The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . AIR. 2M Pig. VENUS DE MEDICI8. .ho contrast appears still stronger whenthe diminutive, circle of the waist whichbeautifies the Lelle is placed by the side ofthe broad, expanded chest, which rendersdie woman vigorous and healthy, and conse-quently a help iitecl for man—fig. 151. Sucl*was the model of female beauty ere sacreugious hands had mtrred its fair proportions,and wherever, among the inhabitants of allparts of the earth, we find long-lived mothersand grandmothers, we are sure to find full,round chests and capacio


The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . AIR. 2M Pig. VENUS DE MEDICI8. .ho contrast appears still stronger whenthe diminutive, circle of the waist whichbeautifies the Lelle is placed by the side ofthe broad, expanded chest, which rendersdie woman vigorous and healthy, and conse-quently a help iitecl for man—fig. 151. Sucl*was the model of female beauty ere sacreugious hands had mtrred its fair proportions,and wherever, among the inhabitants of allparts of the earth, we find long-lived mothersand grandmothers, we are sure to find full,round chests and capacious lungs. Purity of Restired Air.—Equal inimportance with the quantity of the air wobreathe is its purity. It is melancholy toreflect on the hard necessity which compelsmultitudes to live, or rather stay, iu the sweltering garrets and infec-tious cellars of cities, or on the cupidity of landlords who provide suchteneioents, or on that dereliction of duty in municipal authorities whichpermits their existence. Much of the evil, however, may have itssource in ignorance. Few sanatory


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