imagination is more lively, and just at this time mathematics form an
excellent subject for mental occupation. The girl now begins to
question the whys and wherefores, and demands reasons for the course
that is laid out for her, and is full of ideas of her own; so that
while as a child she had accepted almost unquestioningly the commands
of her parents, she can be managed now only through the power of
reason. And this is just as it should be, for the girl has reached the
years of discretion, and now is the time when her reason and judgment
are capable of rapid cultivation.

CHAPTER II.

HYGIENE OF PUBERTY.

Home Life; Corsets; Shoes; Underwear; Nutrition; Diet; Water;
Constipation; School Life; Spinal Curvature; Exercise; Walking; Running.

"Every man is the architect of his own fortune."

PSEUDO-SALLUST.

Home Life.-- With beginning menstruation the equilibrium of the body
is very easily disturbed, so that even in the case of the healthy girl
some precautions should be taken and a rational regime should be
adhered to; while in the case of the delicate girl a still more
careful attention will have to be directed toward her weak points, in
order that she may develop into a healthy woman.

For every girl at this time of life home is preeminently the place; so
that she may not only have the benefit of a mother's watchful care,