The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-03
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
This massage treatment is not at all,
or perhaps should say much more than it
had. just experienced my horseback ride
or had done ten mile pull with the
young woman who limped into her draw
ing room and bestowed herself into chair
With Wit all the groans of a stage grandfather.
When asked to explain herself she said:
You see, am becoming altogether too
stout, and, like Gilbert's discontented sugar
deposit, although not by his scheme Of dane
ing daily from Brompton to the city. Pc
de s didn't seem to help me and
90 not like the Banting system, SO, acting
on the advice of a friend, who boosted
reduction of fifteen pounds in weight in
nve weeks as a result of massage treat
ment engaged masseuse who came to
me yesterday morning, CARRYING with her,
ceslaes her black bag, batch Of physi-
from grateful anti-fat patients, all of which
she insisted should read Then. as she
and boxes from the black bag, she deliv-
cred dissertation anent the accumulation
OF Iat over the unused muscles. She wore
a sleeveless linen waist showing a pair
or arms as hard and knotty as any black
smltns When ready for work she too-z a
position in the center of the room, asking
ments.
II tried to, and was put through a series
OF contortions that seemingly simple enough
as she illustrated them, were back breaking
20 beginner. The first exercise was the
with heels close together, knees held rigid
and arms uplifted, bending the upper part
the ground After t half nas dozen ps t toasned
this movement No. was called. Ny mas
seuse struck the proper attitude, and, in
she presented, 1 had to do it too. II bent
over, resting the palms of my hands on the
ran around the room on all tours. looking
suppose, like the play bears in chi,dren's
circus l was in constant fear lest my maid
hn
in this ridiculous attitude. When I had re-
gained my breath and the blood had re-
series of arm movements, up and down and
around; then. with hands on hips and legs.
motionless, We described circles with the
T was getting a bit tired, and was very
much relieved when my masseuse assured
of the treatment. After some crouchingp no.
sitions, the body moving right and left,
p bringing ns the muscles Of the abdomen into
very glad to do so, but soon found that my
misery was not yet over. After placing me
my right foot, and swung my leg around
| with as much freedom railroad conduc-
tern The left leg followed suit after the the
| right, and then she swung both together
first one way and reverse. Then placing a
| pillow under my head, she bade me clasp
my hands under the calves of my legs and
| this done, had to lift my body up to meet
| there must be pleasanter ways of doubling
| up like a. jack-knife, if that operation can
| ever be pleasant.
This ended my active share of the pro-
ceedings. and the massage commenced.
Taking my foot. the masseuse worked each
toe, then the ball of the foot, and next the
/ ankle. After vigorously kneading each
muscle of the foot she took the calf of the.
( leg, and as she bent the knee doubling it
up to the thigh, she kneaded it in the same
manner. The action of her arms as she
| drew the leg backward and forward sug-
/ gested the motions of candy maker
/ throwing his mass of molasses candy over
a hook to pull it. After pummelling me in
every part of my body, she rubbed me- first
/ with alcohol, and then with dry salt, using
| also little cocoanut oil in rubbing the
/ joints.
THE face massage came last. Here her
touch was very genlle, and as she caress-
ingly passed her hands over my face, deyot-
/ ing much time to my eyelids, 7 felt as
/ though / could fall into a delicious Sleep
i and probably would have had she not
i hustled me out of bed saying that I must
/ move about, as a rest Immediately after
the massage would, partly undo her work
/ of reducing flesh. The whole treatment con-
| sumed about two hours, and, when over
felt rather lazy. / didn't commence to feel
| stiff and sore until evening. but I've been
getting worse ever SINCE until now 1 can
| hardly walk. If you will excuse me, I've
l sent her a note asking her to come again
| to-day. Another rubbing may do me good
| The hair of the dog that bit you you
/ know"