How to Live - Eugene Lyman Fisk (top 100 novels of all time .txt) 📗

by, 108–109. Heredity, dependence of health of individual on, 164–165; eugenic improvement attainable through control of, 293; discovery of laws of, resulting in science of eugenics, 293–294; traits influenced by, 297–298; distribution of traits, 298–300; desirable and undesirable traits, 300–301; illustrations of laws of, by Andalusian fowl and by guinea pigs, 307–316; application of principles to human race, 316–322. Hill-climbing, as exercise, 94; for overweight, 217. Hodge, Clifton P., fly-trap invented by, 73–74. Home exercise, 94. Hookworm disease, preventive measures, 75. Hot weather, diet in, 34. Houses, disadvantages attached to invention of, 145–147. Housing, hygiene of, 7–14; disadvantages of the poor regarding, 128–129. Humidity of air, how to secure, 11–12. Hurry, habit of, in modern life, 114; as a promoter of indigestion, 150; excessive use of flesh foods due to, 151. Hygiene, individual, ideals implied by, 1; medieval views contrasted with modern ideals, 1–2; good, ventilation the first rule, of, 7; mental, 105–118; unity of, 121–126; obstacles to, 126–135; possibilities of, 135–143; and civilization, 143–156; public versus individual, 157–159; necessity for cooperation between public and individual, 159–161; race, 163–168; of immediate concern to the present generation, while eugenics is important for future generations, 167–168. Hypochondriacs, risk of becoming, 111. Ice-cream, comparative food value of, 33. Ideal food proportions, 173. Ideals, of individual hygiene, 1; contrast afforded by medieval, 1–2; present-day establishment of more wholesome, 2; as to labor, 3–4; still further improvement needed in American, 4–6. Idleness, evils of, 91. Impairments, unsuspected physical, 136–139. Inactivity, necessity for periods of, 89; rest and sleep the two great forms of, 89. Indians, bad effects of indoor living upon, 146–147. Indigestible foods, digestibility of so-called, 49. Individual hygiene, public hygiene versus, 157–159; practice of, a remedy for degenerative tendencies, 292. Indoor living, unnatural character and evils of, 145–147. Industrial workers, unsuspected impairments among, 137–138; calories of food consumed daily by different classes of, 195; powers of, lessened by use of alcohol, 238, 244. Infections of the body, by germs, 69–75; importance of cleanliness for avoiding, 75; through the mouth, 78–83; in colds, 272. Infectious diseases, power of resistance to, weakened by alcohol, 68; results regarding, from teeth hygiene, 88. Insect-borne diseases, 71. Insomnia, remedial measures for, 102–103; often caused by excessive smoking, 264. Instinctive eating, experiments with, 200–209. Intestinal intoxication, distinguished from autointoxication, 81–82. Intestinal poisoning, from insufficient mastication, 45. Introspection, one of the curses of idleness, 91. Iron, in vegetable foods, 40. Italy, mortality statistics of, 286. James, William, on enjoyment of life, 5; on religion of healthy-mindedness, 114. Jews, effects of indoor living withstood by, 147. Kidney, among the worst foods, 48. Kidneys, death rates from diseases of, 284, 285. Kipling, Rudyard, on concentrated foods, 41–42. Labor, modern ideals concerning, 3–4; turned from drudgery into play by proper development of health ideals, 5–6; division of, an evil of civilization, 152. See Work. Lamb, food value of, 29, 178. Laxative drugs, avoidance of, 53. Laxative foods, 52. Leg-lifting exercise for faulty posture, 222. Lettuce, cellulose in, 41; vitamins supplied by, 42; food value of, 175. Lice, diseases carried by, 74–75. Life, no principle which limits, 142–143; shortening of, by unhygienic modes of living, 155. Life Extension Institute, purpose of, 1. Lighting, electric preferable to gas, 13. Lime, deficiency of flesh foods in, 39. Linen, use of, in clothing, 17. Literature, avoidance of morbid, 99. Liver, excess of acids produced by eating, 39; among the worst foods, 48. Liver diseases, death rate from, 285. London, expectation of life in, 289. Lusk, Graham, quoted on minimal cost of food, 190–194; experiments by, to ascertain basal metabolism of body, 196. Malaria, not caused by night air, 22; carried by mosquitoes, 71. Marriage, effect of health on opportunities for, 2; exercising wisdom of choice in, 165–166; enactment of wise laws of, 167; science of eugenics and, 293–323. Mastication, required by hard foods, 41; value of thorough, and evils of insufficient, 44–47; a desirable means of tooth and gum hygiene, 84; and mental attitude, 110; experiment to test effects of, on endurance and strength, 200–209. Meat, decrease in amount eaten in middle life and in hot weather, 33–34; high-protein value of, 38; too much, a common error of diet, 38–39; excess of acids produced by, 39; endurance tests to ascertain value of, in diet, 197–199; sudden and complete exclusion from diet not desirable, 208; indulgence of craving for, 209. Meats, table of food values of cooked, 178. Mechanical diet indicator, 202. Medical examination, desirable for determining one’s diet, 50. Medical practise, modern radical revolution in, 2–3. Medieval indifference to matters pertaining to human body, 1–2. Melancholy, physical sources of, 57, 105–106. Mendel, discovery of laws of heredity by, 295. Menstrual period in women, mental effects of, 106. Mental condition, relation of mode of breathing to, 26–27; effect on sleep, 104–105; learning to avoid abnormal, 113. Milk, food value of, 30, 181; protein value of human, 37; vitamins supplied by raw, 42; not cooked by pasteurization, 42–43; among the best foods, 48; pasteurizing, for avoiding typhoid germs, 73; skim milk a cheap source of protein, 131. Mind, exercise of the, 97; activity and rest needed by, 105; serenity of, an important factor, 105; interrelation of health and, 105–118. Mind-cure, proper and improper employment of, 111–112. Mineral oils, as intestinal lubricants, 53. Mineral waters, not to be used habitually, 53. Minor ailments, as warning signals, 138–139. Moistening of air, methods for, 12. Monotony and interruption, 92. Moore, R. M., quoted on mortality among abstainers and non-abstainers, 229. Mortality. See Death rate. Mosquitoes, diseases communicated by, 22, 71; preventive measures against, 71–72. Mouth, infection through the, 78–83; preventive measures against infection through, 83–88. Moving pictures, eye-strain caused by, 93; hygienic value, in the way of recreation, 99. Nasal congestion from overeating, 276. Nasal douches, use of, 70, 276. Nasal obstruction, a cause of colds, 272. National Council of Safety, attitude toward alcohol, 244. Nature, upsetting of equilibrium of, by civilized man, 143–156. Neckwear, constriction from tight, 16. Negroes, bad effects of indoor living upon, 146–147. Nervous system, effect of alcohol on, 237–239. Nervous troubles, outdoor treatment for, 21. Neurasthenia, sometimes caused by a slouching posture, 57. New York City, expectation of life in, compared with England and Wales, and London, 289. New York State, death rate statistics of, 287, 288. Nicotin, percentage of, in tobacco, 251–254; amount of, in tobacco smoke, 254–255, 260–261; effects of, 255–256; experiments with, on animals, 263. Night air, mistaken ideas concerning, 22. Nose, cleaning the, 70, 276–277. Nuts, vitamins supplied by, 42; among the best foods, 48; digestibility of, when properly chewed, 49; table of food values of, 183. Oatmeal, food value of, 29, 180. Obstacles, to hygiene, 126–135. Oils, as laxative food, 52; as intestinal lubricants, 53. Oleomargarine, a cheap source of fat, 131. Olive oil, a concentrated food, 28–29. Olives, food value of, 30, 182. Onions, cellulose in, 41; food value of, 176. Oranges, food value of, 30, 177. Outdoor living, benefits, of, 18–20, 276. Outdoor schools, 19. Outdoor sleeping, 20–24, 104. Overeating, causes of, 154; nasal congestion from, 276. Overheating of rooms, 11. Overnourishment, from too free use of sugar, 48. Overstrain, results of, 90; prevention of, 91–92. Overweight, influence of, on longevity, 30–31; life insurance estimates as to, 31–32, 213; determination of, 31; importance of checking tendency to, 32; eating-habits that cause, 32–33; diet for, 215–216; fats to avoid, 216; exercise for, 217; main reliance to be placed on dietetic regulation rather than on exercise, 217; avoidance of sudden reduction in weight,