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

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">217–218; reduction of weight a simple matter, 218–219. Overwork, popular delusions concerning, 124–125. Pack, Fred. J., statistics by, on effects of tobacco, 256–259. Paraffin oil, an intestinal lubricant, 53. Parsnips, food value of, 41, 176. Pasteurization, milk left uncooked by, 42–43. Pastry, table of food values of, 179. Patent medicines, habit-forming drugs in, 65. Peanuts, food value of, 30, 183; digestibility of, 49; a cheap source of protein, 131. Peas, a high-protein food, 38; protein in, a possible objection, 39–40. Pecans, food value of, 30, 183. Pepper, to be used sparingly, 48. Peroxide of hydrogen, for disinfecting raw foods, 43. Personal equation, hygienic living and the, 139–140. Perspiration, benefits of, 76. Philosophy, help to be obtained from, in field of mental hygiene, 114; Oriental superior to Occidental in training in control of attention, 115–116. Physical examinations, a remedy for degenerative tendencies, 292. Physiological effects of alcohol, 236–244. Pickles, table of food values of, 182. Pie, food value of, 29, 179. Pillows, use of, in sleeping, 104. Plague, spread by fleas and lice, 74–75. Play, the halfway stage between work and rest, 100–101. See Work and play. Playgrounds, outdoor, 19. Plays, hygienic value of, as recreation, 99. Pneumonia, outdoor treatment for, 21; trend of death rate from, 285. Poisons, from constipation, 51–56; relation of posture to, 57–64; habit-forming drugs and patent medicines, 65; substitution of milder for the more injurious, 65–66; alcohol, 67–68, 227–249; tobacco, 68–69, 250–271; infections with germs, 69–78; teeth and gums as a source of infection, 78–81; focal infection and autointoxication, 81–83. Poor, disadvantages of the, in opportunities to live a healthy life, 128. Posture, physical value of an erect, 57; breathing exercises for correcting evils of, 58; in standing and walking, 58–59; of the feet, 59–60; in sitting, 60–62; pains due to faulty, 62; effects of faulty, in children, 62; teaching of correct, 63; relation to character, 63–64; corrective exercises for faulty, 221–223; in cases of flat foot, 223. Potatoes, food value of, 29, 176; valuable because of alkalinity, 43; among the best foods, 48; a cheap source of starch and sugar, 131; for underweight, 220. Preservatives, harmful, 65. Preventability of disease and death, 135–136. Preventive dental treatment, 86–87. Preventive medicine, practise of, 2–3; application of methods by people themselves, 3. Program, constructing a day’s, 120; main features of a eugenic, 167. Prostitutes, disease among, 77. Prostitution. See Social evil. Protein, function of, as a constituent of food, 35–36; examples of, 36; question of right proportion of, 36–37; common error of diet in using too much, 38; injuries from overabundance of, 38–39; poisoning caused by decomposition of, in the colon, 56; in cheap foods, 131; list of foods high, moderate and deficient in, 171; experiments to determine value of, in diet, 197–199. Prunes, food value of, 30, 179; laxative quality of, 52. Prussia, mortality statistics of, 286, 290–291. Public hygiene, 157; what is included under, 157–158; progress made in, 158; various important measures of, 161–163. Puddings, table of food values of, 179. Pumpkins, cellulose in, 41. Purins, in flesh food, leading to production of uric acid, 39; found in some vegetable foods, 40. Pyorrhea, action of, 79–80; treatment for, 85–86. Pyridin in tobacco smoke, 260–261. Quack remedies, to be avoided in case of colds, 280. Quacks and quack advertising, movement against, 162–163. Quarantine, included in public hygiene, 158. Quensel, Ulrik, on disagreement of work and alcohol, 244. Quick lunches, an institution of civilization, 150; relative energy values and cost of different orders at, 184–190. Quinine, use of, deleterious in case of colds, 280. Race hygiene. See Eugenics. Races, effects of indoor living on different, 146–147; varied conditions in different, with respect to resistance to disease, 323. Raw foods, value of, 42. Reading, choice of, for recreation, 99. Reading on trains, eye-strain caused by, 93. Ready-to-serve foods, analysis and cost of, 184–190. Recreation, outdoor, 19; necessity for, 89, 98; importance of enjoyment of, 98–99; forms of, 99; advantages possessed by games, 99; reading, dancing and card-playing, 99–100; suicidal amusements, 100. Régime, demand for a well-balanced, 125–126. Relatives, marriage of, 305–306. Relaxation, cultivation of power of, 101; bathing a help to, 102. Religion, as a help in field of mental hygiene, 114; of healthy-mindedness, 114–115. Reproduction, rules of, under a eugenic program, 167. Rest and sleep, the two great forms of inactivity, 89. Rheumatism, traceable to focal infection, 82. Rice, not a laxative food, 52; food value of, 180. Richards, Mrs., on cost of food, 130. Roosevelt Conservation Commission on National Vitality, report of, 136. Rosenau, Dr., on sex instruction, 77. Rowing-machine, home exercise on, 94. Rubner, Prof., on injuries from overabundance of protein, 38–39. Running, a beneficial exercise, 94. Saccharin, harmful in foods, 65. Salt, to be used sparingly, 48. Salts, inorganic, in mixed diet, 43. Sandals, benefits and risks in wearing, 17. School, teaching correct posture in, 63. Schools, outdoor, 19. Segregation of defective classes, 321–322, 323. Self-respect, relation between erect posture and, 63–64. Serenity, to be practised as an art, 113. Setting-up exercises, 221–224. Sex hygiene, eugenics not limited to, 293–294. Sex instruction, 77–78. Shaler, N. S., “Man and the Earth,” quoted, 143–144. Shell-fish, a high-protein food, 38; special objections to too great an amount of, 39. Shoes, care necessary in choosing proper, 16–17. Shredded wheat biscuit, food value of, 29, 181. Signal-station exercise, for faulty posture, 222. Singing, as a hygienic practise, 26. Sitting, correct posture in, 60–62. Skim milk, a cheap source of protein, 131. Skin training, establishing resistance to colds by, 273–274; means of, 274–275; by wearing light, porous clothing, 275. Sleep, one of the two great forms of inactivity, 89; means of inducing, 102–103; importance of, to health, 103; hours of, 103; eating before, 103–104; use of pillows, 104; type of bed, 104; effect of mental attitude on, 104–105. Sleeping, out-of-door, 3, 20–24, 104; a preventive of colds, 9, 276; for underweight, 220. Sleeping porches, arrangement of, 22–23. Sleeping tents, 23–24. Social evil, remote causes of, 123; cooperation needed in movement against, 163. Soups, food values of, 183. Sour milk, among the best foods, 48; a means of reducing decomposition of protein in the colon, 56. Specialists, medical, “one idea” doctrines of, 122. Spinach, cellulose in, 41. Spinal curvature, sometimes caused by faulty posture, 62. Sponge-cake, food value of, 29, 179. Squash, cellulose in, 41. Standing, correct posture in, 58–59. Starch, cheap sources of, 131. Sterilization of defectives, 323. Stevenson, R. L., on duty of being happy, 115. Sugar, food value of, 30, 182; danger from overuse of, 48; cheap sources of, 131; taking of, for underweight, 220. Sunlight, benefits of, to air, 14. Sweden, American ideals of perfect manhood and womanhood inferior to those of, 4; attention to individual hygiene in, and decline in death rate, 159; mortality statistics of, 286, 292. Sweetbreads, excess of acids produced by, 39; among the worst foods, 48. Sweets, table of food values of, 182; time for taking, 220. Swimming, as exercise, 94; an example of healthful activity and relaxation, 101–102; for overweight, 217. Syphilis, destructive effect of, 78; resistance to, weakened by alcohol, 240. Systemic injuries from mouth infection, 80–81. Table, posture in sitting at a, 61. Tea, degree of injury from, 66. Teeth, benefits to, from hard foods, 41; evils of insufficient mastication, 44; infection from decayed, 78–83; danger from over-dentistried, 83; method of cleansing, 84–85; periodic examinations and cleanings, 86–87; question of saving, at expense of other parts of body, 87; correction of irregularities, 87–88; care of temporary, 88; results of teeth hygiene, 88; malformation of, a cause of nasal obstruction and colds,