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The Home Medical Library, Volume 5 (of 6)

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The Home Medical Library
Medical Advising Editors
Special Contributors
The Home Medical Library
Contents
- PART I
- PART II
- PART III
The Editor's Preface
Part I
- CHAPTER I
  - Adequate Water Supply Important
  - Points to be Borne in Mind
  - Relation of Water to Health
  - How Water Becomes Contaminated
  - An Ample Volume Necessary
  - A Good Pressure Required
  - Collection of Rain Water
  - Quality of Water Obtained from Lakes
  - Strong Winds Dangerous on Lakes
  - The Water of Springs
  - Not all Spring Water Pure
  - Different Kinds of Wells
  - "Water Finders"
  - Definition of "Ground-water Level"
  - Precautions Regarding Wells
  - Character of Water From Deep Wells
  - Laws Regulating Appropriation of Water
- Adequate Water Supply Important
- Points to be Borne in Mind
- Relation of Water to Health
- How Water Becomes Contaminated
- An Ample Volume Necessary
- A Good Pressure Required
- Collection of Rain Water
- Quality of Water Obtained from Lakes
- Strong Winds Dangerous on Lakes
- The Water of Springs
- Not all Spring Water Pure
- Different Kinds of Wells
- "Water Finders"
- Definition of "Ground-water Level"
- Precautions Regarding Wells
- Character of Water From Deep Wells
- Laws Regulating Appropriation of Water
- CHAPTER II
  - Machines for Pumping
  - Windmills Used for Driving Pumps
  - The Use of Engines
  - Advantages of Pumping Engines
  - Expansive Force of Heated Air Utilized
  - Gas and Gasoline Engines
  - Kerosene or Crude Oil as Fuel
  - Steam and Electric Pumps
  - Pumps Worked by Hand
  - Reservoirs and Storage Tanks
  - A Simple Pressure System
  - An Ideal System for a Country House
- Machines for Pumping
- Windmills Used for Driving Pumps
- The Use of Engines
- Advantages of Pumping Engines
- Expansive Force of Heated Air Utilized
- Gas and Gasoline Engines
- Kerosene or Crude Oil as Fuel
- Steam and Electric Pumps
- Pumps Worked by Hand
- Reservoirs and Storage Tanks
- A Simple Pressure System
- An Ideal System for a Country House
- CHAPTER III
  - Clear Water Often Dangerous
  - Bad-Tasting Water not Always Poisonous
  - Plants Which Pollute Drinking Water
  - A Cheap and Available Remedy for Algæ
  - A Practical Demonstration
  - The Copper-sulphate Method Tested
  - A Prescription for the Copper Cure
  - What the Agricultural Department is Doing
  - Actual Purification Simple
  - Directions for the Copper Cure
  - Cost of the Treatment
  - Effect of Copper Sulphate on Fish
  - Water May be Drunk During Treatment
  - The Use of Copper Tanks
  - FOOTNOTES:
- Clear Water Often Dangerous
- Bad-Tasting Water not Always Poisonous
- Plants Which Pollute Drinking Water
- A Cheap and Available Remedy for Algæ
- A Practical Demonstration
- The Copper-sulphate Method Tested
- A Prescription for the Copper Cure
- What the Agricultural Department is Doing
- Actual Purification Simple
- Directions for the Copper Cure
- Cost of the Treatment
- Effect of Copper Sulphate on Fish
- Water May be Drunk During Treatment
- The Use of Copper Tanks
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV
  - Mosquitoes Responsible for Yellow Fever
  - Effect of a Mosquito Bite
  - Presence of Mosquitoes Depends Upon Winds
  - Destroy the Larvæ
  - Best Preventive Measures
  - Quantity of Kerosene to be Used
  - Employing Fish to Destroy Larvæ
  - Remarkable Work Accomplished
  - The Campaign on Long Island
  - Investigations in Connecticut
  - A Simple Household Remedy
  - FOOTNOTES:
- Mosquitoes Responsible for Yellow Fever
- Effect of a Mosquito Bite
- Presence of Mosquitoes Depends Upon Winds
- Destroy the Larvæ
- Best Preventive Measures
- Quantity of Kerosene to be Used
- Employing Fish to Destroy Larvæ
- Remarkable Work Accomplished
- The Campaign on Long Island
- Investigations in Connecticut
- A Simple Household Remedy
- FOOTNOTES:
Part II
- CHAPTER I
  - FOOTNOTES:
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER II
  - POISONOUS MUSHROOMS FREQUENTLY MISTAKEN.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- POISONOUS MUSHROOMS FREQUENTLY MISTAKEN.
- FOOTNOTES:
Part III
- Acknowledgment
- CHAPTER I
  - FOOTNOTES:
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER II
  - FOOTNOTES:
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III
  - FOOTNOTES:
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
  - FOOTNOTES:
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
  - Physical Disinfectants
  - Gaseous Chemical Disinfectants
  - Chemicals Used as Disinfectants
  - Disinfection of Rooms
  - FOOTNOTES:
- Physical Disinfectants
- Gaseous Chemical Disinfectants
- Chemicals Used as Disinfectants
- Disinfection of Rooms
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XI
  - FOOTNOTES:
- FOOTNOTES:
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE.