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A TEXT-BOOK ON HYGIENE AND PEDIATRICS
DEDICATION
PREFACE
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
SECTION I CHIROPRACTIC HYGIENE
CHAPTER II HOUSING HYGIENE
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - Foundation
CHAPTER III AIR
AIR PRESSURE - Normal Air Pressure
HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE OF AIR - Humidity
This compact textbook offers a snapshot of early‑twentieth‑century thinking about hygiene and child health, all filtered through a chiropractic philosophy. The author surveys everything from housing, ventilation, and water quality to school and industrial environments, presenting sanitation as a cornerstone of the body’s internal resistance. By framing health as a balance of external conditions and spinal integrity, the work sets itself apart from conventional medical textbooks of its day.
The second part shifts focus to pediatrics, providing a clear outline of infant care, nutrition, and the mechanics of adjusting young bodies. While the guidance reflects the era’s limited scientific tools, it remains a fascinating record of how chiropractors sought to integrate public‑health concerns with their own therapeutic methods. Listeners interested in the history of alternative health, the development of hygiene education, or the roots of chiropractic practice will find this narrative both informative and thought‑provoking.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (565K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: John H. Craven, 1924.
Credits
Bob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
Jun 9, 2023
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1880–1940
Best known for early 20th-century chiropractic textbooks, this American writer focused on practical subjects like orthopedy, hygiene, and pediatrics. His surviving books give a clear glimpse of how chiropractic education was being taught in the 1920s.
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