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111-Health of Women.

Serious Condition of Affairs. It is a startling commentary upon the modem high pressure methods of living, that out of three hundred young women seeking admission to a certain college, only sixty-seven were found to be in good health. This is a serious condition of affairs, and oire of grave import to the community, for these are. the prospective mothers of the next generation, and to find them (just on the very threshold of life), in no condition for study, on account of ill-health, should make us pause and ask what is wrong with our social system. The causes of this condition are manifold, and not far to seek. First of all, and by far the most serious, is the unnatural atmosphere of excitement which pervades every walk iir life, including a nervous strain that saps the vitality of the young people, giving their bodies no opportunity to develop along symmetrical, physiological lines. The intense competition in school studies is also a potent factor, and these, in combination with the constant whirl of social dissipation, arrd the lack of sufficient outdoor exercise, are responsible for the enormous percentage of enfeebled r'.ni-i«<ifciLtinn«..i.uK>nn our young women. _ Is ft not time to call a halt in our present" methods, in the interest of future generations ?

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Golden Bay Argus, Volume VII, Issue 69, 26 September 1901, Page 2

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III-Health of Women. Golden Bay Argus, Volume VII, Issue 69, 26 September 1901, Page 2

III-Health of Women. Golden Bay Argus, Volume VII, Issue 69, 26 September 1901, Page 2

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