New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
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Book Devoted to Diet. Dress Health and Other
Matters of Vital Importance to Girls,
by DIR. III. Lang Gordon.

plain, sensible series of talks. meant 10
tel girls how 90 respect ;heir bodies. and
Parents how 20 take care 90 their girls. IS
The Modern Mother" by Dr. n. Lang Cor
don tNew York. n. 4. Feuno a CoD.
There Is hardly a subject in the life o. a
girl or a mother that is not treated. from
food, exercise. dress personal hygiene.
mental conditions ana schooling 10 mar
riese and tho care II infants. There is a
eood deal Of simpy-put physiology IN the
earlier chapters. and some % the less seri-
Gus diseases % childhood and the treat
ment for them are described But Dr. Cor
don believes more in prevention than in
sure, In the chapter on 'Environment' he
eavs:
The health Of a large proportion OF our
children Is injured or sacrificed in the en-
desvor 10 NJ them mentally for the require
ments ~ civilization. II lives were sacri-
feed more often the public conscience
might 10 aroused. where the health only
suffers n Is easy 10 attribute the harm 10
any cause hut the right ono. The influence
o. faulty environment IN childhood may
not be felt until adult life is reached. and
even then civilization clogs and chokes the
machinery ~ the human body The really
healthy man or woman is extremely rare.
keep pace with civilization and 20 main
tain our bodies in ~ condition II our en-
vironment we're suitable 10 our needs ana
We respected the BODY and its functions We
should escape the reproach 70 our civiliza-
zion which is manifested in cur druggists
shops. the shrieking advert isements Of pro
prietary medicines in our streets. the
pseudo scientific pums Of nerve tonics and
rrfFr ted .,
even in the existence of the harassed fam.
ily doctor. The fact that many individuals
are unaffected by the environment is an IL
lustrstion of the truth that the human
body differs in its capacities and is evil
dence OF the survival OF the fttest I'm the
modern struggle Tor existence. Awakened
90 = sense 81 the possibilities 10 be attained
through progressive mental education. the
human race has rushed into the race for
knowledge needless ~ how II is TO be run
without injury TO the machinery ~ the
body. And the greatest injury has fallen
upon The young.
LITTLE FAITH IN TONICs.
The human body is Constructed Tor
movement and for life out az doors. IL
Graves for light air and exercise ana
Graves urgently in youth. The require
that the girl shall pass the greater part of
her day indoors. wiki she body al rest."
In tonics and medicines he has small
faith. when it's case II an ovcrtaNed
child:
Tell your mother you require cod liver
oil is often said by teacher 10 a pupil
whose pale face and unusual dulness Of in
tsligencs eNaspera;es him or her. Tones
III.
make tie machinery Of the mill run
smoothly whenever the child appears 10 be
faeging under the grinding process. They
are often the refuge Of the medical adviser
after rational advice las been given -
vain. Whenever the child Is pale and Qua
OF sorts without any more definite feeling
of illness perhaps. than growing pains
and lassitudc. the mother should pause he-
fore resorting to tonics. ana ask herself
whether il l. not better TO cure the child
completely than 10 palliate the trouble; pai-
iiation is followed by another breakdown I'm
time. snd may result in permanent injury
10 the health. A complete change from
toRn 10 country. with a real open air life
~ all seasons Of the year, is the proper
treatment Tor these cases II il little less
thsn cruelty 20 overload the stomach with
extra milk, raw eggs, cream, cod liver oil.
and 50 on. in the belief that the stomach
has some mysterious power Of spreading
these ad6itions 10 the diet over the bod.
IN such a way that the child may be sub
iecte6 unharmed 10 any unnatural condl-
tions IN an probability the long suffering
stomach Al last Joins TIC other organs IN
open rebellion
Children ought 10 be grateful 20 Dr. Cor
don. for he is an everlasting enemy ~ that
creed which says that a child should eat
what there Is on the table or go without
..Cn tho school dinner table he says.
.ahere II sul1 always he a choice OF meats;
ever, effort sh .uld be made 80 provide
variety. - well a. to vary the methods
of cooking There should bo none Of that
poNcrfK uf resource which irtlidcs ceT-
taiu dish on a certain day ~ the week
with unerriug regularity and stamps Tues
day a. boiled mutton day fer ever on the
c.rTs mind. Too great care cannot be
saken in selecting the mcata Tor the school
table. the butcher worl mus never he
taken hut tho mest must be Inspected
when IL arrives hy some one knowing now
80 distii. siIish betVeea the fresh and the
stsls the tender and the tough the young
snd the old and who has sufficient sympa-