The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-19
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terest TO Women.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Oct. I8.-"Inquirern
requests a description of the 'de-materal-
izing process" SO much in vogue among
those who practice and teach the Delsarte
system, and particularly desires to be
shown how to de-materalize her head This
browning anatomical organ is very trouble
some and the sufferer "despairs of drugs. -
The best way to de-mateTialize ones head
is to cut it off. My correspondent has made
u mistake The term she Intended to use
was de-vitalizs, and the only way to de-
vitalize the brain is to keep the body in such
a condition OF repair as to prevent the
nerves from becoming ones master When
health holds the reins, the head is monarch.
When the nerves clutch them, then look out
for the curb bit and wreckage generally.
know of no method of treating the head as
separate organism, and | never
heard that Delsarte did. / can de-
scribe de-vitalizing exercise for
the relief of the head aud the ia
ducing of sleep, which, with some tempera-
ments, is very successful. l think l can
promise that it will at least start all who
try it to yawning, and that is the natural
precursorlof sleep. The de-vitalizng process
ID as interesting as 1t is scientific, and am
sorry that it would be impossible to write it
out satisfactorily In the limit assigned me.
To de-vitalize q finger or q limb means to
take the life out OF it, to render it passive
and limp. The exercises commence with
the LIBERALIZATION OF the first joint of the
first finger of the right hand and so on
until the whole body is as limp as rag. 1t
takes study and practice to become prof.
Gent in this art. / have seen those who
could not learn it, The harder they tried
the sitter they grew. | will endeavor to
explain the exercises spo en- Of above in
as clear terms as | can find, and the read
ers who can succeed in making the arms
limp to the shoulders will come out ahead.
When it is bedtime and the drowsy god
seems afar off, prepare for the night, and
then go through a few gymnastic exercises,
such as breathing from the bottom Of the
lungs, and forcing the shoulders back ward
and forward. Raise the body slowly from
the heel to the toes a few times. This work
need not consume more than two minutes,
and is intended to assist the circulation Of
the blood. Next take a seat in an upright
position. and flop the arms, from
the shoulders. | say flop" because
the lifting and letting fall Of
the arms is literally Topping
movement. After making these members
as passive, or better still, as dead as pos
sible, commence to move the body forward
very slowly indeed, keeping up the arm
motion oil the time. until the head reaches
the knees, and can go no farther. Then
just as slowly get back into an upright
position. Do this three or four times, aad
IL the patient does not commence TO
yawn and grow sleepy, then there
is no one process IN the Del
sarte system that will induce perfect
passivity of the nerves. Unless the move
ment is almost imperceptibly accomplished
the result will not be successful. | have
never timed the process, but to get the body
forward as far as possible and back again
should consume couple OF minutes at
least.
/ would be thankful 10 knowfa remedy
for sciatica, that might send it broad cast
over the land, but 1 do not. do know,
however, that cold feet frequently induce
this disease Many sciatic patients suffer
from cold feet after they are in bed, and
are Obliged to resort TO hot applications to
obtain needed rest. Those OF my readers
who knit, will perhaps be pleased with