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BATHING . GS * ys bial ie ae ee Se ae a Bathing for Cleanliness, 413. — Bathing for Other Pur- poses; Hot and Cold Baths, 414. —Swimming, 416.
CLOTHING
Clothing and the Regulation of Heat Loss, 419. — Hygienic Qualities of Different Textiles, 421.
DOMESTIC HYGIENE AND SANITATION
Tue House: irs Sits, Construction, FURNISHINGS, AND CaRE
The Place of the Family in Hygiene and Sanitation, 425. — Housing and the House, 426. — The Ideal Site, 427. — Construction, 429. — Furniture, 480. — Keeping the House Clean, 432.
Tue WARMING AND LIGHTING OF THE HOUSE .
Open Fires, 434. —Stoves, 435. — Hot-Air Furnaces, 435. — Warming by Steam and by Hot Water, 437. — Other Heaters, 4837. — Value of Sunshine, 438. — Overheating, 439. — Lighting the House, 439.
Tur Arr SupPLy OF THE Housk. VENTILATION
Importance of Fresh Air, 442. — Natural Ventilation, 443. Good and Bad Air, 444.—Sources of Discom- fort and Danger in Air, 445.— Equal Need of Proper Temperature and Moisture and of Free Exchange of Air, 447. — Practical Hints, 448. — Mechanical Methods, 449,
Tue Water SuppeLty, PLUMBING, AND DRAINAGE OF THE Houser. GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
Requisites of a Water Supply, 451. — Merits and Defects of Various Sources, 451. — Wells, 452. — Springs, 453. — Cisterns, 454. — Streams, 454. — House Filters, 455. — Ice Supply, 455. — Plumbing, 456.— Disposal of Household Wastes, Drainage and Sewerage, 458. — Cesspools, 459. — Other Methods, 461. — Garbage and Refuse, 461.
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