pt to be epochal. The turning of the wheel of fortune
will decide the destiny of a human soul.

It may be a friend who will supply the needed inspiration that will
revitalize hope, and courage, and the determination to succeed. Or it may
be a prayer, breathed in the silence of despair that will inspire the
courage to fight on, and change the complexion of life.

Once again we would advise such a young wife to calmly think matters over;
to find out "what she is working for"; to assemble her ideals and to "know
what she wants." There is nothing organically wrong. It is a condition, not
a disease. She is discouraged, despondent, nervous and weak. The
discouragement, despondency, and nervousness is a result of reduced
physical vitality and lack of system. She is not efficient because she is
not a trained worker. She is easily discouraged because anemia or
bloodlessness fails to supply the oxygen necessary to a fight. There is no
period in a woman's life when she is more apt to fall into a rut than at
this time. Every element, spiritual and physical, which is necessary to
stagnation and indifference is present, and it will take a bold and brave
effort to resist the temptation to failure which has encompassed her.

How can we suggest a remedy? She must first regain her health. She has
simply a condition to combat, not a disease, and a definite system, a well
laid out plan strictly adhered to will effect the result. She must regain
her health, because, without health, she cannot hope to be efficient in
work or agreeable in disposition, and she owes both to herself, to her
husband and to her child. She must get out of doors. She must walk in the
open air. There is absolutely nothing in life that will effect so
miraculous a transformation in a discouraged, tired, weary and sick woman,
as systematic daily walks in the open air. She must walk briskly, however,
and she must desire to get well. We cannot get well if we do not wish to
get well. One who walks with a purpose will walk erect, firmly and briskly;
she will hold her chest up, and will breathe deeply, and she will drink in
hope, and health, and happiness. It takes time to regain strength [135]
after the strain of pregnancy and labor. Many women complain that they feel
weak and do not regain strength quickly, but they make no effort. They must
make a beginning. Sitting around waiting for it to come will not bring it.
If they cannot walk a mile, they must walk half that d