The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-18

Home Exercise for the Girls
II Is becoming much the fashion JUS
now TO have some sort Of alleged
health-giving apparatus in ones home.
Young women especially. who have
not the advantages ~ tennis court.
have taken 10 the idea and are develop
ing no little muscle as a result. Ply
scians recommend the exercise under
certain conditions and when not
carried To excess. A reporter for tho
New York Mail and Express to-day
dropped in az several stores where
athletic goods arc sold and obtained
particulars OF some OF these "health
machines One of prominence Is
called sschest weight 1t consists
OF an apparatus that includes rods,
ropes. pulleys. weights, aud handles.
and which may be fastened TO the wall
in ones room. This machine is sup
posed To expand the chest and develop
the muscles of the back, arms. and
waist. Some of the finer ones are
mounted on black walnut and finished
in enamel and gold. and have ebonito
wheels and drab braided cord. They
cost from So TO $40. A "home GYM
nasiumn Is an apparatus which is sup
ported by two screw hooks in the cell
ing about eighteen inches apart. From
these are suspended straps OF strong
linen, attached 20 which are rings and
stirrups. The rings are of patent
bent wood about six inches In diameter.
BY an ingenious device the rings and
stirrups can be instantly raised or
lowered to any desired height. or the
moved for the insertion of trapeze
bar. A space six or eight feet wide is
ample for any OF the exercises. An
improved striking bag Is one Of the
devices for home exercise. According
20 its advocates lit refines. elcvates.
and cnnobles. adds Co our courage.
zeal. and health. and thereby 10 our
happiness. The bags run from four TO
twenty pounds in weight aud are
covered with buif leather, English
buck, and canvas. They cost from S.
10 $l2 each. There Is also an elastic
striking air bag made of rubber aud
canvas, the inside being "A rubber blad-
der OF conical shape, the outside
covered with canvas.
Rowing machines are also in favor
with persons seeking home exercise.
One which claims 10 initiate rowing
perfectly is a'eylindcr made OF brass.
having n closed end and highly
polished interior The piston-rod of
the cylinder is connected with short
bars by means Of whfiletree aud con-
Meeting rods. The act of taking a
stroke draws the piston away from the
closed end Of the cylinder, produces a
vacuum. and the pressure of the at
mosphcrc upon the piston Stimulates
the resistance that is afforded by
the water in rowing boat The
cylinder is provided with series of
small holes, commencing about half
way from the closed end These allow
the atmosphere TO enter and rs the
piston is drawn past them they gradu-
ally relieve the vacuum. The air ac-
cumuatcd in tho cylinder finds free
exit through large opening in tho
closed end as it is pushed before the
piston in the recovery" This open
ing is closed by valve automatically
upon the beginning OF new stroke.
Another rowing-machine is less COM
plicatcd and smaller and has q simple
friction clutch as the means used TO
produce the resistance. The amount
of resistance can be adjusted to suit in
a moment. The machine is so ar
ranged that by changing the out rig
ging and oars about on the frame the
pushing of the oars may be pri.cticed
SO rs To develop particularly tho
muscles OF the back and the stomach.