Breathing bad air / by Wm. A. Alcott. Contents.

  • Alcott, William A. (William Andrus), 1798-1859.
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1839
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Boston ; New York : George W. Light, 1839.

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56 pages ; 19 cm.

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"First published in the Library of Health for Aug. and Sept."

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Breathing bad air -- Franklin's views of bad air, Anecdote -- Common sense views. Dr. Caspar of Berlin -- Why farming is comparatively healthy -- The atmosphere. Respiration of breathing. Blood -- Carbonic acid gas--its uses and dangers -- Death in wells, mines, caves, &c. -- Death from charcoal -- Black Hole at Calcutta -- Prison ships, slave ships and hospitals -- Improved jails, penitentiaries, school-rooms, &c. -- Mortality of childre -- Directions to mothers -- Important facts in Physiology -- Opinions of Dr. Clark and Thackrah ..

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