The young woman's guide to excellence / by William A. Alcott.

  • William Alcott
Date:
1841
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Credit: The young woman's guide to excellence / by William A. Alcott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4 OHAPTER XXVI. NEATNESS AND CLEANLINESS. Reasons for discussing these topics. Every person should undergo a thorough ablution once a day. Quotation from Mrs. Farrar. Two important objects gained by cold bathing. Its value as an exercise. Various forms of bathing. Philosophy of this subject. Vast amount of dirt accumulating on the surface. Statement of Mr. Buckingham. Bathing necessary in all employments. Offices of the skill; and evil consequences of keeping it in an uncleanly condition. 265—^273 CHAPTER XXVII. DRESS AND ORNAMENT. Legitimate purposes of dress—as a covering, a regulator of temperature, and a defence. Use of ornaments. Further thoughts on dress. How clothing keeps us warm. Errors in regard to the material, quality, and form of our dress. Tight lacing—its numerous evils. Improvement of the lungs by education. Objections to the use of personal ornaments. ...... 274—294 CHAPTER XXVHI. DOSING AND DRUGGING. Pendency of young women to dosing and drugging. Nervousness.^^ Qualms of the stomach. Eating be- tween oiir meals—its mischiefs. Evils of more direct dosing. What organs are injured. Confectionary. The danger from quacks and quackery. . . . 295—300 CHAPTER XXIX. TAKING CARE OF THE SICK. The art of taking care of the sick should be a part of female education. Five reasons for this. Doing good. Doing good by proxy. Great value of personal ser- vices. How can young women be trained to these