Volume II
Reading edition
Lesson VIII
Foods of Vegetable Origin287
Grains289
Uses of Grains:
(1) Grain as a Source of Energy295
(2) Grain as a Source of Nitrogen297
(3) Grain as a Remedial Food298
Nuts300
Peanuts306
Legumes307
Fruits308
Classification of Fruits according to acidity 313
Vegetables317
Classification of Vegetables319
Sugars and Sirups324
Beet-Sugar325
Honey330
Confections332
Vegetable Oils335
Lesson IX
Drugs, Stimulants, and Narcotics 341
Alkaloids and Narcotics349
Opium350
Cocain353
Nux Vomica and Strychnin356
Quinin356
Acetanilid357
Tobacco361
Coffee363
Tea365
Cocoa and Chocolate366
Alcohols and Related Compounds367
Alcohol367
Chloroform, Ether, and Chloral372
Poisonous Mineral Salts and Acids373
Mercury373
Potassium Iodid374
Lead and Copper375
Purgatives and Cathartics375
Lesson X
Importance of Correct Diagnosis and Correct Treatment 379
Lesson XI
Common Disorders—Their Cause and Correction 403
Health and Dis-ease Defined405
Overeating413
Superacidity418
The Cause420
The Symptoms421
The Remedy423
Fermentation (Superacidity)424
The Cause425
The Symptoms426
The Remedy428
Gas Dilatation431
The Symptoms432
Importance of Water-drinking434
Constipation434
The Cause434
The Remedy436
Foods that May Be Substituted for One Another439
Constipating and Laxative Foods446
Constipating and Laxative Beverages446
Gastritis447
The Cause449
The Symptoms449
The Remedy450
Nervous Indigestion453
The Cause454
The Symptoms455
The Remedy458
Subacidity460
The Cause461
The Symptoms462
The Remedy463
Biliousness465
The Cause466
The Symptoms466
The Remedy466
Cirrhosis of the Liver467
The Cause467
The Symptoms468
The Treatment469
Piles or Hemorrhoids471
The Cause471
The Symptoms472
The Treatment472
Diarrhea474
The Cause474
The Treatment476
Emaciation or Underweight477
The Cause478
The Symptoms481
The Remedy482
Obesity or Overweight491
The Cause493
The Remedy495
Neurasthenia503
The Cause505
The Symptoms506
The Remedy506
Malnutrition511
Cause and Remedy511
Locomotor Ataxia511
The Cause511
The Symptoms514
The Remedy515
Colds, Catarrh, Hay Fever, Asthma, Influenza519
Colds—The Cause520
The Symptoms521
The Remedy523
Catarrh—The Cause527
The Symptoms528
The Remedy528
Hay Fever—The Cause530
The Symptoms531
The Remedy531
Asthma—The Cause533
The Symptoms533
The Remedy534
Influenza—The Cause536
The Symptoms537
The Remedy537
Insomnia538
The Cause538
The Remedy539
Rheumatism—Gout543
Rheumatism—The Cause544
The Symptoms545
Gout—The Cause546
The Symptoms547
Rheumatism, Gout—The Remedy547
Bright's Dis-ease550
The Cause551
The Symptoms551
The Remedy552
Diabetes556
The Cause556
The Symptoms557
The Remedy557
Consumption560
The Treatment564
Heart Trouble569
The Cause571
The Remedy573
Dis-eases of the Skin574
The Cause575
The Treatment578
Appendicitis580
The Symptoms582
The Treatment583
Chronic or Severe Cases of Appendicitis586