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SOAP process of making, I 96

SOLUTION in nutrition, I 50 in assimilation, I 51 examples of, I 51

STARCH sources of, I 114 potato, I 115 solubility of, I 116 corn, I 116 changing of, I 117

STOMACH, THE, I 137 functions of, II 389 disorders originating in, II 417 "lump" in, II 419 catarrh of, III 747

STRYCHNIN effect of, II 356

SUGAR grape, I 109 ---- sources of, I 109, II 327 pentose, I 110 levulose, I 111 galactose, I 111 cane, I 112 maltose, I 112 lactose, I 113 effects of heat on, III 594 tables of digestive harmonies and disharmonies, III 617 food value of, II 324 beet sugar, II 325 cane, value of, II 326 process of refining, II 326 maple, genuine, II 327 ---- imitation, II 327 milk, II 327

SULFUR in the human body, I 75

SUNSTROKE prevention of, IV 1136

SUPERACIDITY chart indicating dis-eases caused by, I 9 cause of, I 7, II 421 diagnosis of, II 418 symptoms of, II 421 remedy for, II 423 despondency produced by, II 430

SWEETS relative order of, II 332 application of term, II 334

SYMPTOMS comparison of, II 389

TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, III 664

TEA composition of, II 365

TEMPERATURE fat requirements according to, V 1200

TISSUE BUILDING food a factor in, I 195 process of, I 196 generation of heat and energy in, I 197 proteids a factor in, I 210

TOBACCO effect of nicotin in, II 361 general effect of, II 362

TREATMENT by disinfection, II 347

TRICHINOSIS described, I 259

TRYPSIN action of, I 155

VEGETABLES groups of, II 318 succulent, II 319 ---- value of, II 320 juices of, II 321 white potato, II 321 sweet potato, II 322 carrots, II 322 parsnips, II 322 turnips, II 322 beets, II 322 tomatoes, II 323 tables of digestive harmonies and disharmonies of, III 614

VEGETARIANISM from animal standpoint, I 236 from standpoint of scientific living, I 237

WATER composition of, I 44 properties of, I 45 rain, I 46 hard, I 46 mineral, I 47 salt, I 47 effervescent, I 47 sulphur, I 47 distilled, I 48 as a solvent, I 49 chemical uses of, I 48 proportion in the body, I 52 uses in the body, I 54 drinking, I 54 necessity for drinking, II 434

WHEAT composition of, II 291

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+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Transcriber's notes: | | | | Added 'D' to index heading of D words. | | 'shall fish' in index need be 'shell-fish', changed. | | Added 'G' to index heading of G words. | | Added 'H' to index heading of H words, misplaced. | | Index HUMAN ILLA 'orginating' need be 'originating' in the stomach. | | Taken out hyphen in 'Re-creation' from index. | | Put in hypen in 'diseases' in index as in main text. | | Both 'Re-creation' and 'Recreation' present, leaving. | | Taken out hyphen in 'stand-point'. | | Taken out hyphen in 'tea-pot'. | | P.1145. Removed duplicate chapter heading in html file. | | Index, O - Old Age: From 70-100 years of age V '1181' | | need be '1182', changed. | | Fixed various punctuation. | | Note: underscores to surround italic text. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

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