The principles of hygiene : a practical manual for students, physicians, and health officers / by D.H. Bergey.

  • Bergey, D. H. (David Hendricks), 1860-1937.
Date:
1901
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    CHAPTER V. PAGE The Removal and Disposal of Sewage • . . . 147 The Removal of Sewage, 147.—Water-closets, 147.—Traps, 150. —Disposal of Sewage, 154.—Chemical Treatment of Sewage, 185. —Modern Methods of Sewage Purification, 157.—Summary Con- cerning Sewage Purification Plants now in Operation in America, 166.—The Removal of Sewage by Liernur System, 170 Com- mercial Value of Sewage, 171. CHAPTER VI. Garbage Disposal . 173 Collection and Removal of Garbage, 174.—Disposal of Garbage, ITS- CHAPTER VII. Food and Dieting 178 Chemical Composition of the Body, 178.—Potential Energy in Food, 180.—Energy Derivable from Food, 182.—Nutritive Value and Cost of Food, 188.—Digestibility of Foods, 190.—Composition of Foods, 192.—Functions of the Alimentary Principles of Food, 193.—Water as Food, 194.—Different Varieties of Food, 195.— Animal Foods; Meat, 195.—Fish, 205.—Milk and Milk-products, 205.—Vegetable Foods, 218.—Bread, 220.—Preserved Vegetable Foods, 221.—Food Preservatives, 222.—Mineral Food, 222.—Bever- ages and Condiments, 223.—Adulterations of Food, 225.—Dietaries, 228. CHAPTER VIII. Exercise 233 Effect on the Lungs, 233.—Effect on the Circulation, 235.—Effect on the Muscles, 236.—Effect on the Nervous System, 237.—Effect on the Elimination of Nitrogen, 237.—Amount of Exercise that should be Taken, 238. CPIAPTER IX. Clothing ^4 Protection against Cold, 241.—Protection against Heat, 242.—Pro- tection against Dampness, 242.—Protection against Injury, 243— Injurious Effects of Clothing, 245.—Cleanliness in Relation to Clothing, 246. CHAPTER X. Personal Hygiene ^4-8 Cleanliness, 249.—The Bowels. 249.—The Passions, 249.—The Mouth and Teeth, 249.—Habitation, 250.—Occupation, 250.—Mental Attitude, 251.