The History of a Mouthful of Bread

The History of a Mouthful of Bread

Jean Macé, teacher, journalist and French politician (1815-1894)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- EXTRACTS FROM THE PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION

-03- NOTE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION

-04- INTRODUCTION

-05- FIRST PART. MAN

-06- LETTER I. THE HAND

-07- LETTER II. THE TONGUE

-08- LETTER III. THE TEETH

-09- LETTER IV. THE TEETH - CONTINUED

-10- LETTER V. THE TEETH - CONTINUED

-11- LETTER VI. THE THROAT

-12- LETTER VII. THE STOMACH

-13- LETTER VIII. THE STOMACH - CONTINUED

-14- LETTER IX. THE INTESTINAL CANAL

-15- LETTER X. THE LIVER

-16- LETTER XI. THE CHYLE

-17- LETTER XII. THE HEART

-18- LETTER XIII. THE ARTERIES

-19- LETTER XIV. THE NOURISHMENT OF THE ORGANS

-20- LETTER XV. THE ORGANS

-21- LETTER XVI. ARTERIAL AND VENOUS BLOOD

-22- LETTER XVII. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

-23- LETTER XVIII. THE ACTION OF THE LUNGS

-24- LETTER XIX. CARBON AND OXYGEN

-25- LETTER XX. COMBUSTION

-26- LETTER XXI. ANIMAL HEAT

-27- LETTER XXII. ACTION OF THE BLOOD UPON THE ORGANS

-28- LETTER XXIII. THE WORK OP THE ORGANS

-29- LETTER XXIV. CARBONIC ACID

-30- LETTER XXV. ALIMENTS OF COMBUSTION

-31- LETTER XXVI. ALIMENTS OF NUTRITION - CONTINUED

-32- LETTER XXVII. COMPOSITION OF THE BLOOD

-33- LETTER XXVIII. CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS

-34- SECOND PART. ANIMALS

-35- LETTER XXIX. MAMMALIA

-36- LETTER XXX. MAMMALIA - CONTINUED

-37- LETTER XXXI. ORDER 8. RUMINANTS

-38- LETTER XXXII. MAMMALIA - CONTINUED

-39- LETTER XXXIII. AVES

-40- LETTER XXXIV. REPTILIA

-41- LETTER XXXV. PISCES

-42- LETTER XXXVI. INSECTA

-43- LETTER XXXVII. CRUSTACEA—MOLLUSCA

-44- LETTER XXXVIII. VERMES—ZOOPHYTA

-45- LETTER XXXIX. THE NOURISHMENT OF PLANTS

-46- CONCLUSION

-47- POSTSCRIPT