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CHAP. XIII] attend only to the body," he is equally wrong. For by so doing might be produced a very fine animal, but yet one deficient in those characteristics which constitute the superiority of man over those animals nearest him in the scale of evolution.

In either case the balance of power would be lost, and whether the scale dips on one side or on the other, it matters little, for evil results in either case.

Body and mind should always be considered in relation to one another; and, as far as it is in our power, we ought to counteract the tendency which each has to over-balance the other.

Gymnastics are doubtless of great service in aiding the development of young girls, provided that proper precautions are taken. Of dresses suitable to gymnastic exercise I need say nothing here, as I have already given the necessary particulars on pp. 101 and 172. But, desirable as gymnastic exercises may be, they should never be allowed to supplant out-door games, if these are possible.

Fresh air and sunlight are the best medicines, and the pleasure of a good game is in itself an agent in promoting health, to the position of which no system of gymnastics can attain. If care is taken to avoid over-exertion and fatigue and not to indulge in them when unwell, all the sports I mentioned above may be beneficially enjoyed by girls and women as well as by boys and men. From this statement I must, however, except the game of football, which, as at present played, is not only unfit for girls, but also for young men unless