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A Century of HomeopathsOther Stars in the Sky

A Century of Homeopaths: Other Stars in the Sky [This chapter describes homeopaths who are not easily classified in the other chapters. Dio(cletian) Lewis, inventor of the beanbag, campaigned for temperance, women’s rights, and physical fitness: he developed a system of gymnastics that was adopted throughout the United States and that has influenced teaching in schools. He designed physical fitness instruction for trainee teachers. Lewis was motivated by a fear that American society was becoming unfit due to an increasingly sedentary way of life.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Century of HomeopathsOther Stars in the Sky

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Publisher
Springer New York
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
ISBN
978-1-4939-0526-3
Pages
143 –152
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-0527-0_13
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This chapter describes homeopaths who are not easily classified in the other chapters. Dio(cletian) Lewis, inventor of the beanbag, campaigned for temperance, women’s rights, and physical fitness: he developed a system of gymnastics that was adopted throughout the United States and that has influenced teaching in schools. He designed physical fitness instruction for trainee teachers. Lewis was motivated by a fear that American society was becoming unfit due to an increasingly sedentary way of life.]

Published: Feb 21, 2014

Keywords: Physical Fitness; Corporal Punishment; Normal Institute; British Empire; Pine Ridge

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