Applied Physiology: Intermediate -- Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics

188 pp. Grey boards with gilt titles. The effects of alcohol and other narcotics are treated with special fulness. The subject is given a fair and judicial discussion, and those conclusions are presented which are universally accepted by the medical profession. But while this most important form of intemperance is singled out, it should be remembered that the breaking of any of nature's laws is also a form of intemperance, and that the whole study of applied physiology is to encourage a more healthy and a more noble and self-denying mode of life. Cells; Digestion; Foods; Intemperance and Poisons; Tobacco; Alcohol; The Blood and Its Circulation; Bleeding, Wounds, and Disease Germs; Respiration; Ventilation, Heat, and Clothing; The Skin and Kidneys; The Nerves and Spinal Cord; The Brain; Narcotics and the Nervous System; The Senses; Bones; Muscles; Glossary; Index.