Principles of Domestic Science, as Applied to the Duties and Pleasures of Home

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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 CollegesImportance 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 ¿uid - 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.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.