—Life Extension Institute.
“Instruction can wait, but the demands of health are imperative.”
—William H. Burnham.
“If only the intentions of nature were respected during the period of growth and development, the problem (of ill health) would by no means be so serious.”
—Lewis M. Terman.
“The sound body and vigorous health are the foundation without which the higher qualities of mind and heart develop precariously or feebly, or fail to realize their possibilities. The basis of education is and must be physical.”
—J. M. Tyler.
The Foundations of Efficiency. It is the business of the home to develop in children such vitality that they will enjoy exuberant health in childhood, acquire habits of good hygiene, lay the foundation for endurance, beauty, and longevity in manhood and womanhood, and bequeath vigor of constitution to their children. The slogan is “Prevention—Vitality—Efficiency.”
For efficiency the organs must be approximately perfect, and their functioning sure and strong.
The ultimate physical sources of power are: