Download or read book First Book of Physiology and Hygiene (Classic Reprint) written by Gertrude De Cathcart and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from First Book of Physiology and Hygiene When the author undertook the preparation of a little book in which the outlines of Physiology and Hygiene should be presented in a simple and attractive form, the task did not seem so difficult as it has proved to be. Feeling that some thing more was necessary than merely to string the manifold facts together, loosely like so many beads, an attempt was made to give them a more coherent form by grouping them round certain central ideas which made an appeal to the imagination. Such a method promised to arouse the interest of young readers, and at the same time to furnish them with a framework into which knowledge afterwards acquired could be fitted. Small though the measure of success in this direction may be, it is hoped that the book will be of some value to junior students. Simple language has been used throughout and technical terms have been avoided, so far as possible. The main ideas have been emphasized by a certain amount of repetition, which serves to impress them upon the mind and at the same time presents the subject in true perspective. It is a great pleasure to the author not only to express indebtedness to Prof. R. A. Gregory for his valuable advice and criticism, but also to offer sincere thanks to Mr. A. T. Simmons for his help and suggestions. Acknowledgment must also be made to the Delegates of Local Examinations, Oxford, and the Syndics of Local Examinations, Cambridge, for permission to print a selection of questions from papers set in their Examinations in Physiology and Hygiene. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.