Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

affectation. They appear as though they could not
speak their words fairly and squarely, but torture
all they say with lisping and simpering. Are these
ladies? They were not born fools, but were
educated such. It does not require a frail, helpless,
overdressed, simpering thing to make a lady. A
sound body is required for a sound intellect.
Physical soundness and a practical knowledge of
all the necessary household duties will never be
hindrances to a well-developed intellect; both are
highly important for a lady.
Physical Culture
[Education, 210-213 (1903).] The question of
suitable recreation for their pupils is one that
teachers often find perplexing. Gymnastic
exercises fill a useful place in many schools, but
without careful supervision they are often carried
to excess. In the gymnasium many youth, by their
attempted feats of strength, have done themselves
lifelong injury.
Exercise in a gymnasium, however well
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