Telegram-herald., 1891-05-10
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II - 70 be hoped that these maidens
OF the East are taught how 20 s'Gt' IN
healthful and graceful poise since il 10
the end and aim OF their existence Ger
tam IL % that few American people
know how 70 SIT, or AZ least there are
very few who st we'll. Look over any
sssemblage In drawing room, church
Or opera house and note the numoer
,vno cit erect with muscles snerRiSed
}noulders we'll back and the spine IN
ts natural, graceful curve. The most
81 the men cit % far forward upon the
front edge OF chair that
the backbone has the appearance
or . bsnt bow; while the young
ladies are limp and lackadaisical, and
the Older ones are fallen INTO = promls-
cuous heap. Because the position "a
weak, the physical expression OF the
body Is correspondingly weak. With
the masculine half of the race, this
unfortunate physical attitude 10 largely
due to carelessness; with the feminine
half it is as largely chargeable to weak
ness Of the muscles of the waist from
the effects of bad dressing.
How Nasars Rssents AWkAydaess.
"ro sit properly you must sit square
fack In the chair. II you sat forward,
IL leaves the ANAL Of the back contract
ed and you will fall into q slouching
position which destroys the natural
curve of the spine. Ii IS just - neces-
sary for human beings TO have this
curve in their backs as it IS for horses.
When you see . horse with it, hack
bumped whore it should be curved you
know ut once that 1t 10 poor, weak.
diseased horse. Sitting forward means
not only breaking down of the natur-
al spinal curve but it means weakness
In the stomach and abdomen. IL you
cit well back. il is difficult TO get into
bad position. The use of rocking chairs
and other easy chars is very pernicious
in that it gives support to the whole
length OF the body. In England, Ger
many and i'm Continental Europe in
general, rocking chairs are almost
wholly unknown. They are American
Inventions and great sources of disease.
We would be . great deal better off if
they were all bauished. Notice
Tho person who throws himself
forward IN rocking-chair
De tumbles into . heap 1t once
md relaxes all his muscles. The RIBS
ettle down and all the organs beneath
Them are forced out, giving . protrpd-
ing abdomen and . hattened chest 90
that natural breathing 10 ont of the
question. Notice . periou sitting
In this way and you will observe that
every sixth or seventh inspiration 10 4
little deeper than ordinary and abou,
once IN ten minutes he will heave Z
ieep sigh. This means iusuf6cien,
breathing all the while, and the Occa.
nonal deep breath 10 called for by the
senter In the brain which controls res
oiration because the system Is becoming
unchanged with poisons. 1t Il nature'l
Ggnal for resisting the enemy.
Lsarsisg How to Sit Well
u iaaecessary for health that The
muscles OF the body be snergizsd when
sitting. and old-fashioned, straight
backed chairs are . great deal more
conducive to healthful position than
bny of the luxurious modern chairs
10 mt we'll, one must have the body in
gooc polse, the shoulders back and the
chest we'll up. A very excellent gym
pastic exercise TO bring the body INTO
proper sitting peise is to sit we'll back
the back Of the neck and then unclasp
tbeu1, ptinS vic palms iot wAIu, eiuOWs
extended, and still holding the hands
up and palms facing outward, drop the
elbows slowly to the sides, THIS
will insure . peaceful and dignifed at.
ling posture, quite in contrast to the
!ackadaisical, tumbied-into-a-heap ex.
preston 40 often noticeable. II 10 Just
as necessary 10 have forcible carriage OF
The muscles in sitting - when walk.
ing or standing. and when enc has been
careless IN these particulars, he should
Be constantly on guard that he does
not allow himself to fall into . STATE OF
innocuous desuetudc. Correct Sitting
posture will help greatly IN strengthen.
ing the muscles Of the waist.
HELEN L. MAyyrxo.