Physical education, or, The nurture and management of children : founded on the study of their nature and constitution / by Samuel Smiles.
- Date:
- 1838
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Credit: Physical education, or, The nurture and management of children : founded on the study of their nature and constitution / by Samuel Smiles. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![Vlii CONTENTS. CHAPTER IV. Page OF THE SKIN. Sect. 1—Structure of the Skin, . . 102 2. Functions of the Skin, . . . 105 a. touch, ... . ib. b. ABSORPTION, . . . 107 C. EXCRETION OF PERSPIRED FLUIDS, . 108 3. Effects of Cold on the Infant System, . 110 4. Clothing, . . . 114 5. Air and Light, • . . ] 23 6. Cleanliness, ... . 126 CHAPTER V. VOLUNTARY MOTION. Sect. 1.—Of the Organs and Function of Voluntary Motion, and their Development, . 133 2. —Proper Nourishment necessary for the Health and Growth of the Physical Frame, . 139 3. —Exercise necessary for the Health and Growth of the Physical Frame, . . ]43 4 Varieties of Exercise, and its Management, 148 5.—The Advantages of making Physical Exercise subservient to the Mental Education of Children, . . . . 163 b.—Consequences of Infringement of the Laws of the Constitution regarding Exercise, . 172 CHAPTER VI. OF SLEEP, AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN CHILDREN, . • 183 CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSION. PHYSICAL EDUCATION the BASIS OF MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL CULTURE, . . 189](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21961074_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
