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March 4, 1830
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Historical advice column asserting that women's beauty is inseparable from health, emphasizing natural practices like fresh air, cheerfulness, moderation, and exercise to achieve genuine attractiveness.
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Beauty and Health.--Females should be
early taught this important fact, that beauty
cannot, in reality, exist, independent of
health; and that the one is absolutely unattainable by any practice inconsistent with
the other. In vain do they hope to improve their skin--to give a "roseate hue"
to the cheeks, or to augment the grace and
symmetry of their forms, unless they are
cautious to preserve the whole frame in
health, vigor and activity. Beauty of complexion, and to a certain extent, that of
shape also, is nothing more than visible
health--a pure mirror of the performance
of the internal functions, and of their harmony with the external portions of the system: the certain effects of pure air, cheerfulness, temperance, & of exercise, uninterrupted by any species of unnatural constraint.
early taught this important fact, that beauty
cannot, in reality, exist, independent of
health; and that the one is absolutely unattainable by any practice inconsistent with
the other. In vain do they hope to improve their skin--to give a "roseate hue"
to the cheeks, or to augment the grace and
symmetry of their forms, unless they are
cautious to preserve the whole frame in
health, vigor and activity. Beauty of complexion, and to a certain extent, that of
shape also, is nothing more than visible
health--a pure mirror of the performance
of the internal functions, and of their harmony with the external portions of the system: the certain effects of pure air, cheerfulness, temperance, & of exercise, uninterrupted by any species of unnatural constraint.
What sub-type of article is it?
Health Advice
Moral Lesson
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Beauty
Health
Females
Temperance
Exercise
Complexion
Symmetry
Story Details
Story Details
Females should learn that beauty cannot exist without health, and attempts to improve appearance through unhealthy means fail. True beauty of complexion and form reflects internal health, achieved via pure air, cheerfulness, temperance, and exercise without unnatural constraints.