Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
INDIAN CLUBS fos GIRLS.
A Hesithgssinx Practice That IL Within
the Reach ~ Everybody.

the Reach 10 Everybody.
Girls. IL you feel the need Of regular
exercise you will find moth.
ing better than swinging ia. Indian
clubs. Many who cannot afford tri.
cycle or "a pony, or who do not live near
a good gymnasium, are trying 10 find a
substitute for these favorite aids to good
health And 20 these the clubs offer
the means for delightful exercise and
amusement, and one whose price comes
within the limits Of the scantiest purse,
Ind ii clubs have long been used by
professional trainers and the gymnasts
II all the colleges, hut il is "A novelty tu
,ee them in the hands Of girls.
They may be usesi in Glasses, accom-
panied by music, or alone in tine privacy
II the home, The former method is. Of
course, the most pleasant, as there is al
WAYS charm in work or play wherr
Others share in II. A teacher of gym
uastics in one of our charitable institu
tious thus describes her exercises IN
classes.
I'VE meet once every day and swing
the clubs for one hour. keeping time Ia
the music Of the piano. Our idea is not
~ much to develop muscles in excess as
IL is to gain elasticity Of the muscles and
suppleness Of motion. Thus we caus,
the heart to beat full and strong. aud al
the same time induce free respiration
and the fullest expansion Of the lungs.
such as would he impossible To obtain IN
any other way, In the sweeping curves
with the arms extended at full length
the pectoral muscles lift the ribs up
ward and carry them outward, allowing
free entrance of fresh air into the apiece
Of the lungs More than half the peo
Pile never take really full breath; tina,
Is, they never fill the lungs entirely ami
completely with fresh air, partly from
negligence and partly because of some
impesiiment ia the fit Of the clothing
II there be the slightest tendency 10.
ward consumption, or any other trouble
Of the breathing apparatus, the Indian
clubs will prove n wonderful boon to the
sufferer. The following exercise. taken
regularly every day, at least morning
aud evening, will soon make new girl
or boy out Of the delicate patient.
Stand by the open window. head erect.
shoulders thrown back and mouth closed.
lnhale the fresh air slowly through the
noStrils until the lungs are filled To til,
utmost capacity. Then exhale just a,
slowly until every particle of the now
used mp air il emptied from the air YES
sells. Unless one has tried these slow
and careful breathings, it is impossibl,
To realize the difference between thes,
and the half way method of every day.
Singers and speakers soon double thri
power Of holding the breath, and the Rl
creased quantity of oxygen thus takel
into the system paints roses on the pales
cheeks
II these exercises are taken just befor
an evening Of study or other menta
work. they will aid wonderfully in mab
ing the task pleasure IL one has take
cold. or is suffering from indigestion
there is no better way to stir up tn
blood. or Swing off the trouble, tha
the graceful Indian club exercise.
These clubs can be bought in almos
any large town, costing from fifty cent
TO one dollar or more the pair. depend
ing upon the weight and the finish. Fo
or two pounds IL is best to start wit
light club, and as the muscles gro,
strong change the weight accordingly
They can be made at almost any car
penter's shop, so that no one need h
without them on account of living i
the country.
In swinging the club almost any dres
may be worn If it be loose enough. q
course the girl who wears corsets will nc
care TO practice gymnastics. A loos
blouse waist and plain skirt, such as
usually worn for lawn tennis, is the yer
best style of dress for all physical excl
else.
AT first the unusual strain will max
the muscles sore and perhaps blister III
hands, but these troubles are soon owe
and the club swinging becomes an III
mixed pleasure as we'll as benefit.
A physician in recommending it say
Those with weak lungs should begi
with gentle movements and gradual
increase. Do not practice until you Al
tired out, for then much Of the good wi
he lost. Any Que who will take up tn
/. exercise. judicionsly practicing every da
in well ventilated room, or out of doc
when the weather will permit, will ce
tainly find beneficial results As phi
sician recommend il, because it is mu,
: more enjoyable and much cheaper ths
|, taking medicine r-E. A. Matthews
Harper's Young People.