Chapter V: The Respiratory and Circulatory Systems: the Kidneys 137

The Mechanics of Circulation and Respiration; the Circulatory
Apparatus; the Lungs; Hygiene of the Lungs
and Its Relation to the General Health; Relation of Respiration
to Body Heat; the Respiratory Functions of the
Abdominal Muscles; the Importance of Good Chest Development,
Proper Relation Between the Height, Weight, and
Chest Measurements; Chemical Properties of Air; Town
and Country Air; Dust and Its Relations to Disease; Rôle
Played by Bacteria; Ventilation; the Injurious Effects of
Overheated Air; the Proper Degree of Moisture for the
Air of the House; Ventilation of Bed-rooms.

Care of the Nose, Throat, and Ears; Impediments to
Respiration; Ventilation of the Lungs and Breathing Exercises;
Cure of Chronic Bronchitis by Deep Breathing Exercises;
Relation of Colds to Pneumonia and Tuberculosis,
and Their Prevention.

The Kidneys and Their Functions; the Physiology of
the Female Pelvic Organs.

CHAPTER VI

THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AS THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE
BODY 184

The Brain the Master Organ of the Body; the Functions
of the Brain; Habit and Automatism; the Physiology of the
Brain and Nervous System; the Hygiene of Work; the Toxins
of Fatigue; Overwork; Signs of Overwork; Nature’s Restoratives;
Avocation; the Physiologic Necessity for Laughter;
Vacations and Health; Sleep; Insomnia.

The Eyes; Eye-strain; Description of the Visual Apparatus;
Optical Defects and Their Correction; the Mechanism
of Eye-strain; Local Symptoms of Eye-strain; Artificial
Lighting; Hygienic Precautions in Reading and Sewing;
Injuries to the Eyes; Symptoms and Treatment of
Conjunctivitis; Trachoma; Styes.

Functional Nervous Disorders; Headache; Neurasthenia.

CHAPTER VII

THE HYGIENE OF THE MIND AND ITS RELATION TO THE PHYSICAL
HEALTH 224

Heredity; Temperament; Social Instincts; Fear.

Mental Development; Self-control, the Moral Sense, the
Religious Instincts; the Advantages of College Life; Balance
of the Mental Faculties; the Effects of the Higher Education
of Women.

The Environment; the Choice of Friends; Literature.

The Power of the Will or Inhibition; the Effect of the
Mental Attitude on the Physical Health; A Definite Occupation
a Physical Necessity; the Psychology of Success.

CHAPTER VIII

DRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF WOMAN’S PHYSICAL
DETERIORATION 252

The History of Woman’s Dress; the Corset in History;
the Crusade Against the Corset; the Influence of the Corset
on the Female Body; the Curved Front Corset; the Relation
of Corsets to Abdominal and Pelvic Disorders; the Effects
of Corsets on the Muscles; the Straight Front Corset; the
Abdominal Corset; the Wearing of Corsets by Young Girls;
What Style of Corset is the Least Injurious; the Shoe; the
Stockings; the Essential Qualities for Winter Underclothing;
the Length of the Walking Skirt; the Winter Street Dress.