Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-27
EXERCISE FOR GIRLS.
Marion HarIand on the Physical Train
Ing Of Young Women-. Calisthenics
In Which Women Can Indulge.
Exercise Found In House Duiies-Pedes.
h1anlsm for Girls-Onr Wemen Do
Not Use Their Limbs Well.
in Oars to Women-Soms Dangerous
Forms of Exercise. an


Il has been forcioly said that "womsn
must be regarded ss woman, ard not as q
nondescript animal with greater or less
capacity for assimilation to man."
1t is not my purpose to enter into eI-
PLANTATION Of the physiological reasons
why certain kinds of bodily exercise that
do profit man should not be participated
In by our sex. The limitations of q popu.
lar essay, however familiar in tone, ex-
clude over plainness Of speech. II Our
Girl would read and comprehend why
her tripartite nature needs more judicious
management than her brothers simpler
organism, let her consult the law and the
prophets as represented by the many val
liable treatlses written for her express
benefit.
1t may not be invidious to single out
from among q score or more Of these IS
pleasant and helpful reading, "Hygiene
for Girls" by IreIeu, Davis, M. d. I
trust, furthermore, that no one will mis-
construe the reference to Q work into
which put year Of life and more ear
nest, loving thought for my sex thanI can
ever express in any other manner. al
Jude to "Eve's Daughters" the motto of
which volume might we'll be, "KnOw thy
son ever set for the race.
Custom Is not 30 tyrannical to women as
she is usually supposed to be. The di-
vision Of daily labor, as tscitly decreed by
the ordinary routine Of the household, Is
wisely appointed. Man ''goeth forth"
unto his, from the morning even unto
the evening. Wet feet, damp clothing,
the straining, lifting. and standing ut
desk and in workshop, incidental or un-
svoidable in the discharge Of business
duties, are, at the worst, but inconveni-
ence and fatigue to him, while they would
work positive injury to q woman.
Thoughtful psychologists account what Is
clsssed as eight Homework" among the
most heslthful occupations Of girls.
Sweeping, when properly done, is An
important branch of calisthenics. To
this end, one should dress for the task as
In the gymnasium, in elastic Jersey
basque or waist, and short skirts. Ac-
coutred thus, and with her hair put away
under . cap, Our Girl should open at
least one window of the apartment
cleared for action, and begin, with long,
steady, slow strokes, to sweep the damp
ened dust toward the center Of the floor.
The exercise brings into play all the mus
cles of the trunk, without unfair stress
upon any one set, while the pacing to and
fro, ss the rubbish is collected by the
bosom into the middle of the chamber,
ready for whisk and dust-pan, equalizss
circulation in the lower part of the body.
The broom should be long handled, aud
care be taken not to stoop while plying it.
Bed-msklng except in the initial stage
Of turning heavy mattresses, is hcalthful
and not ungraceful work. So is busting
when square of cheesecloth or other
soft fabric is employed to remove the
dust and carry it away. I make the pro-
viso, because the act OF whlsking off the
powdery particles with feather brush is
scattering abroad, not gathering. They
whirl into the air and settle again in q
few minutes, fair proportion of them
finding Judgment in skin pores and lungs.
busting cannot be too quietly
and thoroughly done. The win
dows on the side Of the room from
which the wind does not blow should
always,if possible, be open while 1t Is 60
ing on. Women lose much CT the specific
advantage Of homework by conducting it
in stuff7, airless chambers. Dust, in
such circumstances, Is synonym Of dis
ease. Should the now of cold air be SO
eagerly crisp as to make the worker
move briskly to keep warm, all the bet
ter. Many conscientious holder Of n.y.