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Seventh week. The Human Machine. Skin, bones and muscles, function of 

 each. Examples and demonstration with skeleton. Organs of body cavity ; 

 show manikin. Work done by cells in body. 



Eighth week. Study of Foods to determine : (a) nutritive value. Exercise with food 

 charts to determine foods rich in water, starch, sugar, fats, proteins, mineral 

 salts, refuse. One day. -(6) Nutritive value of foods as related to work, 

 age, sex, environment, cost, and digestibility. Foods compared to determine 

 what is really a cheap food. 



Ninth week. How the Fuel Value of Food has been Determined. The 

 dietaries of Atwater, Chittenden, and Voit. The 100-calorie portion table 

 and its use. 



Tenth week. The Application of the 100-Calorie Portion to the Making 

 of the Daily Dietaries. Luncheon dietaries. A balanced dietary for 

 pupil for one day. Family dietaries. Relation to cost. Reasons for this. 



Eleventh week. Food Adulterations. Tests. Drugs and the alcohol question. 



Twelfth week. Digestion. The alimentary canal of frog and of man compared. 

 Drawings. (One day.) The work of glands. Work of salivary gland. 

 Enzymes, internal secretions. Experiments to show (a) digestion of starch 

 by saliva, (b) digestion of proteins by gastric or pancreatic juice, (c) emulsi- 

 fication of fats in the presence of an alkaline medium. Functions of other 

 digestive glands. Movements of stomach and intestine discussed and ex- 

 plained. 



Thirteenth week. Absorption. How it takes place, where it takes place. Pas- 

 sage of foods into blood, function of liver, glycogen. 



Fourteenth week. The Blood and its Circulation. Composition and functions 

 of plasma, red corpuscles, colorless corpuscles, blood plates, antibodies. 

 The lymph and work of tissues. The blood and its method of distribu- 

 tion. Heart a force pump. Demonstration. Arteries, capillaries (demon- 

 stration), veins. Hygiene of exercise. 



Fifteenth week. What Respiration does for the Body. The apparatus used. 

 Changes of blood within lungs, changes of air within lungs. Demonstration. 

 Cell respiration. The mechanics of respiration. Demonstration. Venti- 

 lation, need for, explain proper ventilation. Demonstration. Hygiene of 

 fresh air and proper breathing. Dusting, sweeping, etc. 



Sixteenth week. Excretion, Organs of. Skin and kidneys, regulation of body 

 heat. Colds and fevers. Proper care of skin, hygiene. Summary of 

 blood changes in body. Explanation of same. 



Seventeenth week. Body Control and Habit Formation. Nervous system, nerve 

 control. The neuron theory, brain psychology explained in brief. Habits 

 and habit formation. Hygiene of sense organs. 



Eighteenth and nineteenth weeks. Civic Hygiene and Sanitation. The Im- 

 provement of One's Environment. Civic conditions discussed. Water, 

 milk, food supplies. Relation to disease. How safeguarded. How help im- 

 prove conditions in city. 



Twentieth week. Review and Examinations. 



