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Personal hygiene and physical training for women

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Holistic Healing

Personal hygiene and physical training for women

Anna Mary Galbraith

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Anna Galbraith wrote a full course in keeping the female body well, from the cold bath to the care of the skin, digestion and lungs. Her manual pairs hygiene with physical training in the confident spirit of the women's health movement. A thorough record of early-twentieth-century wellness for women. Follow a complete regimen from an earlier age.

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22 chapters

  1. 1PERSONAL HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR WOMEN
  2. 2PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  3. 3PREFACE
  4. 4CONTENTS
  5. 5CHAPTER I THE WISDOM OF PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY
  6. 6FOOTNOTES:
  7. 7CHAPTER II HYDROTHERAPY
  8. 8CHAPTER III THE CARE OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES
  9. 9CHAPTER IV THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
  10. 10FOOTNOTES:
  11. 11CHAPTER V THE RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS: THE KIDNEYS
  12. 12CHAPTER VI THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AS THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE BODY
  13. 13CHAPTER VII THE HYGIENE OF THE MIND AND ITS RELATION TO THE PHYSICAL HEALTH
  14. 14FOOTNOTES:
  15. 15CHAPTER VIII DRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF WOMAN’S PHYSICAL DETERIORATION
  16. 16FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17CHAPTER IX PHYSICAL TRAINING THE KEY TO HEALTH AND BEAUTY
  18. 18CHAPTER X SYMMETRIC DEVELOPMENT: GOOD CARRIAGE AND GRACE OF MOTION THROUGH GYMNASTICS AND ATHLETICS

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