described, II 543
causes of, II 544
symptoms of, II 545
remedy for, II 547
diet in, II 548
---- natural versus artificial, II 548
perspiration in, II 549
what to eat in, II 550
what to omit in, II 550
S
SACCHARIN
food value of, I 91
SALIVA
secretion of, I 142
mastication and, I 142
SALT
common, I 69
in the body, I 73
magnesium, I 77
mineral origin of vegetable, I 131
SEX
relation of sexual functions to the nervous system, V 1288
necessity for popular knowledge concerning, V 1288
relation of nutrition to sexual health, V 1289
summary of facts regarding heredity, and V 1297
SILICON
in the body, I 76
SLEEP
evidence of acquired energy during, V 1308
the mysterious production of energy during, V 1309
expenditure of energy during, V 1310
and its relation to the expenditure of energy, V 1312
SOAP
process of making, I 96
SOLUTION
in nutrition, I 50
in assimilation, I 51
examples of, I 51
STARCH
sources of, I 114
potato, I 115
solubility of, I 116
corn, I 116
changing of, I 117
STOMACH, THE, I 137
functions of, II 389
disorders originating in, II 417
"lump" in, II 419
catarrh of, III 747
STRYCHNIN
effect of, II 356
SUGAR
grape, I 109
---- sources of, I 109, II 327
pentose, I 110
levulose, I 111
galactose, I 111
cane, I 112
maltose, I 112
lactose, I 113
effects of heat on, III 594
tables of digestive harmonies and disharmonies, III 617
food value of, II 324
beet sugar, II 325
cane, value of, II 326
process of refining, II 326
maple, genuine, II 327
---- imitation, II 327
milk, II 327
SULFUR
in the human body, I 75
SUNSTROKE
prevention of, IV 1136
SUPERACIDITY
chart indicating dis-eases caused by, I 9
cause of, I 7, II 421
diagnosis of, II 418
symptoms of, II 421
remedy for, II 423
despondency produced by, II 430
SWEETS
relative order of, II 332
application of term, II 334
SYMPTOMS
comparison of, II 389
T
TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, III 664
TEA
composition of, II 365
TEMPERATURE
fat requirements according to, V 1200
TISSUE BUILDING
food a factor in, I 195
process of, I 196
generation of heat and energy in, I 197
proteids a factor in, I 210
TOBACCO
effect of nicotin in, II 361
general effect of, II 362
TREATMENT
by disinfection, II 347
TRICHINOSIS
described, I 259
TRYPSIN
action of, I 155
V
VEGETABLES
groups of, II 318
succulent, II 319
---- value of, II 320
juices of, II 321
white potato, II 321
sweet potato, II 322
carrots, II 322
parsnips, II 322
turnips, II 322
beets, II 322
tomatoes, II 323
tables of digestive harmonies and disharmonies of, III 614
VEGETARIANISM
from animal standpoint, I 236
from standpoint of scientific living, I 237
W
WATER
composition of, I 44
properties of, I 45
rain, I 46
hard, I 46
mineral, I 47
salt, I 47
effervescent, I 47
sulphur, I 47
distilled, I 48
as a solvent, I 49
chemical uses of, I 48
proportion in the body, I 52
uses in the body, I 54
drinking, I 54
necessity for drinking, II 434
WHEAT
composition of, II 291
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| Added 'D' to index heading of D words. |
| 'shall fish' in index need be 'shell-fish', changed. |
| Added 'G' to index heading of G words. |
| Added 'H' to index heading of H words, misplaced. |
| Index HUMAN ILLA 'orginating' need be 'originating' in the stomach. |
| Taken out hyphen in 'Re-creation' from index. |
| Put in hypen in 'diseases' in index as in main text. |
| Both 'Re-creation' and 'Recreation' present, leaving. |
| Taken out hyphen in 'stand-point'. |
| Taken out hyphen in 'tea-pot'. |
| P.1145. Removed duplicate chapter heading in html file. |
| Index, O - Old Age: From 70-100 years of age V '1181' |
| need be '1182', changed. |
| Fixed various punctuation. |
| Note: underscores to surround _italic text_. |
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