Project Gutenberg 2005-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 194 Kellogg, John Harvey 1852 1943 Kellogg, J. H. (John Harvey) First Book in Physiology and Hygiene Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Janet Blenkinship, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "First Book in Physiology and Hygiene" by John Harvey Kellogg is an educational publication written in the late 19th century. This book is designed specifically for children, introducing them to fundamental principles of human physiology and hygiene. It covers important topics such as healthful living, the structure and functions of the human body, as well as the significance of nutrition, and the effects of stimulants and narcotics. The opening of the book sets the tone for its educational purpose, starting with a friendly comparison of the human body to a house. The author describes the body in accessible terms, referring to its various parts as organs and emphasizing the importance of understanding how they function and how to care for them. Kellogg highlights the interconnectedness of anatomy, physiology, and hygiene, aiming to present complex ideas in a straightforward manner suitable for young readers. Through this engaging approach, he encourages children to appreciate their bodies as important and intricate "machines" deserving of care and respect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hygiene -- Juvenile literature Human physiology -- Juvenile literature Health -- Juvenile literature QP Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - General 304610 304425 2024-10-07T15:10:21.364608 2023-09-08T05:35:19.375530 text/html text/html 306101 2020-12-13T12:11:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 873048 2020-12-13T12:11:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 845535 2024-10-07T15:10:31.436798 application/epub+zip 846442 2024-10-07T15:10:25.445557 application/epub+zip 170988 2024-10-07T15:10:23.826526 application/epub+zip 1048364 2024-10-07T15:10:35.470515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1018503 2024-10-07T15:10:30.164549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339105 2022-09-08T10:43:39.015907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260162 260032 2024-10-07T15:10:20.145564 2023-09-08T05:35:18.436498 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259894 2020-12-13T12:11:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88585 2020-12-13T12:11:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259898 2020-12-13T12:11:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88545 2020-12-13T12:11:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21968 2024-10-07T15:10:35.606559 application/rdf+xml 17387 2024-10-07T15:10:24.403537 image/jpeg 3975 2024-10-07T15:10:24.111532 image/jpeg 1235717 2024-10-07T15:10:21.464583 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia