Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
TO BE A WELL WOMAN.
Eat Substantial, Wholesome Food, Take
Cold Baths and Exercise Freely.

No woman can be well unless she is
abundantly nourished. She must have
plenty of healthy blood. To keep up a
sufficient supply of this she must eat
an abundance of nourishing food. She
should drink plenty of milk and eat
plenty of eggs and meat. Fresh meat
is especially essential, according to
Dr.. f. Winckel, Director Of the Royal
University Clinic for Women in
Munich.
a woman viii not have sufficient APP
| petite to eat abupdantly unless she ex-
| ercises freely and if she does eat album
| dainty she viii have need of still
further exercise to promote the active
| performance of their functions by her
digestive organs.
II she exercises freely, that exercise
should be taken under the most health
| ful conditions possible. She should
wear loose clothing at all times, but
above all when exercising. All her ex-
| erciSes should be taken, so far as prac-
| ticable, in the open air.
On rising in the morning take q
plunge III cold water. | mean by that,
take a plunge into the water and out
again without remaining a minute or
| even second under the surface
! Many women will imagine that this
will give them a cold, but it will not
if properly done. The whole point is
to have reaction take place Immediate
| ly. To secure this have the apart
ment in which the bath is taken heated
to at least So degrees Fahrenheit.
Then the moment that the fair bath
er energies from the water the warm
air will strike the momentarilv chilled
surface Of her body and reaction will
! Immediately take place. This should
be still further promoted by vigorous
| rubbing with a Turkish towel, lying
| for few minutes between warm blank
| cts, etc.
It matters not how cold the water
| provided the entrance into it and exit
from it be instantaneous. No cold can
be taken where there is immediate re-
action. On the other hand, a similar
| plunge into warm water and an emer-
! gence from it into the atmosphere Of a
colo room will almost inevitably cause
| the bather to take cold.
| A judicious system of home gymnas-
tics faithfully followed will correcs
round shoulders, a fat chest and a
STOPPING gait, Show me woman
who has persistently and perseyering-
~ taken fifteen minutes wise gymnas-
tic exercise each morning and evening
in the open air daily for year and |
! will show you a woman with an erect,
noble bearing, firm and graceful
walk, a complexion whose bloom no
resource of art can stimulate, and Il
| calm. self-poSsession that ena bles her
| to meet your gaze without tinching,
| blushing or any other evidence of awk-
| WardneSs, embarrassment or self
| consciousness.
Among the best movements to per-
| form in such a system of exercise as
am recommending, l may mention
the following: The lady should stand
perfectly erect with her heels together
and thoroughly initiate her lungs with
the pure morning air, drawing in her
breath very slowly and expelIing it in
the same way. This should be re-
peaued eight or ten times. Then
bring the arms forward at full length
with the palms together and throw
them vigorously backward till the
|
Repeat this motion seventy-fve or a
hundred times. Then let the lady put
her arms down with her hands close
to her sides, the thumbs pointing for
ward. Then let her raise her arms
straight up till the backs meet above
her head. Then bring them down
again till the palms again rest against
her thighs.
For the next movement let her ex-
| tend her arms to the utmost above her
head, with the palms pointing forward,
and let her then lean gradually for
ward without bending her knees until
| she touches the ground in front of her
toes with her tinger-tips. Then lei
her slowly recover her former position
and repeat this movement ad libitum
| these three simple movements
| vigorously executed for half az hour a
| day will have a wonderful influence in
making a we'll woman. They will do
more-they will make her pretty one
| also, in form at least, if not in face.
They will considerably increase the
| size of her bust and arms. Diet, bath
| ing, exercise, common sense, brought
| to bear upon all the details of her
method of living these comprise the
answer to the question: How to be a
well woman"