The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-30

81 would begin when she was two years
old and teach her to stand poised from the
hips, and slightly forward, chest up, abdo-
men contracted, toes turned out at an
angle of so degrees, and neck erect so that
the collar bone should be horizontal. You
can teach a little girl to know whether she
is standing properly or not by having her
occasionally walk up against door. She
should touch it with lips, chin, chest and
toes. A plumb line from the shoulders
should pass through the hip and ankle
joints.
''Then ! would teach her to breathe
slowly, initiating the chest upward and out
ward. not down ward, keeping the abdomen
contracted This gives wonderful feeling
of buoyancy. AS she grew Older she should
not take above ten breaths a minute, but
they should be full vigorous ones. Cord
breathing and good standing are almost
enough of themselves to give good health
and good figure.
"In walking would show her how to
keep the face and chest well over the ad-
yanced foot and to lift the body by the mus
cles and the imitation of the lungs. L would
see to it that she turned her toes out. Sew
entv-five women out of every 100 walk with
the feet straight or toe in. This increases
the tendency TO an inward turn of the knees
and encourages pelvic contraction. The
weight should rest on the balls of the feet,
and the ball aud heel should touch the floor
at the same time.
an her school days would take pains to
have her sit at her desk properly. Most
women, when they sit, relax the muscles so
as to let the trunk drop on the spine. Kate
Field is waging war on congressman be-
cause they sit on their spines. This leaves
the bony structure Of the body to hold it
IN. when it should be- supported by its
| muscles. 1t begets weakness in the small
! of the back and ruins the figure. Girls need
I to ACQUIRE the habit of keeping the chest up
and the waist contracted while sitting. In
bending forward they should bend from the
| hips only.
81 would never put any girl into any sort
| of corset waist as support. she should
RELY on her own muscles, which, properly
used, win give her, even according TO re-
ceived fashionable standards finer figure
than stays. Nothing gives full, firm bust
like honest breathing aud the requirement
of control over the chest muscles, SO that
one can at will contract and relax Them
One Young woman whom / have in mind
was so weak when she took Off her corset
that she wanted to fall. but she has by per-
sistent effort discovered that she has chest
muscles aud can use them; she has increased
her lust five inches, and the tissue is 50 firm
that il will support itself, and at the same
time she has decreased her waist measure
nent. There is no reason why--proyided
She has sufficient viii power-a woman
should not mold her figure TO her liking,
simply by getting it, chiefly by means OF
good ing. walking and standing, under
muscular CONTROL
us there any balm In ullead Tor the
aeshv womang The earth resounds with
Aer walls"
There Is no help IN dieting. To starye
D. "a self may check the formation og TAT,
bnt Il weakens the b dy. There - only oHe
effective way 70 fight obesity, and thai ls 70
81 muscular control RI the protrnding
abdomen, which is such a nightmare to
| women.
! III i woman Is TO noshy she ought 70