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
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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ig-raph, copyright by Underwood & Underwood Types of natives of India. Massage as practised at the bathing ghats of Benares, India Life in India By Maud Johnson TO the student of physical cultureand natural living a visit to acountry like India is intensely in-teresting. While Ave could hardlyapprove of their diet from a hygienicpoint of view they certainly have an ad-vantage over us when it comes to out-door life, dress, simple habits, etc. Their houses are of the simplest kind,made of clay, bamboo or often havingsimply a cemented floor and.a thatchedroof, the sides being open entirely. Thisaffords protection from the sun, at least,and here the family can rest in comfort,lying about on the floor on mats or rugs.As there is no furniture and as the housesare quite small, there is no housekeepingto do. The man of the household mayearn a few pennies by working in the field or serving the English in some ca-pacity and this pittance buys him a littlerice and that is all he needs. The r

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