NEW AND REVISED EDITION

NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

Copyright, 1887, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

Copyright, 1888, by HARPER & BROTHERS

_All rights reserved._

W.P. 7




TO THE TEACHER.


This book is intended for children. The special objects which the author
has aimed to accomplish in the preparation of the work have been:

1. To present as fully as possible and proper in a work of this
character a statement of the laws of healthful living, giving such
special prominence to the subject of stimulants and narcotics as its
recognized importance and the recent laws relating to the study of this
branch of hygiene demand.

2. To present in a simple manner such anatomical and physiological facts