Excerpt from Principles of Domestic Science, as Applied to the Duties and Pleasures of Home: A Textbook for the Use of Young Ladies in Schools, Seminaries, and Colleges
Importance of some knowledge of the body and its needs - Fearful re sponsibility of entering upon domestic duties in ignorance - The funda mental vital principle - Cell-life - Wonders of the microscope - Cell multiplication - Constant interplay of decay and growth necessary to life - The red and white cells of the blood - Secreting and converting power - The nervous system - The brain and the nerves - Structural arrangement and functions - The ganglionic system - The nervous fluid - Necessity of properly apportioned exercise to nerves of sensation and of motion - Evils of excessive or insufficient exercise - Equal develop ment of the whole - Pages 104 - 112.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book was published in the mid-1800s and advocates for women's education and health. It provides sound nutritional, physical, and domestic advice for women, addressing the importance of a balanced diet, exercise, and the value of proper medical care. The author, a prominent advocate for women's rights, was driven to write this book by the prevailing view that women's health and education were not as important as men's. This volume provides a thoughtful exploration of the social, moral, and intellectual power inherent in preparing and educating women to manage their health and the households they oversee. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781332803538_0
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