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Title: First Book in Physiology and Hygiene

Author: J.H. Kellogg

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FIRST BOOK

IN

PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE

BY

J.H. KELLOGG, M.D.

MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSOCIATION, SOCIETE D'HYGIENE OF FRANCE, BRITISH AND AMERICAN
ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, MICHIGAN
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW AND REVISED EDITION

NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

Copyright, 1887, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

Copyright, 1888, by HARPER & BROTHERS

_All rights reserved._

W.P. 7

TO THE TEACHER.

This book is intended for children. The special objects which the author
has aimed to accomplish in the preparation of the work have been:

1. To present as fully as possible and proper in a work of this
character a statement of the laws of healthful living, giving such
special prominence to the subject of stimulants and narcotics as its
recognized importance and the recent laws relating to the study of this
branch of hygiene demand.

2. To present in a simple manner such anatomical and physiological facts
as shall give the child a good fundamental knowledge of the structure
and functions of the human body.

3. To present each topic in such clear and simple language as to enable
the pupil to comprehend the subject-matter with little aid from the
teacher; and to observe in the manner of presentation the principle that
the things to be studied should be placed before the mind of the child
before they are named. A natural and logical order has been observed in
the sequence of topics. Technical terms have been used very sparingly,
and only in their natural order, and are then fully explained and their
pro