manita muscarius_, 258.

_Amanita phalloides_, 257.

Ammonia, aromatic spirits of, 259.

Anaphylaxis, 204.

_Ancistrodon contortrix_, 263.

_Ancistrodon piscivorus_, 262.

Animals, bites of, 249;
location of quarters, 61.

_Anopheles_, 41, 171, 174.

Antidotes for poisons, see under names of poisons.

Antiseptics, 231, 247.

Antitoxin, for diphtheria, 198, 203;
for lockjaw, 233.

Apples, 147.

Arrowroot, 112.

Arsenic, 252.

Arteries, 229.

Artichokes, 136.

Asparagus, 142.

Atropine, 259.

B

_Bacillus tuberculosis_, 179.

_Bacillus typhosus_, 186.

Bacon, broiled, 282;
curing of, 280;
fried, 282;
importance of, 121, 122;
unsmoked, 282.

Baking, process of, 166.

Baths, for sick people, 221;
hot and cold, 13;
importance of, 12;
sea, 5.

Beans, bad, give lathyrismus, 9;
how to cook, 294;
value of, 133, 134.

Bed-bug, 9.

Bedmaking, 219.

Beef, broiled, 275;
fried, 275;
Hamburg steak, 274;
hashed, 276;
pot-roast, 274;
roast, 273;
value of, 20.

Beer, 162.

Beets, 136, 138.

Beri-beri, 113.

Beverages, 30;
alcoholic, 32;
medicinal, 33;
"soft drinks," 32.

Biliousness, 93.

Biscuits, 285.

Bites of animals, flies, mosquitoes and snakes, see under several
subjects.

Bleeding, how to stop, 228;
in consumption, 180;
in typhoid fever, 187.

Blisters, 247.

Blood-vessels, 95.

Bottle, for infants, 73.

Brandy, 160.

Bread, and its relations, 104;
baking of, 166;
corn-bread, 108, 111, 285;
diseases derived from decomposed, 9;
graham-bread, 107;
rye-bread, 108;
why wheat-bread is the best, 106.

Bricks, 40.

Bright's disease, 95, 145, 156, 157, 158, 163, 173, 201.

Broncho-pneumonia, 201.

Bruises, 238.

Brussels-sprouts, 139.

Burns, 240.

Buttermilk, 150.

C

Cabbage, 138.

Cake, 115.

Calomel, 94.

Calories, 102.

Carbohydrates, 98.

Carron-oil, 241.

Carrots, 136.

Cat, conveys diphtheria, 10;
harbors tapeworms, 10.

Cauliflower, 139.

Caustic, 213.

Celery, 141.

Cellulose, 131.

Cereals, 284.

Charlatans, 7.

Chewing, 29.

Chicken, baked, 288;
boiled, 288;
broiled, 290;
fried, 287;
smothered, 289.

Chickory (salad), 142.

Chilblains