Ellis's Primary Physiology

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Author

Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916

Title

Ellis's Primary Physiology; Or, Good Health for Boys and Girls

Credits

E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

QP: Science: Physiology

Subject

Hygiene -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52775

Release Date

August 11, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ELLIS'S PRIMARY PHYSIOLOGY OR GOOD HEALTH FOR Boys and Girls
2. 2.Introduction.
3. 3.Contents.
4. 4.TO THE MALE TEACHER.
5. 5.TO THE FEMALE TEACHER.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. WHY THE LAWS OF GOOD HEALTH SHOULD BE STUDIED.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. CLEANLINESS.—BATHING.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. DRINKING. — TEA, COFFEE, MILK, AND CHOCOLATE. — WHEN AND HOW TO DRINK. — LEMONADE, ROOT BEER, SODA WATER, ETC.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. EATING. — WHAT BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD EAT. — WHEN AND HOW MUCH TO EAT. — CHEERFULNESS AND APPETITE IN EATING.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. THE HAIR, EARS, EYES, AND FEET. — THE EAR. — THE EYE. — HOW TO USE THE EYES. — FEET.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. THE TEETH. — INJURIES TO THE TEETH. — TWO SETS OF TEETH.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. EXERCISE. — TESTS OF SKILL.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. THE ART OF SWIMMING. — FLOATING.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. HOW TO TREAT DROWNED PERSONS.
15. 15.CHAPTER X ANOTHER METHOD OF TREATMENT IN CASES OF ASPHYXIA FROM DROWNING, CHLOROFORM, COAL-GAS, ETC.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. THE MUSCLES. — VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES. — STRENGTH OF MUSCLES. — HYGIENE OF THE MUSCLES. — EFFECTS OF EXERCISE.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. REST AND POSTURE. — TIME FOR SLEEP. — POSITION IN STANDING, ETC. — WHERE TO BEND THE BODY.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. PURE AIR, CLOTHING, ETC. — PROPER USE OF CLOTHING. — DAMP CLOTHING. — DANGERS TO HEALTH. — COLD OR DRAFT.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES. — HABITS TO CULTIVATE. — BLISTERS. — BOILS, STINGS OF INSECTS, AND BURNS. — BLEEDING OF THE NOSE. — FIRE. — FAINTING. — FROST-BITTEN FEET AND EARS. — SLIGHT CUTS AND WOUNDS. — HOW TO TREAT A BLEEDING ARTERY. — CUT VEINS AND BROKEN LIMBS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. THE NERVES, BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, ETC.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. SUNSTROKE AND POISONS. — SYMPTOMS OF SUNSTROKE. — HOW TO TREAT SUNSTROKE. — CAUTION. — POISONS. — SULPHURIC ACID POISON. — A SAFE RULE.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. CIGARETTE SMOKING. — SMOKING CREATES A MORBID THIRST. — SMOKING DEGRADES THE TASTES. — BAD EFFECTS SHOWN IN TIME. — QUALITY OF CIGARETTE TOBACCO. — CIGARETTE PAPER. — HURTFUL TO THE YOUNG. — PRODUCES CATARRH. — CAUSES ASTHMA. — OTHER EVIL EFFECTS.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. ALCOHOL. — ITS DANGER. — EFFECT UPON THE ORGANS OF THE BODY. — COST OF ALCOHOL. — INTOXICATION. — A GRAVE ERROR. — TOTAL ABSTINENCE A SAFEGUARD. — EFFECT UPON THE MIND AND SOUL.
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. BONES, SKELETON, ETC.
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. THE DIGESTIBILITY OF SOLID FOODS.
27. 27.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

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