Primer of Hygiene

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W.W. Shannon, 1911 - 196 páginas

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Página 96 - The year's at the spring And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven — All's right with the world!
Página 29 - It is not what we earn, but what we save, that makes us rich. It is not what we eat, but what we digest, that makes us strong.
Página 116 - The structure of the ear. The ear has three divisions : the outer, the middle, and the inner ear. The outer ear is made up of the part that we see and a canal that runs down into the head.
Página 93 - Seven hygienic habits that you ought to form. 1. Keep your teeth clean. 2. Eat moderately and chew your food thoroughly. 3. Breathe pure air whenever it is possible to do so. 4. Go to bed regularly at a reasonable hour. 5. Take proper exercise and hold yourself erect. 6. Learn to rest and to keep yourself calm. 7. Guard yourself, so far as you can, from disease germs.
Página 102 - So I am bound to believe, on the evidence, that if you take alcohol habitually in any quantity whatever, it is to some extent a menace to you. I am bound to believe, in the light of what science has revealed: (1) that you are tangibly threatening the physical structures of your stomach, your liver, your kidneys, your heart, your...
Página 102 - ... your nerves, your brain; (2) that you are unequivocally decreasing your capacity for work in any field, be it physical, intellectual, or artistic; (3) that you are in some measure lowering the grade of your mind, dulling your higher...
Página 147 - The dishes of a consumptive should be kept separate from those of the rest of the family, and they should be boiled after each time that they are used.
Página 99 - ... he could no longer defend himself against this enemy which is always waiting. The avoidance of alcoholic drinks is an essential part of the campaign against the Great White Plague. The International Congress of Tuberculosis recognized this fact when it adopted the resolution: "We strongly emphasize the necessity and importance of combining the fight against tuberculosis with the struggle against alcoholism.
Página 99 - That, in view of the close connection between alcoholism and tuberculosis, this Congress strongly emphasizes the importance of combining the fight against tuberculosis with the struggle against alcoholism.
Página 69 - ... not live. We therefore have over the whole body a tough coat which protects the delicate living body parts. The inner part of this coat is alive, but the part which comes in contact with the outside world is dead and keeps falling away in dry scales. The structure of the skin. The skin is composed of an outer layer called the epidermis and an inner layer called the dermis. The epidermis has...

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