Title: Porter's Catechism of health, or, Plain and simple rules for the preservation of the health and vigour of the constitution from infancy to old age.
Authors: Porter, Henry H.
Publisher: Literary Rooms, No. 121 Chestnut Street ... ,
Year: 1831
Subjects: Hygiene; Health; Health; Hygiene
Contents: [Part I:] Health and its blessings -- Infancy -- Childhood -- Air -- Exercise -- Sleep -- Food -- Drinks -- Tobacco -- Personal Cleanliness -- Clothing -- Preservation of the external organs of sense -- Injury from Lightning -- To avoid the effects of cold and dampness -- Means of securing the beauty and symmetry of the body -- Miscellaneous -- Part II: Occupation of the first hours of the day -- Breakfast -- Forenoon Luncheon -- Dinner -- Animal Food -- Vegetable Food -- Dessert -- Fruit -- Liquors -- Afternoon -- Tea -- Evening -- Supper -- Of the Passions.