PRINTER'S NO. 1380
No. 105 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY MOWERY, EARLL, COSTA, DENT, GREENLEAF, O'PAKE,
BELAN, BRIGHTBILL, RHOADES, KASUNIC, MURPHY AND BOSCOLA,
OCTOBER 4, 1999
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 4, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring October 24 through 30, 1999, as "Reflexology Week" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Reflexology is a science which deals with the
4 principle that there are reflexes in the feet relative to each
5 organ and all parts of the body and that proper stimulation of
6 these reflexes can help many health problems in a natural way;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, The idea behind reflexology was practiced as early
9 as 2330 B.C. by the Egyptian culture; and
10 WHEREAS, The pioneer of this field in modern times was Eunice
11 Ingham, whose first book on the subject was published in 1938;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, The Original Ingham Method of reflexology is used
14 primarily to relax tension, improve nerve and blood supply and
15 help nature to normalize; and
16 WHEREAS, Since 1942, reflexology seminars have been conducted
17 year-round on a worldwide scale to both laymen and
1 professionals; and
2 WHEREAS, It is appropriate to acknowledge reflexology among
3 the health care choices available to the citizens of this
4 Commonwealth; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the Senate declare October 24 through 30,
6 1999, as "Reflexology Week" in Pennsylvania.
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