XII 



HEALTH IN THE GARDEN. A CHAPTER EX- 

 PRESSLY FOR WOMEN READERS 



T^HE writer of this book often finds women 



^ who seem ^^all run down/' without being 

 able to tell of any positive physical ailment. 

 Inquiry generally develops the fact that they 

 have overworked; that they have been con- 

 fined to the house the greater part of the 

 time, busy with household matters, and that 

 in caring for others they have neglected to 

 care for themselves. Though I am not an 

 M.D. I take the liberty of prescribing for 

 patients of this class. My prescription is a 

 course of treatment in the garden. I insist 

 on their getting out of doors, where the air 

 is pure, and the sunshine bright and warm, 

 and Nature is waiting to give her pleasant 

 companionship to whoever signifies a desire 

 to make her acquaintance. 

 There is health in the garden. But be- 



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