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Identifier: physicalculture201908macf (find matches)
Title: Physical culture
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: MacFadden, Bernarr Aldolphus, 1858-
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York : Physical Culture Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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fluence has unques-tionably been of the best at alltimes. One is especially reminded of MissNewkirk, whose name, by the way, hasbeen changed for some time, because of aletter and photograph received from an-other Western girl who has apparentlymany similar characteristics, at leastfrom a physical standpoint. We arepublishing some photographs of thisyoung woman, and her own letter whichaccompanied these pictures will furnishmore accurate information of herself than we can supply. Her letterfollows: To the Editor: Miss Newkirks success in the PhysicalCulture Exhibition of 1906 made meresolve to follow in her steps, and en-deavor to equal her measurements evenif I could not gain a like financialreward. To help prove that the method of liv-ing, moving, and having our being, ad-vocated by your magazine is not only abeneficial craze, but that it is the healthi-est and best way of life yet known is myaim in writing this. I was born in London, England,twenty-five years ago; a city where it is
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Miss Vattance, ready to step into the bath that Nature has so well prepared for her, just outside of her tent 312 PHYSICAL CULTURE hard for child life to get true knowledgeand right exercise. But blessed with agood mother who had somehow gottensense above the average, flesh f< id was aforbidden diet in my early years, and hasremained soever since. Corsets I have never worn, and in con-sequence the muscles of my body arestrong and firm and 1 never feel as if Iam falling to pieces as I have heardgirls say if they leave their corsets off fora day. Tea, coffee, and alcohol in any form 1have never used, and the drug storedraws no revenue from me. Emigrating to the west two years ago,where conditions are more favorable toour principles, 1 decided to add a few ofyour special exercises to my already un-orthodox behavior—feeling that foodreform is but the beginning of physicalculture. The result is shown in the ap- pended list of measurements. 1 havealways been accustomed to a co

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