Excerpt from A Manual of Practical Hygiene for Students, Physicians, and Medical Officers Prior to his departure for England in 1908, where he died nu expectedly, Dr. Harrington had been preparing for a revision of his Hygiene, the demand for which he foresaw. He had then largely completed the chapters on Milk and Disinfection. His manuscript, as well as the remainder of the volume, have been brought to date by the present writer. Dr. Harrington's work had won its way to an enviable position in the literature of one Of the most important branches of human knowledge. No effort has been spared to main tain its usefulness as an authoritative guide for all classes of readers interested in hygiene and sanitation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.