The Laws of health.

  • Nabarro, David, 1874-
Date:
1905
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: The Laws of health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    ten years old. If this were always done, the terrible disease small-pox would be entirely stamped out. The nails should always be kept clean and neat. When trimming the toe-nails, care must be taken that they are properly cut at the sides to prevent them grow- ing into the flesh. The hair, like the nails, grows from the superficial layer of the skin. Hair collects dust and dirt, and becomes greasy from the natural fatty matter about the roots of the hair. It must, therefore, be well brushed every day, and should be washed every week. It is better for school children to wear the hair short; in that way the risk of getting troublesome insects in the head will be diminished. The hair should never be crimped, curled, or dyed, because it is weakened thereby. INDEX The numbers refer to paragraphs. The numbers in dark type refer to the paragraph in which most information will be found upon the subject. Abdomen or belly, 57, 61 ; mem- brane, 62 Absorption of food, 151 Accommodation, 196 Adenoids, 106, 120 Adults, blood-foods required by, 74, 75 ; hints on eating and drinking for, 170 ; muscle-foods required by, 43, 46 Air, dry, irritating elfecta of, 104 ; inspired and expired, 95 ; pure and impure, 72, 93, 94, 108-113 Airing of clothes, bed-linen, etc., 29, 213 Alcoholic drink, efl'cct of, upon brain, 190-193 ; heart and circu- lation, 91, 92 ; liver, 150, 192 ; stomach, 148 (6), 192 ; unneces- sary for and harmful to children, 53, 91, 92, 148 (6), 191 Alimentary canal, 140 Appetite, 51, 53, 148'(4) Attitude, correct, in sitting, 26, 116 ; standing, 26, 38 ; writing, 26, 42, 116 Automatic actions, 180 Babies, bone foods required by, 20 ; food required by, to make good teetli, 20*, 136 ; muscle-foods
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