DOCTOR'S PRAISE OF ENGLISHWOMEN.
HEALTHIEST IN THE WORLD. Doctors of many nations attending the International Congress on Medicine in London last month sang the praises of the healthy-looking, natu-ral-moving English girl. ' "The London woman has improved enormously since the last congress took place here thirty years ago,'" said an English physician. "Look at that girl across the road. Mark how she walks—the firm,, swinging stride. Why, the Englishwoman of to-day is the healthiest and finest on earth." A German doictor said: "The Englishwoman has grace without Jangour and strength without harshness. It must be duo to athletics. The German girl is equally healthy, but less active." "Your women are not so graceful ?L OXl ™'" declared Frenchman. The Frenchwoman has made an art of every movement, but the Englishwoman moves naturally and freely. It is impossible to mistake her robustness, and her complexion too, is so fresh." ' The Russian view was that Englishwomen "do not give the impression of great intellect which so often is accompanied by pallor and weakness, but they all have that intelligence which is housed in healthy bodies." I Italy contributed its appreciation. ? "The English girl walks with an air of freedom. There may not bo too much grace in her walk.'but there is force. A country which has these girls for its future mothers need have no fear." "Your women are clearly strong," ■said a Spanish doctor, "but ft is a strength that is got by exei-ci.se. Too much exercise may. build up a very fine body, but it may be done at the expense of the general health." An Australian doctor was much struck by the slimness of Englishwomen. "They are more lithe and supple than our women," he said. I "They seem to take less care of them- J selves and yet to be remarkahlvl healthy. Their skins are veiv clear, I probably owing to the games in which ( they take part.'.'
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 October 1913, Page 2
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318DOCTOR'S PRAISE OF ENGLISHWOMEN. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 October 1913, Page 2
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