Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-27
The Lyssua.

The Lyssuo.
~ The lscturs before the Lyceum on Tues
10y svsl3as last WAS delivered BY Dr.. wv
=. AM9 On Hygiene, and hapnds IL
- ssd practical senl NY enss
~ ds6nsd - "tbs knowledss md ppli,
sssion Of those nssss BY which }hs ruc
- - functions Of the ~ Y
kept b thas natural state which cod0 Acsg
10 their continued vslfsre-tbas 10 ID
health" and il wss ably maintained thai
It is mans duty 70 carefully observe thoss
laws which have . tendency to dsvelope
the physical systsm, and thereby strength
en- and utilize the mental and moral fac
ultiss. A weak snd diseased physical Or
gsnizstion militasss agsisss force and
clesrness Of the istsllsct. To nasintsis
and sahancs bodily sssfgy esrtsin rulss
Or laws Of health must b sbserved, one
Of the most important Of which 10 The kind
Of food ~ consume And he manner 10
which Il is prepared. Upon THE portios
Of his subject he Doctor displayed .
knowledge Of he culinary ast that might
make even Monsisur SovEs spprehsssise
Of the safety u his lsuseis, and nsde
many useful 'sueSsstions for The eosside
ration Of bis hearers. Health and il con.
comitant blessings ere obtained BY know
ledge Of our constitutions, and 10 10 our
duty 70 preserve them BY due Observance
of such habits and diet ~ are best calcu.
lated - subserve our physicsl.weil-bsin
Another importass auxiliary Of health.
"&e.," 10 . prscsicsl knowledge Of the
purposes Of clothing, and Of the seasons
when changes should be msde in order to
avoid the deIsterious effects Of atmosphsr.
ic influence. To- THE respect maa 10
taught useful lessons BY Mature. in her
provisions for The comfort and health Of
the brute crsstios. Each animal and bird
10 supplied with . cost suitable 70 it, ma
ture and sppscprists 70 The climate il To-.
habits, which coal 10 changed ~ the see.
sons change. e1t s'uaars .s rss.
The influence Of the cir upon the hu.
man system, sud the kind Of sir which
most condsces 70 besltb and vigor, we're
scientifically snd ably discussed, but Ne
have not time to indicate the arguments.
The concluding part Of Tie lecture wss
devoted 70 . eoNsidsration Of the good ef.
fscss Of judieious exercise, which Is sitter
al The slsima thule Of hes'th giving agents.
The appetite. the digestive organs. the
mental faculties ALI the different parts
Of the human machine, receive buoysncy
and strength from vigorous exercise-not
The kind Of exercise INDUCED in by the
eormosant for wealth-s rscking of the
body and brs,n, kept on constant stretch
in the greedy and unnstural contention
for unneeded gain, where the only ambi.
ton il the satisfaction Of surpassing . RI
val; this 10 nnnssural, and contrary 10 the
dictates Of reason. health and christianity
Next to These unnatural ssd almost super
human exertions for gain. incidence and
mental inscsivhy are the greatest destroy.
ess Of humaa energies, ~ lack Of proper
exercise frequently generates dangerous
disorders. AZ the best specimen aud evi'
deace Of the evil consequences Of indo.
lence-of the psrversion, and to grea,
extent, snnihiission Of those attributes Of
Deity With which humssi.y 10 endowed
the Doctor referred to that pitiabie spec
taels," fashionable lsdy--and We canso,
better illsssrsts ths correctness Of bin
views than By giving his own words
" Look, !" said the Doctor. ~ the position
Of . fashioaahly dressed woman sitting in
Der rocking chair and smbroiderins II you
please; zee the approximation Of he,
arms and the bens seck and body the
chest eostaining the lungs has to sos.aiu
the whole weight Of the head and arms
they hang upon it almost like pieces Of
hAlf.vitalized flesh; the intestinss forced
dowo upon important orgsns, and the
grea. blood vessels that supply the limbs
ARE: compressed. There 10 the beautiful
spine, sxperbiy arched BY the Great Arts,
himself, with its exquisitely arranged and
graceful curves, to bring the centre o,
gravity between the feet-td> very h,.c o,
beauty; unmatched and unequalled elias
tic substance between each bone to take
off the shock Of every step; the collar
bones to keep the arms apart and allow
the lungs full play and to show the beau
ty Of the throat aud breast, tina. sanctua
~ Of delightful eympashies and unmixed
tenderness with beautiful and grand
muscles to keep the shoulders back-,he
whole woman, dream Of Eden when the
world wae young! but now look look
At the hest results Of fashionable society
Spirits Of t;utpo and X ,rHAwL, where are
your models now Shades Of HUNTER
aud BEL.--yoa who taught us the match
Iess anatomical beauty Of this corporeal
fsame--does not your bones rattle in your
graves At this perversion! Such respira.
ton, with the lungs poisoned and irri,s
ted BY the Aocculi filling the atmosphere
Of the parlor, and the rank and sitting
smell Of masni6nsn. velvet carpet, filled
with dust. for the simple reason that i,
cannot be swep, away the light Of he's
ven sbu, on. by blinds and curtains, which