Health Lessons - Book 1

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Health Lessons, by Alvin DavisonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Health LessonsBook 1Author: Alvin DavisonRelease Date: March 13, 2010 [EBook #31616]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HEALTH LESSONS ***Produced by Larry B. Harrison, D. Alexander and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Health Lessons by Alvin DavisonHEALTH LESSONSBOOK IBYALVIN DAVISON, M.S., A.M., PH.D.PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY IN LAFAYETTE COLLEGEAmericanBookCompanyNEW YORK ❖❖ CINCINNATI ❖❖ CHICAGOAMERICAN BOOK COMPANYCopyright, 1910, byALVIN DAVISON.Entered at Stationers' Hall, London.HEALTH LESSONS. BK. 1.W. P. 6A strong and healthy body.Exercise, clean air, and well-chewed food make a strong andhealthy body.PREFACEScarcely one half of the children of our country continue in school much beyond the fifth grade. It is important, therefore,that so far as possible the knowledge which has most to do with human welfare should be presented in the early years ofschool life.Fisher, Metchnikoff, Sedgwick, and others have shown that the health of a people influences the prosperity andhappiness of a nation more than any other one thing. The highest patriotism is therefore the ...