Antique Keeping Fit Social Hygiene Sex Education Pamphlet Illinois Public Health c1919

Antique Keeping Fit Social Hygiene Sex Education Pamphlet Illinois Public Health c1919

Antique Keeping Fit pamphlet issued by the Division of Social Hygiene, State Department of Public Health, Springfield, Illinois. This early public health and sex education booklet was intended for adolescent boys and young men and reflects the social hygiene movement of the post World War I era.

Contents cover physical fitness, exercise, diet, sleep, cleanliness, puberty, reproductive organs, seminal emissions, syphilis, gonorrhea, human reproduction, sexual self control, relationships with girls and period ideals of vigorous manhood. Includes numerous black and white illustrations, diagrams and public health messaging. Final page is marked V.D. No. 55 and S.B. of H.

Condition
Antique preowned condition with age toning, folds, wrinkling, scattered stains and spotting, edge and corner wear and minor staple area wear. Appears complete through page 14. Please review photos closely for condition.

Size
Approximately 9 x 5.25 inches.

Materials
Printed paper.

Colors
Cream and black.

Estimated Age
Circa 1919 to early 1920s

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