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Show , - ttt. : ' BjHPTHE LAWS OF FEMININE lEALTlS than men. Again, on the other hand, It la Imperative that women should live physiologically In tho highest sense. Practically tho same physiologic physio-logic laws covorn both sexes but that leal functions, that they may do roth-Ins roth-Ins to prejudice their well-being. This duty does not end with the mother, but belongs to the father as well. All bodily functions should bo equal- i Disgrace to be Siclf Says Doctor 'Education Is Physiological Laws and Proper Use of Body Would Insure Health The Importance of Good Digestion ly physiologic, and any departure from normal should at once- receive recognition, recog-nition, not for the purpose of "mollycoddling," "molly-coddling," but for tho prevention of ultimate disease. None of tho appetites appe-tites and desires of tho living bdng an? ignoble of themselves, but through their misuse and abuse. Nothing is more important to tho end of keeping girls and women well, after tho physiological functioning of the cell, than normal digestion. This means tho talcing of Buitablc food, at proper Intervals, Its thorough mastication, masti-cation, the avoidance of eating between be-tween meals, nave as needed by tho growing child, when tho food should be eimplo and wholesome .the necessity neces-sity of water drinking other than at mealtime, and tho avoidance of stimulants, stimu-lants, than which none nro more Injurious Injuri-ous than tea and coffee used Indiscriminately. Indis-criminately. In addition, tho habit of thorough elimination by bowels and kidneys dally must bo secured. Therefore, There-fore, tho call of nituro should never bo Ignored. If the Individual says wait until I have finished this chapter, until I complete this bit of work, until I do this or tho other, nature will signal less clearly the next time, and by and by not at all. Then trouble, begins. Tho debris which should be thrown off is to a certain extent reabsorbed Into the circulation. The blood becoine3 poisoned and all sorts of distressing conditions nro established. In addition, addi-tion, tho pressuro Induced by the retained re-tained dlgestlvo debris upon large elns In tho lower part of the body creates a condition of congestion or stagnation, for theso veins aro not provided pro-vided with valves, as are tho3e of the extremities, and thereforo may become rip HE necessity for general physlo-I physlo-I logical UviDP, which means tho prevention of disease, has been clearly indicated in the preceding preced-ing papers upon this subject, A de-1 a suits In normal functioning of the cell lu Its countlf?3 thousands. To be a woman, anatomically and physiologically, means tho possession of certain especial organs. They are I- ...... '.. . .... ' '- '; . ' .' '' . '.''':V;VV' . .-.-.:V v;. v-i-:.;-y-;j: : -i'::,v: -': Ml .j :. :" ' " ... ; '..-rJfS '.-v:H- , '''i ' y" Z '7; , -:'::;v,: 7 y-y0:y;y- ;--; 'Ci'yH::: i-..- v. . :V-y' v.. i. Syt, i-.,:ts'JT. V s Ajs i .. v. . .. . v ... : ', i '' .-; -. -.t: r-x V. v ; ' 4"' :-. ': X ' : $ v :.:V- r rfif-Z ' ? V ": -' - , , " - ! 'V '! i " -?- :' The Woman With the Perfectly Developed Body Doeen't Need to Wear Corsets. . f '';:v.;'''.:-'.-y; wyy, V;Jv.;tl:v ' c- 'r,.:.,"'- r;V -,A,y.':'''.'-;;v V,i yv': ; :f s, The Healthy, Athletic Phyclque Is Natur ally Graceful.' J' ry:W ;,::.;; ' V 'VA'--. ; .-. -; ; te;;v&: ' -V : ' '. 'fr f : A- '-V.n :".. ;) - v ;.:!L nomena of life. Nature Is ever tho beat teacher. Her pages may bo read by everyone, old and young, to thoir Intelligent In-telligent delight and physical better bo-lug. bo-lug. Living, growing things, whether plant or animal, havo the power, none higher, of passing the b!eB9lng of existence ex-istence on. Trees, plants, animals, the human animal Included, must live physiologically In ordor that In ho perpetuation of their kind tho beauty of life may be maintained. Be Frugal of Energy. The function of the cell requires energy, en-ergy, and If tho energy with which the living mechanism is endowed Is spont wrongly or too lavishly, that function becomes impaired. Youth s not of necessity the tlmo It la felt In this way. This Is left for later years, when it Is more difficult for the coll to function by reason of Impaired energy. On the other hand, energy that Is misspent, misdirected or unduly exhausted, detracts from, a well-proportioned physiological life. The growing, developing boy or girl should not be permitted to spend every energy required for tho functions of the cell In over-mental develonmenL abnormally distended. This will occur if tho liver becomes clogged, so to speak, through the taking of too much or the wrong food principles. These large white veins havo their return re-turn flow through tho liver, and if that organ is not acting In a normal fach-lon, fach-lon, the venous circulation Is retarded In the lower part of the body, which means an untoward effect upon tho whole circulation. In this way women lay the foundation for much of their especial Ul-health. The Evil of Heavy Skirts. The habit of tight lacing, of wearing corsets that encaso all the lower parts of the trunk, and tho weight of heavy clothing suspended from the wa!3t, also al-so Interferes with normal circulatory conditions. When these are Interfered ttlth in organs which are tbs subject of Increased circulation or a physiological physiolog-ical congestion at definite times, It does not tako long to set up conditions condi-tions which tend to disease. InsufQcient clothing of tho lower part of the body and extremities, tho getting of skirts damp and wet and slttlns with them on, wet feet, chilled extremities, aro also contributory conditions. con-ditions. Tho many nervous phenomena phenom-ena which women manifest from time , . . .v. ..a ... . . -v.;.'- . - .... v. .. ' .. . Mi6s Annette Kellerman, Conceded to Be the Most Beautifully Developed Voman in America, Says Anybody Can Attain the Same Perfection of Body. docs not concern us hero. It is tho prevention of disease in women in which the readers of this magazino are vitally Interested. The Beginning of Maturity." At certain definite yoars, varying with climatic conditions, changes occur oc-cur which indicato the beginning of maturity in tho lifo of tho young girl. This process may occur anywhere from eight to sixteen years of age. In tropical trop-ical climates It takes placo at tho earlier, and in cold clln.ates at tho later ago. Tho average age for temperate tem-perate climates Is from fourteeu to fifteen fif-teen years, but many girls reach maturity ma-turity at the earlier periods even in temperate climates. This will happen If the child's life Is spent under conditions condi-tions that aro too stimulating. This is undesirable, and parents ehould see that their children live healthfully. To this end abundant out-of-doors, sunshine, sun-shine, exercise, proper bathing, dressing, dress-ing, regular meals of wholesome food, Is necessary, while late hours, excessive excitement of music, danclDg and the reading of Action are to bo avoided. All theso things are deslrublo if not carried to excess. Thero should always al-ways be a Judicious admixture of work and play in the child's life, while brain and hands should be taught useful things. Happy the child, and afterwards after-wards fortunato the woman, who Is taught the art of housekeeping in earlier ear-lier years Before the time for maturity arrives, however, the mother should havo f,o informed herself that she can tell her little daughter of tho nature of her physiologic function, when and how often It should appear, and of its relation rela-tion to tho beautiful mechanism of life. If Bhe Is not capable that is. has not been Instructed .herself she should ask help of the wise physician of her own sex. Uoth daughters and I sons should be told of their phy6lolog- .:1 " ,'-.V- -:. I; ---VviiA ..' A . . V ; '4 :: - :;-- v-.: . , ' & : : . j ' ' 'y-'.l::: -7 Swimming and Diving Are Sports That Miss Kellerman Recommends for Every Woman. extreme physical hardship, nor jet dls- 1 slpatlon. At tho time of adolesccnco energy Is called upon in new directions and If lavishly used, abused or exhausted ex-hausted In wrong directions there Is not left sufficient for the perfect performance per-formance of all the functions characterizing charac-terizing tho body. This wrong expenditure ex-penditure may be in pampering the appetite for food, which does not necessarily nec-essarily mean the eating of very highly high-ly seasoned, spiced and Indigestible food It may mean equally an overindulgence over-indulgence In the Ice cream, candy, roast beef, coffee or tea of everyday life. Study, exorcise, amusements, wise and wholesome In themselves, mav be carried to a point of doflnito harm. Slmplo living natural living Is healthy, heal-thy, happy and honest living. A dean, I radiant blood Is not the one to 6Ug- ' gest impure thoughts and actions to tho brain it feeds. Nothing is more pernicious for the growing, developing girl than the habit of sitting or lounging In overheated over-heated rooms Indoors, from which fresh air is excluded to time, and which they are led to believe come because of their fox, aro preventable. To obey Nature's laws, or live normally in all ways, means' perfect action, no matter what the organ. Under the conditions of modern civilization, civi-lization, it 13 best that tho average woman should command times of rest nnd quiet during tho recurring periodical periodi-cal function. There is no need of an abnormal wathchfulness of self. This is all wrong. But there is need of fresh air. sunshine, exercise, baths, proper eating, healthful dressing, regular hours, sufficient sleep, work varied with diversion, mental poise, Interested Intelligence, cheerful and hopeful attitude at-titude toward lifo and avoldanco of living over in one's mind or In conversation con-versation with one's friends and neighbors neigh-bors the trivial round, the potty details de-tails of life and its carking cares. The conscious effort of every woman should te to cultivate an attitudo above and beyond theso things. In relation to all tho interesting phe- parture from normal conditions may affect women In apparently separate and distinct ways, because of their especial anatomy and physiological functions. Such Is really not the case, for all living beings aro fundamentally the same, dependent upon the normal functioning of their myriads of chemical chemi-cal cells for health. It theso go wrong tho untoward influence may be felt In especial organs as well as others This varies with tho inherent tendency of tho individual. Tuberculosis, insanity, cancer, for example, which means, after af-ter all, lowered re&htancn on the part of the Individual, may exist. Intelligent Intelli-gent care and education along the linos of right physiological living from childhood up tends to prevent their development. The flr.U thing of importance, im-portance, therefore, to recognize in order to prevent disease, is that tire of the organism as a whole which re- not vital In the sense that the heart and lungs arc, for example, but they are necessary to the perpetuation of the rac1 of human beings. All living things, animal and human, as well as plant life, poGcss the power of rcproduclug their kind. There Is no necessity, however, why this power, associated with especial organs and physiological functions, should invito disease. On the contrary, that only comes because of tho breaking of Nature's Na-ture's laws. If all the functions of the body pertaining to digestion, elimination, elim-ination, circulation, respiration and nerve health aro properly performed, there would be but little of the impaired im-paired health which women are prone to attribute to their special anatomy, especially in relation to the woudrous-ly woudrous-ly beautiful phenomenon of reproduction. reproduc-tion. There Is no more reason, physiologically, physi-ologically, why women should be ill |