A GUIDE TO HEALTH
BY
MAHATMA GANDHI
Translated from the Hindi
BY
A. RAMA IYER, M.A.
1921
S. GANESAN., PUBLISHER,
TRIPLICANE . . . . MADRAS, S.E.
CONTENTS | ||
| Page | ||
| Translator's Note | vii | |
| Introduction | 1 | |
Part I : General | ||
| Chap. I. | The Meaning of Health | 9 |
| Chap. II. | The Human Body | 11 |
| Chap. III. | Air | 14 |
| Chap. IV. | Water | 25 |
| Chap. V. | Food | 29 |
| Chap. VI. | How much and how many times should we eat? | 55 |
| Chap. VII. | Exercise | 59 |
| Chap. VIII. | Dress | 64 |
| Chap. IX. | Sexual Relations | 69 |
Part II: Some Simple Treatments | ||
| Chap. I. | Air Treatment | 83 |
| Chap. II. | Water Cure | 86 |
| Chap. III. | The Use of Earth | 95 |
| Chap. IV. | Fever and its Cures | 98 |
| Chap. V. | Constipation, Dysentery, etc. | 101
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| Chap. VI. | Contagious Diseases: Small-pox | 104 |
| Chap. VII. | Other Contagious Diseases | 112 |
| Chap. VIII. | Maternity and Child-Birth | 117 |
| Chap. IX. | Care of Child | 121 |
| Chap. X. | Accidents—Drowning | 127 |
| Chap. XI. | Accidents—Burns and Scalds | 130 |
| Chap. XII. | Accidents—Snake Bite | 132 |
| Chap. XIII. | Accidents—Scorpion-sting, etc. | 140 |
| Chap. XIV. | Conclusion | 142 |
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