J H Craven (signature)
A TEXT-BOOK
ON
HYGIENE AND PEDIATRICS
From a Chiropractic Standpoint
BY
JOHN H. CRAVEN, D.C., Ph.C.
DEPARTMENT OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;
PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDY,
THE PALMER SCHOOL OF CHIROPRACTIC,
DAVENPORT, IOWA
FIRST EDITION
1924
Published by
JOHN H. CRAVEN
Davenport, Iowa
U. S. A.
Copyright 1924, by
JOHN H. CRAVEN, D.C., Ph.C.
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Printed in the United States of America
HAMMOND PRESS
W. B. CONKEY COMPANY
CHICAGO
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DEDICATION
In grateful recognition of his wise counsel andvaluable aid in the production of this work, insincere appreciation of the firm principle forwhich he has ever stood even in the face ofalmost overwhelming opposition and many timesalone save for the few who understood him, andbecause of the love I bear him for having savedthe life of my son, I count it a privilege aswell as a very great pleasure to dedicate thisbook to B. J. Palmer, D.C., Ph. C., scientist,philosopher, author, but best of all just my plain,frank, candid friend, B. J. of Davenport.
John H. Craven
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PREFACE
More than ten years ago when I began teaching hygiene inthe Palmer School of Chiropractic, I realized the need of atext-book that would deal with this subject from a chiropracticstandpoint.
Many points maintained by hygienists are not in accordwith the teaching of Chiropractic, since they are proven untrueby our philosophy. For this reason much subject matter insuch text-books was of no value to our students; hence thenecessity for a chiropractic hygiene text.
It has been no easy task to prepare this subject matter inview of the conflicting teachings and ideas pertaining to thevarious phases of hygiene, but the principles of Chiropracticare in no way compromised and the student, from a casualperusal of any one particular phase of the subject, should notdraw conclusions that any medical theories of dis-ease arebeing tolerated.
An effort has been made to include only that part of hygienepertaining to our science. Since sanitation pertains especiallyto the environment,