New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-12

in onr bodily system the most powefIul perhaps "
sopna and healthy structure thus tending to prove
the theory that the law q Longevity b s cS a
nropagation Signs of longevity are the symmetry OF
Tho body aud the quality Of the organization nind
Won cultivated and disc pined, cheerful disposition
tcmperate and regular habits are great promoters OF
health and long life Greater longevity is consequently
found among civilized nations than among savases'
Life INSURANCE is topic Of vast and increasing impor-
lance. Its history Is singular Great reforms are
may he classed under tho heads OF constitution Inherit
and obedience 10 law. NJ Flourens maintains mat
ened by his own fault; that neither climate nor food
nor external condition has mucn 10 w VIII
length of life This has been disproved by later and
better writer's Inheritance is an Indispensable condi
ton Of long liie The Influences OF hereui5
have received little consideration even W Nj -
yet infancy and when Il is thoronghy 1nGefsi9 S
10 the family and the schoolhouse II VIII pe iouhd 'ha'
the duration OF life If greatly Increased
THE HoUsEKEEPER's RESPONSIBILITY.
DR. Edward James of Dorchester, Mass, read paper
on The Power of the Housekeeper over the Hesitn VI
the Family" We supply, said he. our new hesh ironl
the market and the kitchen. This process s the most
important OF all natural processes. Nature does her
part She provides tire apparatus TO digest ana ais
tribute ana she does her part WELL Tie selection OF
food aud its preparation is left for Us TO DO In this
partnership Of nature and man, our part the cooking
part is not matter of indifference. We have one thing
70 do TO convert the food into the best aud
prepare II IN heabest way, that II may most easily
the nutiment that becomes blood and
flesh The dyer, whose coiors the result of various
coors selects them most carefully. The chemist pro
duces his results hy equally careful preparation, ana All
wake the and temperature subseryent 70 Their needs
They recognize che Illness and ratio OF the MaJe-
want Nothing is let by them TO accident
and ignorance. An Is done by them by rule AM,
NAL life under the same rule Life Is lengthencd
OF shortened nutrment is given or withheld Man Is
affected by the kind OF food he eats than the lower
aniDais, because he OF more sensitive disposition
All measures of his life ought to depend on has digestion
aud the methods OF his housekeeper inc stomach Is
originally sound. q can digest and convert an proper
ood necessary Tor the support OF ths aHint' poly IL ~
is suitably selected and prepared IT, after our meal
guid depressed have pains OF neuralgia or ~
digestion energies oveIbOrno they mast De re-
ierred to the which we have treated The stomach
by putting unsuitable burdens upon IT, large portion
OF these ms are due probably IL our own Ianlt;;
eating, but the cook and housekecper are
more likely TO blame. Tue science 80 81 -, t tno
peop e. and deserves the attention Of the highest minds
( library of cook books shows how 10 make light and
cheap Duddncs, aud economic animal matter mat
would otherwise be wasted but to encourage an appe
tile TO he their purpose rather Than to adapt food
10 the stomach and r. il for its great purposes IL one
these books set forth the rules oi healthy cooking
would be blessing TO mankind. II depends upon ths
kitchen family shall he robust bright ana
energetic, DUH stupid and slow. The housekeeper
u,easrcs ont 1naubood and womanhood TO the family
apd position is then highly responsible one. There
field for the display OF talent ana discretion me
snuloyments of men may offer less scope for
III n, ntion If @roat IDEAS IN areat ENDS than
the hOusekeepcr's Woman Is not b0usekeeper 10y IN
stnct cook by nature any more than men are ma IRA
shoemak has the capacity for the former
work which he may have for the latter They cannot oe
perfect III the euies OF housekeeer without suitable
preparation any than they can De mlliners. Boys
trained 10 their professions No such training Il
given the daughters for that station when Is admitted
10 be their hgn in lfcthe superintendent OF the
household The result OF cafeiesSncss IN the hche j.
styled III luck II Is "unucky mat the preau Is
heavy. carpenter might well say 1t Is unlnchy that
his window beams too short Nowhere except III the
kitchen where so much depends upon care III seeeon
and preparation is the OF the measure done away
he articles OF purchase Ribbons are turned
tO "A n a
required, hut The servant Is sent to market to get
few pounds OF any Kind oil beef Tor the table
HEALTH OF AMERICAN WOMEN
A paper on the Physical and moral causes OF mad
health in American women" was read by Dir. James L.
Reeves of Wheeling, W. Va. The condition Of bad
health he says requires description to make known
ITS signs IL pervades all classes, rich and poor high
and low the educated and ignorant alike it exists
the opposite of good health The functions OF the body
maintained in health depend upon a proper OBJ
seryance OF certain rules The stomach requires GOOD
food Of proper quality and quantity aud at proper
times Eyes ears and tue various organs OF sense re-
qure their proper treatment. ING shn s rl o
should occupied with NirtuOu5 ana cieVatnG asprd
lions that may enjoy the peaceful frnit of good con
science. How much suffering IS caused py dsiegaId
Of the laws OF health or OF ignorance OF them Inc
doctrine hereditary Transmission 81 qualities physl-
cal and mental is almost rs old the human family.
Many OF tue deiOrmtes and intrmes come from lnJu-
dciOus dress. Ia their extreme anxiety togNe deeacy
10 their daughters mothers often adopt the very means
most likely defeat the very object for which they
the OpscQUcnce of h unnatural restriction IS the
foundation a feeble constitution. There is no reason
Their Dies and the same privilege to light air ana
ercl,e LJOA the pale Jaces aud STOPPING forms ia
some Of the -ciOls They often pointed out IS the
smartcSt" ia the school Their parents delight IN their
prof ency procured at The cost OF their PLY seal nature
Snch Influences may produce prodgies OF learning but
they Will not produce pure-mlnded, healthy wives aud
mothers. The undue development of any organ shouid
he the signal aDstanug from excessive use OF II.
I'm knowledge of the principles Of physical ana mental
culture are greatly inferior 20 the ancient Greeks
and IL :
become common aud the BODY Is iet 10 pine. The
pupils school, treated very differently.
Then strength Of body and endurance OF fatigue
nof dcelncf Incompatible with graceful carriage In
The nineteenth century. Tae fashionable boarding
schools for voung ladies are an evil Unless previously
well trained 10y sensible mother II !, Nad nlsOl me
ldcing another fruitful source OF mischief. The
drawing OF the cOrsets lightly over the abdomen pro
duccs disorders and suffering without end.
ARCHITECTURE AND HEALTH.
CarI Pieider Secretary OF the American Iustnte OF
Architects read paper The Sanitary Relations and
Health Principles OF Architecture" He urged that the
establishment OF sanitary measures deserve the earnest
support and cooperation OF science included in its
general scope He there 10 speak architect on
the relation which architecture bore to the science
of hygiene II is a very Important one inlsmuch as
the architect furnishes the body by o, it,
dwelling place rs house, the proper medicine wherewith
10 regulate intercourse with what is is chief food
aud nccess itl-Jir. As this chief food exceeds in
amount three thousand times that an other kinds
80 IN proportion the science Of building a
proper house prccmigeut Importance 10 the science
OF hygien Every adult nhairs 800 cnOic feet of air IN
"A nours surface 81 his body needs TO regulate it,
temperature Immensely more. 80 lXed ana lnmutdDie
IS ms temperature in healthy body that the blood OF
negro IN Africa scarcely warmer than the blood Of
nealtly Esquimdux near the North Pole. The atm0s
pherc ia which they live dlrr tDey do ny more
ihan 100 degrees. but If the temperature OF the body
rises 10 any perccpiole degree. sickness and
death are the result The studies Of temperature
% cAmatology, the geological condition OF grounds
upon which buildings are TO he erected, and
me material OF which they to be CONSTRUCTED have
been wO,uly neglected, most Of orr public balls
cnur rooms hospitals, churches, and schools well
our private houses. teneincnts, and hotels give mel
chOly testimony Should not that which protects people
from adult Grated food and drink protect also
aduerated az IL you 20 INTO large work-rooms
viii generally ugl the men bent on BE pug fresh
on goldfish day., thinking that # they nh work-room
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