The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-31

Present PaCp Too last Tor ANfTa-c
Woman's Ply ~ique-famou~ Ger
man Authority Advises Daily Ten
Minute Bath-Two Mile Walk
Every pa, should Keep ono in ton
ditinn-"Rcd" Meat only Twice n
Ncck-Iittlc N-ouri~hmcnt In Rrcad
and Potatoc-Driuk Two Quarts OF
Mater a Day.
CMiss Elizabeth & Jordan. editor OF
Iarper's Bazaar. formerly held a prom
ineut position on the stan of a New
York newspaper. She - the author
of q number of popular books lntluI-
ing Tales of the Clnister AMI May
Version. Her Boot Ii WAS born
III Milwaukee)
In reading from month to month
the great mass Of material on the sub
ject Of women which appears ln he
various periodicals the writer Of this
paper mas been struck 10y II e~Ntra"r-
binary fact. The topic Of health
most important to women and ~ vital
interest to thrm-is rarely touched
upon. Womeu's achievements in every
line Of art and industry are admirtuElN
set forth. Experts advise them along
the lines of their professions II am
billions. but rarely does a great doc
tor lift his voice in the friendly warn
ing so many of them need.
occasionally a statistician submits
q few figures which are food for
thought. Comparative tables show
ing the proportion Of women tn men
in insane aSylums are among these
So is the information given out 10y pro
prietors of sanitariums and by per
intendentS of large hospitals. We
have a general sense when VIC come
to think Of i, that the present pace
is too fast for the physique OF the av-
erage CONAN but unless nature is
sounding her alarm in our ears We
press orwar with the general move
ment. The health Of the American
woman Is the most important woman
question in this country today. and X
needs immediate discussion.
The few theories offered here are
submitted very modestly for what they
may be worth. The writer claims no
medical knowledge but gives them
only as the results of practical ex-
perience. reading and observation, and
for the benefit of other ONE who
lack time or inclination to study the
subject themselves.
Every one knows that the ideal
physical life is the life liVcd out OF
doors in the sunshine and fresh air.
But women who work need a COM
promise between this ideal system and
the dull routine into which they SO
readily fall. Every woman needs 10
know, not What is the best hygienIc
system for me to follow" but, What
is the best system To which | can
adapt my daily life, With its cxactions
in the way Of indoor confinement and
.Sedentary occupations? How can /
get myself and keep myself i'm such
condition that nerves ana body are
more than equal to the strain | must
put upon them? ?" For women should
have more than the power to endure
grimly. They should have the robust
health, the cool and steady nerves
that give zeal to mere physical exist
ence.
To begin, then. with the morning
bath-the function with which every
woman should begin her day as reg
ularly as she leaves her bed. More
nonsense has been written about the
bath than about any other hygienic
topic. Women " been advised to
take ice-coId baths. cold sprays, hot
plunges and cold packs. Again some
doctuTs, have protested against the
bath habit, urging women to conflne
to one bath a week and
avoid the drain on the vitality
which a daily bath entails. In an
to all this hear the words of one
of the greatest physicians in Germany
when a distinguished American wo-
consulted him.:
Madam said he, "after the his
of her nervous breakdown had
been modestly related. "you do not
battle enough. Do not be indignant;
he failing is a national one. The
americans talk a great deal about
their baths. but they do not take them
1aily. Every human being who is up
md about should get into a bathtub
a day and stay there ten minutes.
Fake your bath in the morning, i'm
nediately after rising. Have the
1e~mperature of the water SO degrees
exactly-neither more nor less. This
s the normal temperature of the
blood. See that the temperature Of
he room is the same. Never get
nto a old bath on rising. Cold
Daths have killed thousands. Lie in
our bath of SO degrees. get down into
he tub; immense the body thorough
y; the warm water on the surface of
he body has an excellent effect on
he mucous membrane throughout.
Then, little by little, lower the tenn
.,erature and finish your bath with a
old rubbing down, If you wish. The
blood called to the surface Of the body
~ the warm water is then ready for
shock 1t is not ready for that
When you first awake
That advice" said the American
woman to the writer, cost me over
1900, and it was worth it. Pass It
N to others for what it will be to
hem. | was under that physicians
barge six weeks. / went to him a
Vreck and came away cured. He
ave me no medicine. His remedy
vas that daily bath. followed by q
emile massage. | now take both has
egularly as / eat my breakfast and |
tribute my perfect health to them"
Following the bath comes the cues
ion Of the morning toilet. In warm
~ q 4 m
BILE degree of common sense. In
winter 50 per cent Of them are
DO warmly clad for this climate
1annels should not be worn in
house; they are O~verheating and
Women who follow in-
DOR occupations Should wear light
Felght combination undergarment5
nd wrap themselves up warmly when