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Identifier: womaningirlhoodw00soli (find matches)
Title: ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Solis-Cohen, Myer
Subjects: Women Child care
Publisher: Philadelphia, Chicago (etc.) The J.C. Winston co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ermust be the working day. Working overtime ought never tobe allowed. THE NECESSITY FOR REST. The Ability to Relax.—A woman should be able to relaxat intervals. When the eyes are steadily engaged in near workthey should be rested every half hour or every hour during theday by being made to look off into the distance for a momentor two. It is well to relax the mind in the same way by nowand then ceasing thoughts of ones work and for a momentrecalling something pleasant that has been seen, read or noticed.One tending to become nervous is advised by Dr. Walker tostop and take a few deep breaths as a way of relaxing the ten-sion. An English physician who has had wide experience intreating nervous patients suggests as a means of meeting ashock and breaking its force that a person stop for a minuteand fix the attention on some trivial object, such as a hen out-side in the yard. For instance, before opening a telegram oneis advised to go to a window and look intently at some objectoutside.
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Copyright, 1904. by Burr Mcintosh. DRESSING THE HAIR. This is too often considered a matter of little importance, yetthe laws of healt!k and beauty require that early in life the girl betaught to care for her beautiful tresses. WORK, REST AND RECREATION 85 The Noon Hour.—In the middle of the day a rest fromwork of aFleagt one hour should be taken so that time will beallowed for half an hours freedom from work after luncheon.This time should be spent by those who have been standing allmorning in reclining, and by those who have been sitting inwalking in the open air. A person employed in manual labormight spend this time in reading, but one who has been usingthe brains should spend it in active exercise. The Weekly and the Yearly Vacation.—At the end ofeach week a person should rest for at least twenty-four hours.Once a year, too, a complete rest of not less than two weeksshould be taken; preferably in the summer time. The vacationrestores the weakened muscles and digestive organs

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