PLATE 1. THE CIRCULATION.
FIRST BOOK
IN
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE
BY
J.H. KELLOGG, M.D.
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSOCIATION, SOCIÉTÉ D'HYGIÈNE 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.[Pg iii]
This book is intended for children. The special objectswhich the author has aimed to accomplish in the preparationof the work have been:
1. To present as fully as possible and proper in a workof this character a statement of the laws of healthful living,giving such special prominence to the subject of stimulantsand narcotics as its recognized importance and therecent laws relating to the study of this branch of hygienedemand.
2. To present in a simple manner such anatomical andphysiological facts as shall give the child a good fundamentalknowledge of the structure and functions of thehuman body.
3. To present each topic in such clear and simple languageas to enable the pupil to comprehend the subject-matterwith little aid from the teacher; and to observein the manner of presentation the principle that the thingsto be studied should be placed before the mind of thechild before they are named. A natural and logical orderhas been observed in the sequence of topics. Technicalterms have been used very sparingly, and only in theirnatural order, and are then fully explained and their pronunciationindicated, so that it is not thought necessary toappend a glossary.
[Pg iii]4. To present the subjects of Physiology and Hygiene inthe light of the most recent authentic researches in thesebranches of science, and to avoid the numerous errorswhich have for many years been current in the school literatureof these subjects.
There is no subject in the presentation of which object-teachingmay be employed with greater facility and profitthan in teaching Physiology, and none which may be moreadvantageously impressed upon the student's mind bymeans of simple experimentation than the subject of Hygiene.Every teacher who uses this book is urgently requestedto supplement each lesson by the use of object-teachingor experiments. A great number of simple experimentsillustrative of both Physiology and Hygiene may bereadily arranged. Many little experiments are suggestedin the text, which should invariably be made before theclass, each member of which should also be encouraged torepeat them at home.
It is also most desirable that the teacher should havethe aid of suitable charts and models.
In conclusion, the author would acknowledge his indebtednessfor a large number of useful suggestions and criticismsto several medical friends and experienced teachers,and especially to Prof. Henry Sewall, of the University ofMichigan, for criticisms of the portions of the work relatingto Physiolo