The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-03
HEALTHFUL FOR WOMEN.
Horseback Riding Recommended By
Nearly All Physicians

| Nearly All Physicians.
| From the NeU York EUenin9 Post.
| or all outdoor exercises horseback riding
is one Of the most popular. Besides the
exhilaration OF the exercise to the rider
there is a kind Of power, real or imaginary
in tie ability to move about a few feet
above the ordinary level of mankind
For many years cur riding schools have
| been full Of ladies and gentlemen, some eG-
/ tering merely as pupil, and others choosing
the ring for the exercise in preference ~
| the park. The latter place Is the vantage
/ ground for the really enthusiastic riders.
/ and it Is a pity to tnlnk there IS any injury
| IN the exercise. although the prot st is
heard occasionally in regard to women 1t
is interesting - know the opinion Of sew
eral Of the leading physicians on the sub
| Ject.
DR.. T. Galliard Thomas, who is an author
lty on the ails OF women, having given his
time TO tasir study all his life, SAYS:
II advocate horseback riding most thor
ougnly. | consider it one of the best exer-
cises we have. OF course, any exercise may
be INDUCED in too freely bic Yelling, row.
ing, dancing, walking or driving-so that a
woman viii inJure herself; but in modera-
u n l know horseback riding TO be very
nealthfuL l believe rowing 70 be the most
desirable actio for bringing all the mus
cl S into play, but horseback riding comes
IN among the best possible modes Of exer-
clsing he body. Tne members Of my FAINT
| ly ride every day, ride my elf and send
numbers Of patients TO the riding school
II cannot say that l advoc te riding
all day long and every day, as some ladies
dc VINO go to the hunts that have now be-
come popular in various paris the couu-
try; but that is the excess of the exercise.
A woman might kill herself praying, but
that is no sign that praying is not COED.
Driving is not co Isiderei an injurious ex-
erclse by any means. and still | have known
women who have, at the end Of drive,
made jump from the carriage 70 the
ground, and have fatally injured them
selves. Not that jump ng Is always bad for
women, but 1t Is the way 1t Is done, and so
with horseback riding"
DO girls who have been brought up to
ride MAKE hea thler W men tnan those wno
have notf DR.. Thomas was asked.
without doubt" was his ply.
Dr. Joseph w. Howe, one of the consult
ing surgeons at the Charity Hospital, when
questioned as to his opinion ABOUT horse
back riding for women, said
INDUCED in moderately there is no more
reason why woman should not ride thal
a man. y. course we can kill ourselves
eating or drinking or doing anything else ia
an extreme way, which, dOae in an ordi-
nary manner, simply carries out the laws OF
existence and health. | often order horse
back riding for my patients"
| docs IL matter what sort of gait the
horse takesF' DR.. Howe was asked.
| Yes, the movement of an unframed
| horse that trOtS nard would be far more apt
to injure woman than the easy canter of
| a good animal. l consider the latter gait
the more de irable. Anything carried 10 al
| extreme might become mi Irious Com
pared with horseback riding, daacing is a
much more harmful exercise. Ladies dane
| ing in heated room and then standing ia an
open window or going out into the Night air
| thlnly clad are IN far greater danger tnan
those who ride horseback"
| Dr.. Mary Stafford. a physician of wide
experience in the treatment of women,
| said:
| II most earnestly recommend horseback
| riding as a healthful exercise 1t stimulates
| both the muscles and the mind MANY
women think they are ill, and stoop and be-
come bent with The calamity which they
suppose is upoh tn an instead Of taking the
wiser method of healthful exercise and oc-
| cupation to work themselves out of their
uncomfortable state ="
| DR.. T. A. Emmett, whose name is well
known as a physical for women, when the
question was put to him, said:
n depends entirely upon the individual, ;
| and although the answer has the air of be-
ing little more co Iservatlve than the opin.
ions of the other physicians, it may be
taken as being far from an indication that
| Dr. Emmett is not an advocate of the exer-
else.
1t will be readily agreed that ladies have
a more jaunty and trim appearance when
mount ID for ride now than they had q
| few years ago. Skirts are worn m Gu
| shorter, and tue introduction of a white or
| scarlet waistcoat is far from being an OBJ.
jectionabls add ion. There must not be
an unnecessary inch used in the habit.
| When a lady'S measure is taken her hight
| is obtained from tie waist down ON the
right SHE. Ihe skirt at this point is made
merely good walking length; on the left
side it must be long enough e cover the
feet when the rider is mOuuted. If she de-
slres TO walk she lifts the skirt on the Lett
side and attaches it to a hook on the belt
and IN this garb may step in absolute com
fort. The material used IS called riding
nabit cloth, and is heavy enough so that
when made 1t clIngs to the figure and does
not require border of SHOT 10 hod il II
place. Melton cloths are sometimes uSel
for riding habits, lighter quality being
chosen for ummer than for winter
Black i tue prevailing color, but it give:
place TO gray, tan and navy blue during be
warm season. Trousers are always made
of jersey cloth, as this material submits tc
the strain of the figure in different posi-
tions. That ladies have a stroug incliua
tiou to assume mans attire is illustrated il
their speedy adoption of boots aud d nigh
hat when 1t is considered good taste fol
them to be worn. No fashionable riding
costume is complete without the q appur-
tenauces, although a preference is given Il
| the derby hat il 1t is more becoming
The bodice must tit as WELL and look a;
snug and trim as the hand of tailor
can make it, and the only suggestion Of
adornment is in the white or colored waist.
coat already mentioned.
Jewelry is entirely out of place on
horseback rider, and is never to be indulge
in under any .. etext. The gloves are usual
ly tan color, although for dress occasi MS
parade, SO to speak-tAe hands are incasel
in gloves of light shade of lavender Thi
style is copied from English ladies. Sued
gloves are chosen in preference to any glac
kid, because with them it is possible to |,
the reins more steadily.
| ROYAL, RRIDE'5 TROTTSSEAT1