Elementary anatomy, physiology and hygiene for higher grammar grades (1900) (14781558212)

Identifier: cu31924031222031 (find matches)
Title: Elementary anatomy, physiology and hygiene for higher grammar grades
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Hall, Winfield Scott, b. 1861
Subjects: Human anatomy Physiology Hygiene
Publisher: New York, American Book Co
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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Fig. 64. — The right femur,or thigh bone, sawed intwo lengthwise. Noticethe arrangement of the THE SKELETON 269 III. HYGIENE OP THE BONES From what has been said above it is evident that thebones of growing children need mineral matter, and it isfurther evident that this mineral matter must come throughthe food. Natures food for infants (milk) contains the
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Fig. 65. — A represents the normal appearance of the ribs. S represents partol a photograph of the skeleton of a young wonian of twenty-three years,showing the distortion of the ribs produced by tight lacing. (Tracy.) mineral matter in sufficientquantity and in proper propor-tions. After the young child stops making milk its onlydiet, its food must be chosen with some care in order toprovide it with plenty of bone-making material. Thecereal foods and the vegetables are the best for this pur-pose. The bones of young people and children are very easily 270 PHYSIOLOGY distorted or bent out of their proper shape because theyhave not yet become stiff and hard through the naineralmatter, so it is important that little children in schools orat home sliould not sit on high seats where the weight ofthe lower legs and feet hangs from the end of the femur,which rests upon the edge of the seat. Such treatment ofthe femur would bend it out of its natural shape. Children and young people should t