INDEX 



349 



PAGES 



Medulla oblongata . . . . 218 



Metacarpal bones . ..... 31 



Metatarsal bones 34 



Microbes 83 



Microorganisms 83 



Microscope, Use of .... 328 



Milk and eggs 75 



Mineral foods 75 



salts 73 



Mold 83 



Mouth 101 



Muscles, as organs of motion . 44 



Kinds of 45 



voluntary, General build 



of 46 



Involuntary 46 



how they contract ... 47 



why they contract ... 47 



how they work in harmony 48 



how named 50 



of head and neck ... 51 



of shoulders and chest . 52 



of back and legs ... 53 



Effect of exercise on . . 54 



Effect of alcohol on . . 62 



Effect of tobacco on . . 63 



Muscular action, Variety of . 44 



contraction 47 



sense 247 



Nails 192 



Care of 193 



Narcotics 244 



Nasal bones 23 



Near sight 268 



Nerve cells 212 



and fibers, Work done by 213 



Nerve fibers 212 



Nerves, Structure of ... 214 



PAGES 



Nerves, Cranial 220 



Spinal 225 



Nervous system, General view 



of 211, 214 



compared to telegraph 



system 211 



Divisions of 214 



Health of 228 



Effect of worry on . . . 228 



Abuse of 229 



Effect of alcohol on . 231-237 

 Effect of tobacco on . 238-241 



Nitrogenous foods .... 70 



Nose, Bleeding from the . . 287 



Foreign bodies in ... 287 



Nostrils 161 



Nurses in contagious and in- 

 fectious diseases . . . 321 



Nursing, Hints on .... 322 



Occipital bone 22 



(Esophagus 109 



Opium, Various forms of . . 242 



Poisonous effects of . . 242 



habit 242 



Caution in use of ... 243 



Poisonous forms of . . 302 



Organ defined 14 



Organic compounds .... 5 



Three classes of ... 5 



Palate bones 23 



Pancreas 116 



Pancreatic juice 116 



Papillae 247 



Parietal bones 22 



Parotid gland 106 



Patella 33 



Pelvis 29 



