Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-29
WOMAN AND HOME.
HOW PHYSICAL TRAINING AND FRESH
AIR BENEFIT WOMEN.

The 100 uusy Moiher''-she Got An
other rair- Vienna" and iior watch.
About womeu's Rect Many Things
Of Interest to wivc. aud Mothers.
The physical training NJ women has re.
ccivcd very great impetusm late years,
and we may nee the result l9thcir notably
Increased stature aud boagty. Thntwumcn
are much taller and better developed than
they used 10 be IL "a uncomfortable fact,
aud this IL undoubtedly owing 20 the
greater amount " exercise nnd open air
lie that nrc now the fashion for the I'm de
steele maiden
\ prl of the period belongs to her gym-
nnsiun. which u fitted up with oil the
luxury Of appointments IN the way ~
baths, dressing rooms. etc.. that are found
Ia the athletic club to which her brothers
belong. She has her fencing lt'.ons, licr
Delsartcan coutortlons her ballet dancing
lessons and othorfad % the day, which ARE
all nevertheless decided aids TO the devcl-
opmcnt of her ply iquc. Moreover. she
spends a good pnrt of her time out Of doors
a. matter q course. and all this despite
her late hours and thc excitement Of fash
iounbic lie ha'producol iis effect.
II Is constantly remarked as cnch now
hevy Of dohufantts grc introduced 90 their
world, How tall and large the girls are
nowadays" Aud " II Is true, ns physl'
clans assure az, that healthy, physical de.
vclopment and the consequent making "
good blood assist mental development.
what may we not hope for in the future In
the way Of rucc doytlopmcntg
Unfortunately. however while this phys.
teal training aud open air life have becoms
fashionable among tho few the great ma
iurity of American women nro still indoor
creatures, their only exercise, for wock In
and wccl. out being the daily routine "
household tasks Ia the pcnt mp air Of
kitchen and bcdrucm. While many find
time Tor greater or less degree OK intol-
loctunl culture they almost Invariably
neglect their physical trnining,sho result
being that as rule the American woman
(rcprcseutcd by the majority 10 sin a
delicate, fragile creature, becoming pre-.
nutu,ly aged Gud broken down almost
without an cilurt, unable o. bear the strain
| on uUrvcs aud bfu'u that It Is the lot Of
mot women 10 endure.
/ Men should look 20 this, the remedy lies
| M their hands more even than IN those of
| the women. Let the farmers realize that
the majority at Che inmates Of the insane
4 asylung arc women from the farms; let
them see 10 II that their wives aud daugh-
| tiers have dino for more outdoor lie aud
| recreation, and know that Il Is better 10
| pay the wages OF a "llr,d girl" thanh long
doctot's I'LL or to have "a broken down In.
valid for a wife. IN these days Of cheap,
/ good. ready made clothing let tho women
/ give up their dressmaklng aud eternal
stitchory, and learn to feel the physical
1 pleasure and cNhilaution Of exercise In the
delicious air which the "city folks 20 20
far 90 cnioy, and which TO them Ia almos.
an unknown quantity.
"Nou YorboH seem mighty fond Of the
beach, slld an old woman who lived
barely u quarter of milo from the ocean
to Que Of her aummcr b0arlcrs ~ don't
kcor much for IL myself, Ia fact hain't
seen h for forty years. I gness-not since
4 was % girl. when went down to sec big
whale brought IN Father was one Of the
life saving men, and he promised me new
droas u they caught Il. and naturally
felt interested. New York Tribune.