They are the "mechanism of the outside." And when the mechanism of the outside is well oiled and running smoothly it can be forgotten.
There can be no doubt but that physical culture is good for girls provided it is given and taken with intelligent interest, but it must be done thoroughly to be done to real advantage.

As, for instance, the part the shower-bath plays after exercising is most important, for it equalizes the circulation.

Physical culture is good for girls who have little or no muscular action in their daily lives, for it gives them the healthiest exercise in the least space of time, and prepares them to get more life from exercise outdoors.

It is good for girls whose daily lives are full of activity, because it develops the unused muscles and so rests those that have been overused.

Many a hardworking girl has entered the gymnasium class tired and has left it rested..