. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. continuously at work and that must dailybe supplied with fuel to keep it going. Un-like the lifeless machine, however, the bodyhas forces within it that keep it in repairand make possible a rebuilding of parts wornout. The process by which the human ma-chine assimilates food, makes use of oxygen,builds up tissues and utilizes energy in do-ing work is summed up in the term nutri-tion. Many different materials are neededfor carrying on th
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. continuously at work and that must dailybe supplied with fuel to keep it going. Un-like the lifeless machine, however, the bodyhas forces within it that keep it in repairand make possible a rebuilding of parts wornout. The process by which the human ma-chine assimilates food, makes use of oxygen,builds up tissues and utilizes energy in do-ing work is summed up in the term nutri-tion. Many different materials are neededfor carrying on this process, and the personwho wishes to be well nourished must knowwhat are the essential substances. Related Articles. In the article DomesticScience the reader will find a complete dis-cussion of this subject under the subheadWhat the Body Needs. For other informa-tion, consult the following titles: FoodDiet DigestionVitamines NUX VOMICA, the fruit of a species ofstrychnos, which is found in various parts NYASSA 2625 NYMPHS of the East Indies. It is about the size andshape of a small orange and has a verybitter, acrid tast€. It is a virulent poison,. NUX VOMICA and from it is prepared an extremely poison-ous drug. See Strychnixe. NYASSA, niassa, a large lake in South-eastern Africa, southeast of Lake Tan-ganyika. It is about 340 miles long andforty miles wide, and has an area of 14,-200 square miles. The surface is over 1,500feet above the sea level; the water is pureand abounds in fish. The lake is drained southward by the Shire River, a tributaryof the Zambezi. Lake Xyassa was discoveredm 1859 by Livingstone. There are mission-ary stations and trading stations on theshores, and a road has been constructed be-tween Nyassa and Tanganyika. NYE, Edgar Wilson (1850-1896), anAmerican humorist, better known as BillNye. He became famous as a humorous lec-turer, wi-iter, and story-teller. Bill Nye andthe Boomerang^ Forty Liars and Other Liesand Chestnuts are the titles of some of
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