Principles of personal and community hygieneC. E. Merrill Company, 1920 |
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Էջ 212 - I. AIR. 1. Ventilate every room you occupy. 2. Wear light, loose and porous clothes. 3. Seek out-of-door occupations and recreations. 4. Sleep out, if you can. 5. Breathe deeply.
Էջ 63 - In this process some of the oxygen in the inhaled air is absorbed by the blood and carried to all parts of the body, where it combines with the carbon of the worn-out tissues.
Էջ 383 - Conical hoop flytrap ; side view. A, Hoops formIng frame at bottom. B, Hoops forming frame at top. C, Top of trap made of barrel head. D, Strips around door. E, Door frame. F, Screen on door. G, Buttons holding door.
Էջ 97 - The discontinuance of the use of alcohol will mark a greater advance in public health protection than anything since the application of our knowledge of the bacterial origin of disease." The New York State Department of Health on one of its educational charts has the sentence, "Alcohol causes more misery, sickness, inefficiency, and death than any other single cause," — a strong statement, but one which we must heed when it comes from an official and scientific body whose sole interest is the preservation...
Էջ 130 - that people who live in the forest, in open barns, or with open windows, do not catch cold, and that the disease called 'a cold' is generally caused by impure air, lack of exercise, or from overeating.
Էջ 309 - ... coldest weather. If the baby cries when it should be asleep, it is probably sick, overfed, or hungry. All children should take a nap of from one to two hours in the middle of the day until they are 6 years old. X. The Bath. Every baby should be bathed at least once a day; during the hot weather two or three sponge baths may be given in 24 hours. The temperature of the bath should be from 90° to 95°...
Էջ 58 - Ktncreas. row part of the digestive tube, but it is really very long, usually measuring from twenty to twenty-four feet in' a grown person. It is coiled up and down and back and forth and fills a large portion of the lower part of the trunk. While the food is being passed through the small intestine by the muscular action of its walls, three more digestive juices are mixed with it. These are the pancreatic juice, the bile, and the intestinal J'uice. The Pancreatic juice and bile Fig. 25.— The stomach...
Էջ 213 - POISONS. 10. Evacuate thoroughly, regularly and frequently. 11. Stand, sit and walk erect. 12. Do not allow poisons and infections to enter the body. 13. Keep the teeth, gums and tongue clean. IV. ACTIVITY. 14. Work, play, rest and sleep in moderation. 15. Keep serene.