The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-21
WOMAN AND HOME.
A LADY PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDS
OUT DOOR EXERCISE FOR GIRLS.

The Proper Hour for Dinner-Cure for
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Etiquette from Books-Hints.
Parents, have you pale, sickly, delicate
daughter Don't you know if you keep
her confined in school and at her piano,
taking only fancy work and novel reading
as recreation, that if her white feet do not
slip into the grave she is liable TO become
an Invalid for life! She needs exercise,
and that out doors; not in the shane of
drudgery, but as recreation Plan frequent
country excursions; have out door games in
which you join, and, other things being
equal, roses will supplant the lilies, and the
child SO dear to your heart will be fitted for
LIES purposes.
II is quite true that many diseases may
he cure1 by persistent exercise After
lecture given to tie young ladies of
seminary in Kansas, in which the advan-
tages of outdoor exercise has been urged,
the principal, the wife of an Episcopal
clergy man, said Il heartily endorse and
emphasize what Dr. Stockham has been
telling YOU Fourteen years ago / was
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tion. My doctor told me he could only hope
to palliate the symptoms, and that by
means he feared | would he unwilling to
adopt ! had three children dearer to me
than my life. How could | be taken
from them, l told him for their
sake | would do anything. He asked
would you be willing TO play BALI
This, indeed was bitter pill; but if ]
would be with my babes few months
longer, l certainly would do it My hus-
baud and began playing ball in the hack
yard screened from the uelghbors 10y high
board fence and trees could not bear the
thought that l. "a minister's wife should lie
SO undigniiicd a, 10 pay ball Little by
little gained strength, and in "A few months
without drugs | was well woman. Three
Years afterward ] asked my doctor if he
was sare had tuherces on my lungs He
said he hal no doubt Of 1t, as a careful
mi roscopi,al examination had proved the
diagnn>i, correct | was cured by the very
undigniied exercise of ball playing"
If so hopeless case as the above can be
restored 10 health, what degrees of strength
and Nlgor our young ladies might obtain by
resortlng 10 the pleasures of out door recre-
alton. Lawn tennis Ill the country where
there is plenty of room, is among the best
of out door pleasures With pleasant com
panions, "a dress free from all restrictions.
this game is very exhiirating, and calls
into action every muscle and organ of the
body.
Tricyclng for those who have affections
preclu ling ,tanding and walking. affords
superior exercise. Its therapeutic value
has been proven i'll many cures young
lady of Chicago VINO had long been au
invalid and pronounced by high authority
lucurable. recovered her health in a few
months through riding the tricycle., using
no other means
Another YOUNG lady who had the use of
but one limb with which to propel the wheel
derived great benefit from the outdoor
exercise On her tayorite pony. She named
her hine Victor" and seems a, proud
OF 1t as if IT were living creature She
had been confined 10 the house for months,
but could soon ride miles upon her pony.
The rapidIty with which She gained
strength was surprise to all her friends
More IRvaliis would procure wheels iC
they knew that by this means they could
drink OF the elixir OF life The sick are
made well, the weak strong, aud those
already well become obust and endurn-
1rIcycling must become a fayorite exercise
for women. Compared with the ply sicians
bills II Is inexpensive, and gives great indie
pendence Of locomotion. Mrs Stockham
NJ. D., IN Minneapolis Housekeeper.