CHEERFULNESS.--GOOD ADVICE.--REV. FRANCIS J. COLLIER ON CHRISTIAN CHEERFULNESS.--WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT IT.--WHINING.-- LOVE AND HEALTH.--AFFECTION AND PERFECTION.--SEPARATING THE SHEEP AND GOATS.--THE FENCES UP AND FENCES DOWN.--SIXTEEN AND SIXTY.--ACTION AND IDLENESS.--IDLENESS AND CRIME.--BEAUTY AND DEVELOPMENT.--SLEEP.--DAY AND NIGHT.--"WHAT SHALL WE EAT?"--A STOMACH-MILL AND A STEWING-PAN.--"FIVE MINUTES FOR REFRESHMENTS."--ANCIENT DIET.--COOKS IN A "STEW."--THE GREEN-GROCERIES OF THE CLASSICS.--CABBAGES AND ARTICHOKES.-- ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE DIET. 769
CONSUMPTION A MONSTER!--UNIVERSAL REIGN.--SIGNS OF HIS APPROACH.--WARNINGS.--BAD POSITIONS.--SCHOOL-HOUSES.--ENGLISH THEORY.--PREVENTIVES.--AIR AND SUNSHINE.--SCROFULA.--A JOLLY FAT GRANDMOTHER.--"WASP WAISTS."--CHANGE OF CLIMATE.--"TOO LATE!"--WHAT TO AVOID.--HUMBUGS.--COD LIVER OIL.--STRYCHNINE WHISKEY.--A MATTER-OF-FACT PATIENT.--SWALLOWING A PRESCRIPTION.--SIT AND LIE STRAIGHT.--FEATHERS OR CURLED HAIR.--A YANKEE DISEASE.--CATARRH AND COLD FEET, HOW TO REMEDY.--"GIVE US SOME SNUFF, DOCTOR."--OTHER THINGS TO AVOID.--A TENDER POINT. 790
RULES FOR MACHINISTS, MECHANICS, RAILROAD MEN, ETC., IN CASES OF ACCIDENT.--HOW TO FIND AN ARTERY AND STOP THE BLEEDING.-- DROWNING; TO RESTORE.--SUN-STROKE.--AVOID ICE.--"ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN."--WHAT TO HAVE IN THE HOUSE.--BRUISES.--BURNS.-- DO THE BEST YOU CAN AND TRUST GOD FOR THE REST. 811
15. "BAREFOOTED ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD," 93
19. THE YOUNG SURGEON'S FIRST EXPERIENCE, 105
20. HEALING THE SICK WITH A GOLDEN DOSE, 111
21. THE PARSON BUYING OFF THE "CONGREGATION," 120
23. "DON'T YOU OBSERVE THE ARMS OF MRS. MAPP?" 128
24. THREE WISE STUDENTS CONSULTING A DOCTRESS, 134
32. A "HYPO" PATIENT DISCHARGING HIS PHYSICIAN, 178
34. CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF INSOLVENCY, 181
35. "AN' WHO'LL YEZE LIKE TO SEE, SURE?" 183
36. A BOSTON QUACK EXAMINING A STUDENT, 189
40. "O, DOCTHER, DEAR, I'VE PIZENED ME BOY," 207
44. THE FARMER'S ESCAPE FROM THE CHOLERA, 223
50. THE FORTUNE-TELLER'S MAGIC MIRROR, 244
51. CHILDREN CONSULTING A FORTUNE-TELLER, 251
72. WEIGHING A WITCH BY BIBLE STANDARD, 305
84. SPORT FOR THE BOYS BUT DEATH TO THE CAT, 329
89. THE TUMOR DOCTOR CONTEMPLATES SUICIDE, 343
109. AN OLD ENGLISH CLERGYMAN AND HIS FAMILY, 390