A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers

CHAPTER III.

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THE INTEGUMENT, OR SKIN 41

_The Integument--Its Structure--The Nails and Hair--The Complexion--The Sebaceous Glands--The Perspiratory Glands--Perspiration and its uses--Importance of Bathing--Different kinds of Baths--Manner of Bathing--The Benefits of the Sun--Importance of Warm Clothing--Poisonous Cosmetics._