The second consideration is the acknowledged influence of beauty.
'When one sees a god-like countenance,' said Socrates to Phaedrus, 'or
some bodily form that represents beauty, he reverences it as a god,
and would sacrifice to it.' From the days of Plato till now, all have
felt the power of woman"s beauty, and been more than willing to
sacrifice to it. The proper, not exclusive search for it is a
legitimate inspiration. The way for a girl to obtain her portion of
this radiant halo is by the symmetrical development of every part of
her organization, muscle, ovary, stomach and nerve, and by a
physiological management of every function that correlates every
organ; not by neglecting or trying to stifle or abort any of the vital
and integral parts of her structure, and supplying the deficiency by
invoking the aid of the milliner"s stuffing, the colorist"s pencil,
the druggist"s compounds, the doctor"s pelvic supporter, and the
surgeon"s spinal brace.
