Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-03

cnesJ. Let TINS motion DC gone tnrOugE
with radidly some thirty times.
sin the next move hold the arms
straight above the head, with the palms
of the hands forward; now, bending the
hips, bring the arms down in front,
keeping them straight all the time, until
the fingers touch the toes then return the
arms to their original position above the
head. This motion should be performed
very slowly twenty or thirty times. Al
first it will be almost impossible to touch
the floor with the fnger-tips without
bending the knees, but in the course of
time it will be performed readily.
GYMNAsTICS.
'In the third movement the lady
should hold her hands close to her sides,
with the thumbs still forward. Bring
the arms up from the sides, thumbs still
forward; then return them to their first
position. The arms must not be bent al
the elbows. If persisted in, this move.
ment will straighten out STOPPING should.
ers. Are these directions perfectly
main2"
Perfectly So"
"ADy lady who will vigorously prac.
tice these movements twice a day or fif.
teen minutes will presently have a full
chest, straight shoulders and sound
lungs, unless her case is 80 far advanced
as to be incurable."
COZ course these same exercises will
have the same effects on men as well.
but, as q rule, men do not need them in
anything like the same degree as women.
The man who does his duty in the world
is compelled to take n degree of exercise
unknown to the other sex in this country.
/ am glad to hear, however, that the ex
ample Of English women in this respect
is having a good effect on the daughters
in New York society. In fact, it is be,
coming a topic Of conversation in The
East as to whether or not the growing
disposition to admit women to participa.
ton in many sports, and the education
which they are receiving in matters
which formerly it was a rule of modestJ
for them to appear to be ignorant of, iss
good thing.
II am emphatically of the opinion thai
it is good, and one argument against
the admission Of ladies into many sports is
that the sexes will be brought to discussing
together the points, beauties and defects
of horses and dogs; and that they viii
soon come to talk too freely together
about pedigree, points of breeding, etc
Of course, that is all rot. A modest
woman may be just as modest as in the
hunting field as she is in the parlor.
"But to come back to the subject Of
home gymnastics. Every lady is ambi
tlous to be the possessor of
wELL.RoUNDED MUSCLES
and a full chest; and where she is not
possessed of them she tries to dupe the
public into believing that they are hers
by means of pads; or else she resorts tc
quacks who advertise nostrums for the
development of the figure.
Take the biceps muscle of the arm,
for instance-one of the most noticeable
features of q woman in full dress. How
much-in your judgement-will a few
minutes exercise each day for a year in.
crease the girth of this MUSCLE"
"Give it up
"Two inches. Enough to make all the
difference between a thin arm and a
plump one. And the same amount OF
exercise given to the chest will increase
it how much? You have no idea2 From
four to Blk inches or more. In addition
to the beauty given to the figure by the
full chest the increase in lung power will
serve to vitalize every organ in the
body, and will bring with it a clear eye,
, good blood and it's attendant, a fair com
plexion, "a springy step, high spirits and
a capacity for enjoyment unknown be-
fore. An addition of three inches in the
girth of the chest means an addition Of
fifty inches of surface In the air cells Of
the lungs. Just make a note of tina
fact, please, and remember that while nc
doctor living can furnish drugs that will
beneficially enlarge the lungs, every mar
surface by a little regular exercise.
''The season is now approaching when
outdoor exercise may be taken with com
fort, and if l could impress the ladies Of
this one city alone with the Importance
which really attaches to the subject, | an
confident that before winter again open!
more good will have resulted than has
been done by the lifelong efforts of the
best doctor in the city.
"Of course, an exercise that will de
velope one set of muscles will not beneti
another. BY practice you must find out
for yourself what movement affect each
muscle, and direct your movements &C
cordingly. But it is safe to say that The
three exercises which l have given you
may b. followed with profit by every
body, as they tend to produce a full
chest and an erect carriage, which are de
siderata required by every man, woman
and child