The Bessemer indicator., 1894-10-06
GIRLS ARE ATHLETIC.
ABOUT A PHYSICAL MILLENNIUM
The GI of To-day h weli-Developed
Young womnn.-She Ia Straight ms an
Ash and Supple ms a Willow w.-Proper
Irn,ning.


waits, Is to come with woman's per-
!ect physical development.
This is one OF the ideas put forth by
Edward Bellamy, and TINT the good
time must be nigh at hand who can
question: For do we not behold both
on the right hand and on the left de-
votion to the cultivation of ones mus
Gle that might even put the Greek
maiden of Plato's republic to shame!
This is as 1t shculd be-biceps and
chests and shoulder blades need all
the attention that can be given to
them.
] he woman Of leisure devotes Mt
lef st three hours to athletic exercises
In some form or other. The woman or
business gives ten minutes daily,
which is better than nothing, for ply
slcal development
To suggest simple exercises which
one can take nj home is the purpose
of this article, and to show. II possible,
how easily and quickly one can 20
through with a few gymnastics every
Inorniug und evening, without spend
lag too much valuable time and with
out the aid OF very costly apparatus,
I'm many casps without any at all.
For instance. one exercise when
helps to expand her chest. raise the
sloult,ers and give crectncss to the
rorm-lhrec great considerations-is
prescribed by an authority.
Bring forward the arms. raise the
forearms and place the fingers of each
hand lightly on the front of each
shoulder. Then. with quick move
ment and without removing the I'm
gers from the shoulders, jerk the arms
outward, then back again and repeat.
Il tn nv1x
rttcnd the arms above the head, inlrr-
,:.rs In touch. Then. keeping The
lces quite rigid. bend the unnk
sladrally until. without unlocking the
)! umhS. the fingers touch the toes.
'c.lis Is very good exercise, selta n
n, eccs ssrul without little practice
.'here isn't better investment for
80 tyou can pay more than cb%t
weight, and they make them no'T1-
ia Us disguised MS book cases with tur-
tn: as. 50 that they are not uns'gEtly
hits of furniture for ones bedroom or
lo idcir
50. have used the chcst-woight dolly
fDl twcnty-three years. and l world
gfy, up every other piece of appnrnf;s
In gymnasium use before parting win
It," says one entllusilstic admlrer.
Ssie is quite right. for 1t is somr~
thiI the old can use as well us tlre
yo,l ~, the weak rs well rs the strong,
wifi. pleasure. safety aud profit, and
the more faithfully You use ii the bet
ter you like it,
Ote of the first exercises with the
s:-wcight is the following:
Stind perfectly erect, with the back
to tfe apparatus, and raise the weights
l,yt tGb IN
this develops the muscles of the chest
nnd arms. Then turn about and pull
the weights toward you; the muscles
of the back md the arm tlcSors then
come into play. Next raise the arms
above the head and force the weights
bacl. ward; this motion benefits tho
MUS .esi Of the upper back, the neck
and the cxtensor muscles OF the arms
Ben, back still farther and the small
OF ti.n back is acted upon beneflclally.
Their bead forward Mt the hips, and
the tiost sensitive portion of the body.
the abdomen. will be strengthened.
The abdominal muscles need more eS,
ercls,. perhaps. than any other, and
as Il rule they get the least. The alb
domel is heir to NIL kinds of com
piain;s. TO remove the most of which
only proper exercise is necessary.
III bSIu-s tils pullcs II HuOulu De IT,
membered that light weight Is the
best. 1t Is not the number OF times
of pu ling that counts; 1t is the rapid
ity with which the motions are made
Forty strokes 10 the minute IL about
the aicragc, although one sometimes
becom IS expert enough to run tho
numb'r up TO eighty.
With the chest weight about twenty
or thirty minutes should he spent
daijy-O q new motion being made MS
soon nj TIE old one becomes tircsome,
ten minutes work with the chest
weight Is, however. better than no
work 3, ALL
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Crucer, ".Iu-
liam Gordon believes in this appara
tus. an.t one forms part of the furnish
ings of her bedroom. She uses 1t with
religion; regularity. both night and
morning. and II the correctness of her
form Is due Mt all TO its use there can
be no better argument In its favor.
Punching an inflated rubber bay is II
pet cXercise with certain young wo-
men who wish 10 be as straight as an
ash and supple as n willow.
The mode of procedure Is something
like this: The bag must be hung In
such n panner as to rebound almost
instantly after being struck. 1t should
be set In motion and then hit MS It Is
reccding. not as II is approaching. Tho
face shotl'd be kept toward the bag
and the blows made from the should
or. The right kind of II bag is OF the
same share and three or four times
the size ~ n Rugby foot ball. 1t Is
inflated with air and secured to the
ground and ceiling by rubber.
The usc Of the striking bag brings
all the muscles into play. either di-
rectly or indlrcctly-thc cyesight even
is quckcncd and improved. The balls
are somewhat expensive. So being the
price asked for balls suitable for wo.
men nnd childrens use-the very
heavy lcnthercd covered striking bags;
cost all the way from 50 to SIS, and
weigh from ten to twenty-five pounds.
Mrs. Duncan Elliott of New York Ia
an advocate OF the striking bag and
also of Indian clubs which she con.
siders fascinating form of exercise.
Their use develops the muscles of the
wrist. arms, and to some extent the
shoulders and back.
One word morc-when TO exercise Ia
an important consideration. The af-
ternoon or evening is better than the
morning md exercise should ALWAYS
preccdc bathing and not, as n rule.
follow it.-Diana Crossways In Chi
cago Record.
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