New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-24
HEALTH FOR THE PEOPLE....No. III.
EVIDENCE AND RESULTS OF THE DECAY
OF NATIONAL HEALTH.

In n former a article the following were pointed out
rs causes of the decay Of national health;
A change from pure and cool air, by day and night
to heated and impure mir.
A change from domestic cmployments that exercise
the muscles most important to health, especially to
female health.
A change from plain and simple diet to stimuat-
Ig and luxurious one.
A change in the vast increase of intellectual sociu
and moral stimulus to the BRAIN unbalanced by pure
air and exercise.
And lastly, change in the fashion Of female dress,
most perncious and destructive 10 health.
1t is fair inference from the preceding, that the
adult and rising generation must be more delicate anu
unhealthy than those Of former times.
But there is other evidence than that OF inference
There are painful facts that ought to be brought be,
fore the achOie people. Especially should they be urged
on the attention of parents and teachers.
With reference to this small work has been pre-
pared entitled Letters 10 the People on Heath ana
nuIPsHtss, aud Ito. ..s cole may not be matter Of
private emoument, the authors copyright interest is
given TO the american U0mdn'S Educational Asso-
cation In this work will be found evidence TO show
that there has been wide spread and most alarming
decay of female health all over the nation; that IL
not confined to city life or the more wealthy classes
but extends equally to country towns and villages,
ard TO tie poorer CLASSES.
The statistics furnished are only approximation
to exact results, but they fully justify the inference
that of The preeent generation of wives and mother
net tro ten possess the health and power of endu
rance that were the ordinary lot OF our maternal
ancestors.
Tie conse quence of this decay of the female cons-
tuition, lie mounful effects on domestic happiness and
the terrible results that coming upon the young are
set forth in this volume, and should command imme-
date and anxious attention.
medical article prepared for this work contains ia
formation of dangers to the young which every parent
Il. Il III liz
And the saemt nts made by the author in the letters
entitled "Necessfy for Increasing Prefecture Gus
TOMS" and "AJuseS If Medical Treatment" are
most appalling. One sentence may give suggestive
Indications;
There excitement Of the imagination in whs, III here
indicated. If the facts and details could be presented they
It clss section that is endangered Ia every
Part Of our country the evil is progressing
There statistics also in regard to the health of the
young yet incomplete and therefore not in the above
volume which indicate that at least quarter of the
Young girls in schools exhibit the lateral and for
ward curvature of the spine in various stages. Flat
chests and round shoulders among the young of both
sexes show an extensive deterioration Of the vital
gans. still more shocking deformy ia increasing in
al directions, by which the whole interior organism
eses the aid of its supporting muscles and SINKS dorm
T0rd mispacing the most delicate organs and causing
the most proracted and e1cruciating OF all human su
feTngs.
The painful apprehensons induced by facts pre-
scented in this work relieved by the assurances it
contains that there remedial and preventive meth
DDS within the reach of OIL Some of these methods
will now be indicated.
The rst IL to bring the evils and dangers presented
in the above work to the knowledge of the Nhole ps0
PIE For this, is hoped that the two grand organs of
power, The pulpit and tie press, will be universally
enlisted Ii the clergy and the editors will but say the
word az they might say it, the information in this book
would reach every family in this land.
Tie next me assure suggested Is the Introduction of
system of physical framing into all our schools that
te n n * IA
Lessons for tie training of the intellect The Greeks
took much pains to tram their children to be strong,
healthy and beautiful they did to educate the mind.
And they became the most beautiful the wisest and
the moet powerful people of the ancient world. Why
sLOu rot this nation take the same counsel
With reference TO tlis, work has been prepared
eutte " Physiology OHd C0l,stteHcs for Schools
and Fqmes;' tie authors copyright interest OF this
alec being given TO the ADpeTi caR VOmdR's EdRcG-
t0RGi ASSOCIATION.
Tie fIst portion of this work is of Lessons
in Hss.0logy, made easy and diytsted of the need
ess technics that render most hoobOoks on this sub
ject 80 uDiLviting. Then follow the lors Of health
and the evils that result from violation Of these laws
The last portion Of thu book contains 4 system of
calistLeno training illustrated by many drawings,
that any person could learn to practice them without
aid from a teacher and without any apparatus.
Ii embraces most of the celebrated method of Ling
Of STedeH which has been extensively introduced into
the schools and colleges Of that and other European
nations. To these are added certain exercises that
have been used in health establishment to disease
AID remedy dof0rmities.
Tie main features Of this system are, that It
aims to exercise every muscle in the body sel.a-
tyooHy and hdrmoaiously and that it can be
introduced into al schools without apparatus
or additional room. This work, being in popular
folm, nay thus lie not only studied BY children at
cool, but te read and discussed parents at home.
thu tie most important Of all earthly knoSledge,
through cur common schools, may be widely intro
GEoed into the emihes of the land. Nothing would 80
speedily cLstk pauperism a. 10 send such knowledge
10 The poorer oasses who often lose health Snd aol-
iy TO labor from ignorant neglect or abuse OF their
bodies.
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