Physical culture . Movement No. 6.—Lay the open palm on top of the hot cloth as illustrated. Instructpatient to raise both legs to a perpendicular position as shown above. Return legs to thecouch and then continue the movement until there is a decided feeling of fatigue. The ab-dominal region can be massaged thoroughly after this treatment, if there is any functionaltrouble of the underlying organs. If no knowledge of massage is possessed, this part of thetreatment can be left I AM inclin-ed to be-lieve thatthe mem-bers of mysexhave a greatdeal to learnfromaphysio-Olga A. Howe logical st
Physical culture . Movement No. 6.—Lay the open palm on top of the hot cloth as illustrated. Instructpatient to raise both legs to a perpendicular position as shown above. Return legs to thecouch and then continue the movement until there is a decided feeling of fatigue. The ab-dominal region can be massaged thoroughly after this treatment, if there is any functionaltrouble of the underlying organs. If no knowledge of massage is possessed, this part of thetreatment can be left I AM inclin-ed to be-lieve thatthe mem-bers of mysexhave a greatdeal to learnfromaphysio-Olga A. Howe logical stand- point. Theordinary woman knows but little of her-self, and what is still more deplorable,my experience has convinced me thatthe average medical practitioner, atleast those of the old school, knowsbut little more than we do. They arelike most women, and are inclined totake things for granted. They are will-ing to experiment to any extent in pre-scribing their various remedies, but insearching for physiological knowledgethey depend almost entirely upon au-thorities. When some great man in themedical world presents a conclusion, it isoften accepted without question or in-vestigation. They seem to forget thatmen are not infallible, regardless of theirsuperior intelligence, and no man can bean experimentor, or can possess thatparticular characteristic which inclinesthem to search for new truths, withoutoccasionally making a mistake. I al-ways believed in securing the best th
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