There are many years that distance us from the habits practiced in the 19th century and these can be startling. As great examples, doctors indicated cocaine and opium to patients, people wore clothes gigantic even if the weather was hot and the treatment for babies can be very different from usual current.
Before several sources of tips on what clothes to wear and ways to apply makeup, there were magazines that indicated the best possibilities at the time. The world has changed, it's even more technological, but much of what we see today existed in other forms.
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Among the lost and found from the 19th century is Dr. Kellogg, author of 'Simple Facts for Old and Young: Embracing Natural History and Hygiene in Organic Living'. In the book, Kellogg gives advice to girls and boys and the way they should, in the last century, manage their lives.
Advice for 19th century girls
Be healthy to be beautiful
The book says that girls cannot be beautiful if they are not healthy and that beauty is not about people who are not healthy.
Choose the friends that are for your life
The Doctor. Kellogg said that girls should avoid partners who weren't good and that they should always be around good people.
don't read everything
The doctor believed that girls could not read all the books they wanted. He said that books could be somehow dangerous.
avoid coffee
doctor Kellogg was concerned about food and said that coffee should be avoided. For him, the drink stimulated the genitals.
Only dance if it's for exercise
For Kellogg, dancing could stimulate unnecessary passions and could provoke impure desires. So it was better to avoid.
Dress appropriately for any occasion
Modesty was indispensable, according to Dr. Kellogg, saying that "a maiden's modesty is one of the best qualities any young woman can possess." At the time, that meant being dressed in long dresses.
Get married at the right age
The age of marriage should be between 20 for girls and 24 for boys. For Kellogg, it is the moment “when the body reaches full development”.
marry well
It was necessary to be attentive to the suitor before getting married. The scholar said that the decision could not be revoked and, for that, it was necessary to make good choices.
Don't spend so much time dating or in an engagement
Lasting relationships could indicate a great danger to society at the time. People, after a while, could fall into temptation.
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