232

5. Body Mechanics and Weight Con-

trol (Posture, Flexibility, Body
Type).

6. Corrective Exercises and Adapted
Sports.

7. Recreational Games and Social Ac-
tivities for Relaxation.

The selections also represent materials

I. General Hygienic Aspects of Fitness

AARON, Harotp. Good health and bad medi-
cine. 1942. (4th printing) 328p. McBride, $3.

A family medical guide, sponsored by the Con-
sumer’s Union of the U.S., Inc., which popularizes
health information for the consumer. The book aims
to tell the ordinary consumer what to do and what
not to do about his own private ills. The book is
ever-conscious of the patent medicine abuse.

Baird, Cuartes M. Health and _ longevity.
1941. 157p. Christopher, Boston, $1.75.

A popular summary of important facts related to
health and longevity. Deals with various phases of
mental and physical hygiene, but is largely devoted
to diet as the key to health. One section is devoted
to the psychology of human nature.

Baver, W. W. Health questions answered.
1942. 368p. Bobbs-Merrill, 69c. 7

This book is a compilation of questions selected
from among more than ten thousand letters asking
almost fifteen thousand questions. . . . The answers
have been procured from authentic sources, includ-
ing many consultants of national repute, through
Hygeia.

Brace, Paut C. Outwitting illness. 1940. 273p.
Aetna print. co., Los Angeles, Calif., $1.

A popular treatise on physical fitness procedures.
Covers many practical problems of personal hy-
giene.

BROWNING, ETHEL. Health and fitness.
254p. Rich & Cowan, Lond., 3s 6d.

A popular book covering hygienic procedures, ap-
plied to the relatively fit and also to the slightly
unfit. Material is applied to the school child, the
young adult, to middle-aged and old people.

1937.

CANNON, .WALTER B. Digestion and health.
1936. 160p. Norton, $2.

The story of digestion and health considering the
nature of hunger, thirst and the inter-relationships
with bodily vigor and excitement popularly pre-
sented.

Devan, ARTHUR S. Exercise without exercise.
1941. 86p. Dodd, $1.25.

The author attacks all the popular exercise dogma
of the day. In a simple, amusing way, he unfolds
his theory that standing, sitting, walking and
breathing are all that is necessary to develop

THE BOOKLIST

for various age and sex groups:
1. Boys and Girls.
2. Young Men and Cadets.
3. Young Women.
4. Middle Aged Men and Women.

The work is not comprehensive but
highly selective for each of the areas men-
tioned.

muscle and that setting up exercises are useless
and harmful. It is a far cry from the real work
done by physical educators, but one which might
appeal to the sedative business man and the urban
lady.

DrexL, Harowp S. Healthful living. 1935. 345p.
McGraw-Hill, $2.50.

Presents a simple guide on the subject of health
for all those who are interested in getting the most
out of the body with which they began life, inter-
ested in avoiding the snares for the unwary who
think too much about their health, and interested
in the development for the future of a race of men
and women capable of carrying on the American
tradition of healthfulness.

EMERSON, WiLtLIaM R. P. The diagnosis of
health. 1932. 272p. Appleton, $3.

A book which outlines a college physical fitness
clinic based largely upon nutritional appraisal and
a personal hygiene program. Develops a self-rating
health intelligence test and quotient. Includes pro-
cedures for a nutrition class.

FisHEerR, Irvinc and Emerson, Haven. How to
a5) 20th ed. 1938, 422p. Funk & Wagnalls,

A practical handbook of hygiene in simple and
nontechnical language.

—— and Fisk, Evcene L. How to live. (19th

ed.) 1932. 37lp. Life extension institute, New
York, $2.

Rules for healthful living prepared in collaboration
with the Hygiene Reference Board of the Life Ex-
tension Institute. Presents preventive procedures
to be used in the war against lowered physical
efficiency and chronic preventable disease. Repre-
sents a collaboration of some sixty authorities on
health. Covers air, food, poisons, activity, weight |
regulation, helpful exercises, shoes, alcohol, tobacco,

and mental hygiene.

Garrup, W. H. The complete jujitsuan. 1929.
125p. Methuen, Lond., 5s.
An older book written by a man who was well

versed in jujitsu. Contains many excellent illustra-
tions as well as numerous hints on this art.

Geruinc, C. J. The complete weight reducer.
1941. 246p. Harvest house, New York, $3.

A comprehensive book on all of the various meth-
ods of weight reduction. Deals with foods and