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...gymnasium, I own a locker which is right by the door by which men enter the dressing rooms. Every time a man goes out or comes in, (and they average two a minute,) that wretched door fans a great cold drought of air down my spine and gets my teeth chattering as if I had the ague. Could not the authorities hang a thick curtain over the end of the little passage-way in front of the door so as to break this draught? It might impede hasty ingress and exit, but it would be a wise precaution against severe...
...night we shall discuss digestion and in turn take up the various factors in this very important process." Saliva, the first factor, has a mechanical action, by penetrating all through the food in the mouth, it makes the work of grinding it up by the teeth much more easy. It is an alkaline fluid, and has the property of changing starch into sugar. Mr. Huxley's model man would eat 12 oz. of bread and 6 oz. of potatoes every twenty-four hours...
...state was a British colony, reads as follows: "That all women of whatever age, rank, profession or degree, whether virgins, maids or widows who shall, after this act, impose upon, seduce and betray into matrimony any of his Majesty's subjects by virtue of scents, cosmetics, washes paints, artificial teeth, false hair or high heeled shoes, shall incur the penalty of the law now in force against witchcraft and like misdemeanors." - Princetonian...
Digestive System. - Anatomy and physiology of digestive organs; teeth, salivary glands, stomach, liver, pancreas, intestinal glands, bowels. Foods appropriate to different ages and conditions of life. Avoidable diseases of digestive system with special reference to indigestion, constipation, corpulence...
...teeth of pupils in Chicago public schools, under a resolution adopted by the Board of Education of that city, are to be examined by the Chicago Dental Society "in the interests of science." The examination is to be made without cost to the children and without interfering with their studies...