The young woman's book of health / by Dr. Wm. A. Alcott.

  • William Alcott
Date:
1855
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Credit: The young woman's book of health / by Dr. Wm. A. Alcott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. PAGE. Young Women should be trained to endure hardness. Study of hygiene. Females buoyant in their nature, and thoughtless. Beauty. Its dependence on health. An error about beauty. Few healthy females. Statistics of female disease. Analysis of beauty. Seeking happiness. The true road to it. Physical education and elevation. The views of Solomon. Appeal to young women 13—22 CHAPTER II. ERRORS IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG WOMEN. WHERE FEMALE MISEDUCATION BEGINS. Section 1. Too great Delicacy and Tenderness. Means of be- coming so frail. An object truly pitiable 23—28 Section 2. Nervousness. Its causes. Its forms. Fidgets. St. Yitus's dance. Epilepsy. A nameless disease 28—32 Section 3. Want of Muscidar Power. Manifestations of this cardinal defect 32—33 Section 4. Want of Appetite. Causes of this condition. Eat- ing too often. Food usually too stimulating. Hint to mothers and housekeepers 33—36 Section 5. Feeble Powers of Digestion. A mistake about diges- tion. Remarks and appeal 36—38 CHAPTER III. WHAT THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF FEMALES SHOULD BE. General Remarks 39 Section 1. The Laics of Exercise. The bones — their union. The muscles — their character and use. First law of the lo- comotive system. Second law. Third law. Sitting too much. Effect on the lower limbs. Standing. Walking. Walking to do good. Reasons why walking to do good is preferable 40—49 Section 2. The Laics of Rcsjnration. Description and uses of
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