CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



PREFACE vii 



I. THE STORY OF THE BODY'S CONSTITUTION 1 



II. THE STORY OF OUR FOODS 13 



III. THE STORY OF DIGESTION 30 



IV. THE STORY OF THE HEART 56 



V. THE STORY OF THE LUNGS, SKIN, AND 



KIDNEYS 77 



VI. THE STORY OF THE BRAIN AND NERVE... 101 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIG. PAGE 



1 Human Skeleton ... 4 



2 Various Kinds of Body Cells ... ... ... 7 



3 Goblet Cells ... 7 



4 Section of Salivary Gland ... ... ... ... 9 



5 Cells in which the Nerves of Taste end ... ... 10 



6 General View of Digestive Tube ... ... ... 31 



7 Teeth of the First Set ... ... ... ... 37 



8 Teeth of One Half of Upper Jaw in Position ... 38 



9 The Human Tongue ... ... ... ... 39 



10 The Stomach ... ... ... ... ... 41 



I IFront View of Digestive Organs in situ ... ... 47 



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