have
considered the subject. It is not necessary here to go into the chemical
analysis which has proved the following facts, for facts they are. They
may be accepted absolutely as safe guides, with the assurance that only
benefit can result.