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A book for Ralstonites, members of the Ralston Health Club founded in 1876 by Webster Edgerly as a health and racial hygiene program promoting a new race of Caucasians filled with health, vitality and personal magnetism. The book is organized into 17 departments (chapters): Movement Cure, School of Physical Culture, Public School Massage, Nine Great Laws of Nature, Ralston Massage, Man As an Invalid, Woman as an Invalid, Colds and Their Dangers, Catarrh and What It Is, The Throat and Lungs, The Stomach, Special Organs, Bones, Muscles and Nerves, The Blood and Skin, Miscellaneous Diseases, The Brain, and Local Clubs, Charter, Constitution and By-Laws. 8vo. Green cloth board stamped in black, silver and gilt, all edges gilt, floral endpapers, 322 p., 400+ figures. Cloth rubbed along the spine, corners slightly bumped, hinges starting in a couple of places, but about near fine. Seller Inventory # 12824
Title: Companion Book of Complete Membership in the...
Publisher: Martyn College Press Association, Washington, D. C.
Publication Date: 1895
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: Seventh Edition.