The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-06-27
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CincinnaH Enquirer.
Here comes . model" remarked .
well-known physician while standing
Tor moment at the corner Of Fourth
and Race streets one afternoon last
week. "Notice thst young ladies erect
carriage. her firm and graceful walk;
zee the bloom Of her complexion, such
as can not possibly be initiated by arti-
fetal aids, and then when she comes
nearer notice how calmly she will meet
your gaze, without Ainching, blush
ing or exhibiting the slightest awkward
ness"
The writer was not in tho hsbit Of
gazing at young ladies in the manner in.
dicated, but he made an exception to
his general rule in favor Of the superb
creature approaching.
There il health and. beauty worth
looking st." whispered the doctor.
Gone Of your patients I suppose; .
monument to your skill, and all that
sort Of thing. Let me congratulate
you"
"Not at all, not at all. She has
never been under my hands; but my de-
light in her appearance is professional
all the same. She is living embodi-
ment Of course Of treatment which I
would like to see adopted by every lady
in Cincinnati. One year ago she was
like any one Of these"
He pointed out q group of ladies on
the opposite pavement who were strug-
Cling along in tight shoes, taking short.
mincing steps; bent forward at angles
ranging from forty Ave degrees, aud
without exception sallow or artiAcially
blooming:
"she took journey to England, to
some point in Devonshire, I believe;
stayed there for six months, and came
back Is You see her now"
mo doubt every lady in Cincinnati
would like to adopt that course of treat
mont"
"But you do not understand me.
The trip to England, in itself, was val
ueless. 1t was the knowledge which
this young lady gained there that
showed her the way to her present
health and beauty. The whole secret
is contained in two words; they are
JUDICIOUs EXERCISE.
The young woman in England rides,
walks, rows, plays lawn tennis, botan-
ICES, rides the tricycle., goes through q
course of calisthenics, every morning
in short, is on the jump from morning
till night, and the result Is she is gen.
orally as healthy and hearty as her
brothers. In the present state Of socie-
ty in this country, all these things can
not he indulged in by our girls without
more or less inconvenience and expense
but no one is SO circumstanced that she
cannot take all the exercise that il
required to give her sound mind in q
sound body.
Suppose you tell me what you con-
slider judicious exercise for lady.
II can do that in few words
Round shoulders, astooping gait, and q
flat chest are the rnle rather than the
exception. They can be cured in q
very short time by fifteen minutes ex-
ercise night and morning in the open
air or in we'll ventilated room. The
morning exercise had better be taken
Immediately after rising, before dress
ing for the day, as tight clothing will
interfere with the free movements re.
quired.
The first thing to be done is to stand
erect, with the heels together, the head
thrown back, the chest out and hands
hanging loosely at the side. Then the
lungs should he filed with air and slow.
ly exhausted, perhaps half q dozen
times. The arms should be thrown
forward at full length in front, on
level with the shoulders, the palms ol
the hands in contact. Keeping the
arms extended, the hands should he for.
chilly thrown backward until the backs
ofthe hands touch behind the shoulders
while the palms come together before
the chest. Let this motion be gone
through with rapidly some thirty times
I'm the next move hold the arml
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 tho time, unit
tho fingers touch the toes; then return
the arms to their original position above
the head. This motion should be per
formed very slowly twenty or thirty
times. At first it will almost be impos
sible to touch the floor with the finee,
tips without bending the knees, but IL
the course of time it will he performed
readily.
GYMNASTICS.
"In the third movement the lady
should hold ner hand close to her sides
with the thumbs still forward. Bring
the arms up from the sides, thumbs still
Onward; then return them to their first
position. The arms must not he bent
ct the elbows If persisted in, this
movement will straigthen ont STOPPING
shoulders. Are these directions perfect.
ly plain? ?"
Perfectly So"
"Any lady who will vigorously prac-
tice these movements twice a day for
fifteen minutes will presently have full
chest, straight shoulders and sound
lungs, unless her case is SO far advanced
a. to he incurable.
"Of conrse these exercises will have
the same effect on men as we'll; but,
as rule, men do not need them in any.
thing like the same degree as women.
The man who does his duty in the
world is compelled to take degree Of
exercise unknown to the other sex in
this country. l am glad to hear, how
ever, that the example of English b wom-
en- in this respect is having good eff
feet on the daughters in New York So
ciety. In fact, it is becoming topic OF
conversation in the east as to whether
or not the growing disposition to admit
women to participation in many sports,
and the education which they are re-
ceiving in matters which formerly il
was Q rule of modesty for them to ap-