Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction. The kingdom of health 1
6. Chapter One. A fig for the doctors 13
7. Chapter Two. Christian physiology 38
8. Chapter Three. Tempest in a flesh-pot 62
9. Chapter Four. Physical education 92
10. Chapter Five. Hygiene in evolution 132
11. Chapter Six. Physiologic optimism 168
12. Chapter Seven. Muscular vegetarianism 201
13. Chapter Eight. Uric acid and other fetishes 239
14. Chapter Nine. Philosophy in the gymnasium 270
15. Chapter Ten. The hygiene of the wheel 304
16. Chapter Eleven. A modern conspectus 331
17. Index 351