This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... and mills. It is further a very readable volume, vivid with detail. The study was made under the auspices of the National Board of the V. W. C. A., and Miss Grace H. Dodge of the Board contributes an introductory word. The last two chapters deal with Uplifting Forces and Suggestions for Improvement.--B. R. A. A Manual of Personal Hygiene. Proper Living upon a Physiologic Basis. By Eminent Specialists. Edited by Walter L. Pylc, M.D. Fourth Revised Edition, i: mo, of 472 pages, illustrated. Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders Company. 1910. ti.50. This is a revised edition of a standard text book. The Practical Teaching of Housewifery to Girls in the Elementary Schools. Lucy A. Crass (Pub.. Health London, 24 (1910), No. r, pp. 6-io, figs. 4). The main purpose of this article is to describe the practical way in which the teaching of housekeeping is being conducted in Manchester, England. Good provision for the teaching of cooking and laundering is found in over 50 centers, and more than 30 special teachers are employed in teaching these subjects to girls over 1 1 years of age. Special courses in the feeding and care of infants are given by 2 specially qualified teachers to the girls in grade 5 and above. The housekeeping instruction is not given in the schools but in cottages of the type lived in by most of the children attending the centers. These cottages are tastefully but simply furnished, and are equipped with suitable but not elaborate cooking and laundering appliances. The teacher lives at the center. Each course extends through 7 or 8 weeks and the pupils attend for the whole of the ordinary school hours during this period. By this continuous term of instruction girls can get a much more comprehensive view and a much better grasp..