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NERVOUS BREAKDOWNS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
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NERVOUS BREAKDOWNS
AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
All rights reserved
Nervous Breakdowns and
How to Avoid Them
BY
M.D.
NEW YORK
FUNK AND WAGNALLS COMPANY
1913
Bristol, Eng.: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd., Quay Street.
CONTENTS.
| Page | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| BREAKDOWNS | 1 |
| The shock. The kind of person most liable. The nature of breakdowns. Neurasthenia, the two types. | |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| THE DANGER SIGNAL | 9 |
| The signs of a breakdown. Each individual his or her own standard. Breakdowns preventable. | |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| HEALTH | 19 |
| Health, not illness, the standard. What health is. The motor-car. The human machinery. Interplay between the various parts. Combustion—Ashes or waste matter, and how got rid of. The nervous ramifications. Starvation and poisoning. Compensation. Cause of breakdown. The remedy. | |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| THE VALUE OF HEALTH | 31 |
| Happiness. Efficiency of work. | |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| REWARDS AND PENALTIES | 38 |
| The health seeker. The reward of care. The inevitable penalty. Nature’s disregard of motives. The laws of health. Food, fresh air, exercise and rest. | |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| THE HUMAN ENGINE, AND HOW TO STOKE IT | 47 |
| The locomotive stoker. The human furnace: (1) The sort of food to take, (2) The amount necessary, (3) How to take it, (4) When to take it. | |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| WHAT TO EAT | 51 |
| Differences of constitution. Likes and dislikes. Good and bad cooking. Proteids or meat foods. Meat and gout. Starchy foods. Bread. The saliva. The slow poison of dyspepsia. Eggs. Soups. Fat. Milk. Sour milk treatment. Sauces. Hunger the best sauce. Tea. Coffee. Alcohol. | |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| HOW TO EAT FOOD | 67 |
| Mastication. The importance of sound teeth. | |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| HOW MUCH FOOD TO TAKE | 73 |
| Personal requirements. As a rule people eat too much. Dangers of excess. Diet at middle age. Diet for the obese. | |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| WHEN TO TAKE FOOD | 80 |
| Punctuality essential. Interval between meals. The digestive troubles of a hundred years ago and to-day. | |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| FRESH AIR | 86 |
| The human furnace always alight. Fresh air and the nervous system. Fresh air in the home. The two-edged sword. Consumption. Common colds. Sitting-rooms and bedrooms. How to obtain fresh air without draughts. Breathing through the nose. Breathing exercises. Cleanliness. Tidiness. | |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| EXERCISE | 100 |
| Overwork or want of exercise? Exercise at middle age. Value of exercise. Regularity. Violent exercise. Cramp. Outdoor games, walking, cycling, etc. The pavement walk. Starting indoor exercises. Cautions as to dumb-bells, etc. Object of exercise. Swedish drill. Imitation of games. Massage. | |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| BATHS AND BATHING | 112 |
| Hot baths. Temperature. Effect on various ailments. How they act. Cold baths. Outdoor | |