Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-28
WOMAN AND HOME.
IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL CULTURE
AND GOOD HEALTH.

Simplicity in Dress Women of the South
A Star Actress Girls In So
ciety-Husbands and wives-Esrly En-
gagements and Notes
Ii used to be considered fashionable to
take no exercise, and the prevailing Custom
of little cramping shoes, too short for the
foot and further incumbered with French
heel set in the center of the sole, helped out
the fancy. Very delicate young women
who could not walk mile without groaning
were typical beauties. Now girls learn to
row with their brothers, tramp with their
fathers and are quite fond OF the gy NINA
stun as their masculine admirers Eighteen
inches about the belt is no longer desirable,
nor is pallor Indicative OF good breeding
1t is certainly true that we owe our children
a culture Of the body as well as that Of the
brain A little fellow with spindling limits
may have his muscles judiciously developed; g.;
q little maid with crooked shoulders may
become as straight and symmetrical as her
neighbor If her parents will attend to her
in time II mother should permit girl
10 reach the age Of maturity without learn
ing to read We would blame ber excessively,
yet We condone the offense which permits
bad teeth, bent shoulders and sallow skin
In all cases there is pure tablet upon
which to write the record Of cara
There is no doubt about the Importance
of physical culture The hair, the teeth,
the eyes and the skin are subject to the in
tiuences of digestion, and is not the latter
TO he almost controlled by diet, bathing and
fresh air, People go all the ysar with the
pores OF their skin clogged and they rave
over the benefit to be obtained at the water
cure, simply because they do there what
they neglect at hone-bathe regularly, sys-
tsmatIcally and particularly. 1t Is, OF
course, absurd TO prescribe certain baths as
infallible curealls What will do for Il
robust person will kill frail one; but the
general rule OF frequent and Judlcious bath
ing may be laid down Then comes the
fresh air era q The windows Of a house
shou d be numerous and opposite, and there
should be patches of Coils sunlight on the
floor instead OF the esthetic gloom so depress-
ing to the young, who are to bs carefully
trained The writer would urge gymnastIc
exercises ahead Of Greek and Latin first,
and a romp in the green fields before any
number OF volumes OF lore Let the young
people drink in the blessings Of health all
round us and about US and within reach
Last week the writer overheard very
much dressed dansel conversing on the
street corner with q youth Il scarcely
know what il is TO walk, she said, and
do 50 dislike exercise. The close observer
took in the crsmped features, the heavily
powdered skin, with the sallow color look
ing through, observed the tightly drawn
face veil which pinned down the eye lashes
and shuddered as the eye fell on the pinched
waist and narrow shoulders; and this passed
for good looksl A girl need not be coarse
to be vigorous; nor masculine to have
muscles. Her shoulders should bs thrown
back, her eye keen and her color good 1t
is a crime 10 lose ones teeth at 10, disgrace
TO have constant headac he at =, and in
digestion is no more a part Of her earthly
lot than Is small pox. Go TO any lunch party
and watch the delicate women tax their
stomachs, and yet they wonder why they
are not we'll True, we may inherit Ger ain
organic troubles from indiscreet ancestors
such is the Inconvenience of entailment, but
we can stop further transmission Bad
breath ought to lie looAed upon as worse
than soiied hands, and yet you would
scarcely excuse lady the latter alta b.
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