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