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Health--Health of Girls and Boys--Health at School and College--A Man's Health--A Woman's Health--Health in Advanced Life--Health in Old Age--Town and Country Life--How to Restore Health--Index.

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:

Obvious printer errors have been corrected and inconsistencies in the use of periods in chapter headings have been resolved. Otherwise, the author's original spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been left intact.

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