Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-02
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THE ADVANTAGES OF PHYSICAL
CULTURE.

2 The following paper was read at
the lest regular meeting of the Barton
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The subject assigned me is "The
Advantages of Physical Culture"
cannot speak upon this subject in a
very scientific Mariner AS | have never
made any speciality of the work. So
as this is a health meeting, and ''the
way to health" is a.subject especially
interesting 10 me, You will pardon me
If I do OF seem to stick to my text.
There are many things I would be
glad to say had | the power to ex-
press to you, how deeply 1 feel the
Importance CT these subjects, which
interest u all as women, mothers and
temperance workers. l feel we are
all bound t. gether in one bond
stronger than we have words to
EXPIRE SIS, although we may all look at
subjects from a different point OF
view. 1t seems to me it is the ten
dency of the age in which we live to
make a speciality of a certain work.
l uppose it may be right it should be
so because it sometimes takes an ex-
treme to show us the truth. And we
find that more and more there are
specialists in every kind of work.
But does not this show us TO what an
extent these things may be carried
with the mind working the body all in
one train of thought? Twill not need
to picture illustrations, as you will
all know if you think.
Have you rot noticed as you have
studied history, and as syou have
watched results from different events,
that only a certain limit can be
reached? We human beings, if we
allow ourselves to develop in one
line, are never satisfied and come
times think We possess great power,
even to running this world ourselves,
but we find we are limited by natural
law and cannot demonstrate beyond
nature. Laying aside the spiritual
part of US and comparing ourselves
with other natural life, there is moth
ing more pleasing to our eyes thar
perfection. We notice the perfect
tree, the plant and the animals; we
notice the grace and symmetry O.
, them, they attract u attention ano
excite our admiration. What care
and attention we give them to de-
; velop perfection! For an example
3 take the ransy that has not beer
: cared for and we have only a violet
but by patient toll and care you cult
vate it to be a large pansy.
i. Can you tell me of anything NOR
beautiful in nature upon this eartf
than a perfectly healthy woman?
We wives and mothers hold the
: reins of the world in our hands, fol
we make the world. Upon us rests
a great responsibility. You hav'
q watched the baby as he grows. Tb'
first thing he really discovers is hi
>. own little hand. You have seen tn
look of understanding come into tn
a little eyes as he gets the first knowl
n edge of himself, and you watch hir
Il; all the way along as his own self
. revealed to him. Have we mother
been able to give to the childre
perfect health to start life with? D
we ourselves know what it me ar
a to live and produce life? 1t seems I
me that the natural law is the one
DC which we are most ignorant, ar
that our education makes each gel
FL Grafton more SO. Can we do mo-
81 for the cause of temperance, can tt
Il temperance cause ever be perfectt
,s. many other way?
Of. We also live in an age of fore
III You see it demonstrated in NAL
is, ways. We demand results quickl
a or nothing is any good. Isn't ever
te; thing we gain in life done by consta
20 daily toll?
q Can a mother who is constant
4@ stimulated bring a healthy child in
GO the world? How many mothers dal
absorb some kind of sIimulant? G
ket the boy born with an appetite for t
unnatural be blamed? 1t is only
oh diseased body that Graves the q
natural. We say educate the Oh
hit. dren. I say educate the mothers,
&c; they can educate their children. NJ
Ivy it seems to me we mothers cam
'ht, afford to develop any certain part
us to an extreme, we may be bless
with talents and it is to our discre
if we do not make the most OF the
.ar. but we have to look upon life II
II broader sense. We should study
know ourselves ard first of all
b a that our bodies are as perfect
Wis, nature can make them. AS
OTIS. develop the body so should the M
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