How to Live by Eugene Lyman Fisk (adult books to read txt) 📕

training, 274; avoidance of, after catching cold, 277. Drugs, avoidance of, for constipation, 53; habit-forming, as poisons, 65; alcohol to be classed among, 242. Dryness of air, 11, 19; question of ill effects from extreme, 12. Duodenum, ulcer of, caused by focal infection, 82. Dust, air vitiation from, 13; methods of removing, 13; bacteria carried by, 13–14. Dusty trades, morbidity and mortality rates in, 13. Dyspepsia among smokers, 264. Eating, before retiring, 103; in case of colds, 279–280. Eating habits. See Food. Education on inheritability of traits, need of, 323. Eggs, food value of, 29, 38, 183; for underweight, 220. Emetin, use of, in treating pyorrhea, 85–86. Emotions, exercise of the, 97. Endurance, experiments to determine effect of different diets on, 197–199; experiments with mastication, and instinctive eating, 200–209. Enema, use of, for constipation, 53. England and Wales, trend of death rate in, 283–284; mortality statistics of, 287; expectation of life in, 290. Enjoyment of food, desirability of, 46–47, 201–202. Enthusiasm in exercise, 95–96. Equanimity, secret of, 115. Ether, habit of using, as a stimulant, 242. Eugenics, importance of, 157; distinction between other branches of hygiene and, 157; aim of, 163–165; implies right care of racial germ-plasm, 165; and wisdom of choice in marriage, 165–166; ability of science of, to guide race to higher levels, 166–167; knowledge of, both a personal advantage and a social necessity, 167; main features of thoroughgoing program of, 167; importance for future generations, 167; grandest service of science to the human race, 167–168; a remedy for degenerative tendencies, 292; scope of, 293; correction of popular misconceptions, 293–294; discovery of hereditary laws, resulting in science of, 294–295; rules of, 296; instances of improvement from application of principles, 319–322; three main lines of eugenic improvement, 323; need of State Eugenic Boards, 323–324; references on, 324. Exercise, times for taking, and benefits, 16; necessity for, to offset evils of a sedentary life, 94; different forms of, 94; after eating, 94; outdoor, in winter, 95; question of enthusiasm in, 95–96; ideals in, 96; of mind, will and emotions, 97–98; dancing as, 99–100; for overweight, 217; for underweight, 220. Exercises, breathing, 25–26; breathing, for correcting evils of bad posture, 58; corrective, for faulty posture, 62, 221–223; for flat foot, 223. Expectations of life, comparison of, in different localities, 290. Eye-strain, evils resulting from, 93; preventive measures, 93–94; remote effects of, 122. Fads, avoidance of, in matter of diet, 50. Fans for keeping air in motion, 10. Fat, function of, as a constituent of food, 35–36; examples of, in common foods, 36; suitable proportion of, in diet, 40; as laxative food, 52; in cheap foods, 131; list of foods poor and rich in, 171; fat-forming food to avoid in cases of overweight, 216; forms of, for underweight, 220. Fatigue, cautions regarding eating in a state of, 35; relation of posture to, 57; connection between colds and, 70, 276; relaxation a remedy for, 101; value of baths, for, 102; avoidance of, in cases of underweight, 220. Feet, misdirected, 59–60; correct position of, in standing and walking, 60; exercises for the, 223; disturbances of health due to weak, 224; means of detecting weak, 224–225. Figs, laxative quality of, 52; food value of, 179. Fires, ventilation by wood or grate, 10. Fish, a high-protein food, 38; special objections to an abundance of, 39. Fisher, George J., smoking tests conducted by, 259–260. Flat foot, cause of, 59–60; toeing-in and exercise of leg muscles as remedies for, 60; corrective exercises for, 223; consulting a specialist for, 223–224; means of detecting, 224–225; prevention of, 226. Fleas, as spreaders of disease, 74. Flesh eaters versus flesh abstainers, tests of, 197–199. Fletcher, Horace, interest in mastication revived by, 46; experiment with method of, of thorough mastication, 200–209. Flies, diseases carried by, 71; guarding against typhoid germs carried by, 73; methods of destroying, 73–74. Focal infection, as a cause of disease, 81; diseases traceable to, 82; caution necessary in accepting principle too literally, 83; physical examinations to detect, 292. Food, quantity of, 28; measurement of, by calories, 28; values of common foods, 29–30; the daily amount needed per person, 30; precautions regarding, in case of overweight, 32–33, 215–216; rules regarding, in case of underweight, 33, 219–220; diet in middle life, 33–34; diet in hot weather, 34; comparative amount needed by brain-workers, 34–35; eating when fatigued, 35; protein foods, 35–40; advantages of hard foods, 40–41; bulk a necessity in, 41–42, 148–150; objection to concentrated, 41; value of raw foods, 42; cooking necessary for some, 43; thorough mastication of, important, 44–47; enjoyment of, desirable, 46–47; choice of foods influenced by slow eating, 47; “good” and “bad” foods, 47–48; digestibility of so-called indigestible, 49; avoidance of fads as to, 50; consultation of physician regarding, 50; regulation of bowels by, 52; harmful preservatives and adulterants in, 65; comparative cost of, 129–131; drawbacks of civilization illustrated by, 148; soft and concentrated foods artificial, 148–150; the hurry habit and eating of, 150–151; misleading of appetites for, 151–152; tabular classification of common foods, 171; ideal proportion of the three elements in, 173; tabular list of values of, in daily diet, 175–183; relative energy value and cost of ready-to-serve foods, 184–190; minimal cost of, 190–194; calories consumed daily by different classes of workers, 195; experiments with mastication and instinctive eating, 200–209; references on, 209–211; negative value of alcohol as, 241–242. Fowl, a high-protein food, 38; special objections to too great an amount of, 39. France, consumption of alcohol in, 236; mortality statistics of, 286. Franklin, Benjamin, views of, concerning colds, 124. Fruit, to be eaten in middle life, 33; suitable for eating when fatigued, 35; cellulose supplied by fibrous, 41; vitamins supplied by, 42; acids supplied by, 43; among the best foods, 48; a laxative food, 52; value to teeth at end of a meal, 220. Fruit acids, cleansing the mouth with, 86. Fruits, table of food values of, 177, 179. Fuel value, of common foods, 171, 175–183; of ready-to-serve foods, 184–190. Galton, Sir Francis, identified with eugenic movement, 295. Game as food, 48. Games, for giving exercise, 95; advantages possessed by, as recreation, 99. Garters, constriction from, 16. Germany, consumption of alcohol in, 236. See Prussia. Germs, origin of colds in, 8–9, 70–71, 272; destroyed by sunlight, 14; clearing food of, 43; infections through, 69–78. Gladstone, W. E., noted for mastication of food, 46. Glucose, a cheap source of starch and sugar, 131. Gonorrhea, sterilizing influence of, 78. Grate fires as ventilators, 10. Greeks, high ideals of ancient, 4; perfect physical poise depicted in sculptures of, 59; ideal of, in sports, 96. Greens, laxative quality of, 52. Grippe, avoidance of exposure to infection from, 70. Guinea pigs, illustration from, of action of hereditary traits, 313–316. Gums, cleansing the, 84–85. Habits, as to defecation, 55; overcoming acquired, to lead a hygienic life, 134–135. “Habitus enteroptoticus,” posture called, 58. Happiness, habit of, 115. Hard foods, benefits of, 40–41. Hats, ill effects of tight, 16. Headache, sometimes caused by constipation, 51; sometimes due to a slouching posture, 57. Health, present world-wide movement for conservation of, 2; influence of, on character, 105–107; mental rewards from, 107–108; influence of the mind on, 108–109; cost of good, 127–128; possibilities of attainment, 141–142. Health foods and drinks, 3. Heart, diseases of, due to focal infection, 82; common causes of troubles of, 90; effect of alcohol on, 240–241; effect of tobacco on, 250, 259–260, 263, 267; death rates from diseases of, 284, 285. Heat, enervating effect of, 11. Heating systems, ventilation and, 10–11. Hens, influence of mind on health illustrated