INDEX 



Absorption 



by mouth and stomach . 



by the intestines . . . 

 Accidents and emergencies . 

 Achilles, Tendon of .... 

 Air, made impure by breathing 



Necessity of pure . . . 



Foul, effect of, on health 

 Alcohol, Effect of, on bones . 



Effect of, on muscular wo rk 



Effect of, on capacity for 

 physical exercise . 



Properties of 



Effects of small quantities 

 of 



not a food 



as a poison 



Effect of, on gastric diges- 

 tion 



Effects of, on the liver 



Effect of, on the blood . 



Effect of ,on the circulation 



Effect of, on the heart . 



Effect of, on respiration . 



Effect of, on pulmonary 

 diseases 



Effect of, on kidneys . . 



and the brain . .... 



Effect of habitual use of, 

 upon brain 



Self-control weakened by 



Evil results of, inherited . 



1 20 

 120 

 121 

 302 

 56 



76 

 46 

 62 



77 

 90 



93 

 94 

 95 



156 



1 S7 

 158 

 181 



182 

 205 

 230 



232 

 232 

 2 33 



PAGES 



Alcohol, Effect of, on taste . 245 



Effect of, on vision . . 263 

 Effect of, on throat and 



voice . . 284 



Alcoholic beverages . . . . 90, 93 



fermentation 91 



fermentation and bacteria 293 



Anabolism defined .... 5 



Anatomy defined 6 



Antidotes for poisons . . . 315 



Antitoxin treatment of disease 291 



Aorta and its branches . . . 145 



Apparatus, Question of . . . 318 



Appendicitis 112 



Arteries 145 



Arytenoid cartilages .... 278 



Asphyxia ....... 311 



Astigmatism 256 



Atmosphere, how made impure 174 



Auditory canal 265 



Backbone 31 



Bacteria, Nature of .... 286 



Action of 287 



Disease-producing . . . 288 



Place of, in nature ... 288 

 Disease-producing, in 



foods 289 



Disease-producing, in soil 289 



Access of, to body . . . 290 



Diseases caused by ... 290 



Defense of body against . 291 



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