The Osceola times., 1882-05-06
ALADY WALKER ON WALKING.
some sensible Advice by an Expert on Ex-
ercise and Dress.
poston Teanserint

ercise and Dress.
Boston Transcript.
Fraulein Won Hillern, the famous lady
pedestrian, now an artist, contributes to
the Youths Companion an article on
"wslking," in which she gives some
sensible advice to her sex. OF the ad-
vantages of the exercise she says; Our
finest feelings will not bear stagnation
any better than limpid water, and often
when we are suffering the most dismal
of low spirits, it is only because the very
feelings that were given us to be happy
with have sto.d unstirred too long. Go
take brisk walk, using our eyes ana
wits upon the way, and be it in city or
country we shall see enough to give a
new turn to our thoughts, and find at
the end that our mental coloring has re-
ceived new tone and vitality.
II have seen the ladies whom / knew
well enough to venture upon heroic
measures with, who have been just ready
to send in hot haste for a doctor, and
that not with imaginary sufierings; but
whose flush or pallid faces, abnormal
pulse aud other indications of real ply
steal disorder proved them in need OF a
physician ora cure, to drag themselves
out of doors when their trembling limbs
ould hardly support them, and begin
a walk that threatened at any moment
to terminate in seat upon the curbstone.
In short time they would brighten a
little, step with more vigor and elastlcl-
ty. and return home after few miles
with pulse even and strong, a fine,
healthy color, and the brain in state OF
eager desire for work."
In her directions as to dress, she would
first of all discard the French heels, v
which throw the weight of the body up
on muscles not intended to act as the
false position forces them to act, and the
result is injury to the spine and more
delicate anatomy of the body. Let there
be nothing tight around the waist moth
ing to hinder the lungs from expanding
and the blood from circulating freely.
Let the skirt be moderately short, and
made so as to leave the limbs freedom
of movement. In short, give the body
from top to toe it's freedom during the
walk. "Do not" she says, walk rapidly
at the start. Begin slowly, and then
gradually increase the pace until it jsa
little faster than an ordinary gait
then try to keep the same even step and
movement. Preserve as upright posi-
ton as possible from time to time make
| new effort to grow little taller, tc
straighten the back, throw out the chest
hold the head higher, till that position
becomes habitual. Never go from warm
room into cold air and start suddenly
into rapid walk, and never walk faster
than can be done with closed mouth
| The breathing should 6e done in long
slow respiratioDs through the nose, as
regularly as possible. The foot should
be lifted not higher than is necessary T.
swing easily forward, and the knees
should bend Just AS little as need be tc
permit that swing. Never walk rapidly
aud then stop abruptly, but toward the
end of a walk, or when about 10 stop fol
any time, slacken the speed gradually
until it is quite slow. Be very careful
not to get heated by walking, and then
allow yourself TO get suddenly chilled
To persons having heart disease or deli
cate lungs, injudicious walking might be
hurtful, but with the precautions suggest
ed. even such will be benefited
| at is often the case, even to those ac
customed to long walks, that after the
rst mile or two comes feeling of great
fat que; it seems almost impossible to &C
on without at least sitting down for 9
short rest, but then is precisely the time
not to take a rest. Keep on then, even
though every step costs an effort, for tel
or fifteen minutes; then the fatigue seeml
to wear away. Gradually a new strength
comes, and this second strength can b,
relied upon. The muscles seem to b'
provided with energy sufficient for or
dinary demands, but the walk draw
upon them suddenly for an unusual ef
fort, the supply of muscular energ! i
soon exhausted, and tie reserve is no
ready. lfa rest is taken then, the mus
cles react and possibly remain contracted
producing the sensation OF walkin,
cramp. But if by an effort OF will the,
are forced into continued activity, Ma
ture soon sends out her reserve force t.
the part making unusual demand, thu
current is established in that direction
and will continue until her generosity il
insulted by excessive demands.'
Miss Won Hllern recommends the ex
ercise as beneficial to all over WORKED
brain workers, and especially to the
school tired and brain weary from ovel
| study