The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-29
DIGESTIVE EXERCISES
egnnastlc Exercises That viii Cure the
Most Obstinate Case Of Dyspepsia.
CALlsTHEAlsS RECOMMENDED
The Chief Aim of Each Movement Is
TO Exercise tho Muscles of the
Stomach ana Abdomen--The Excr-
else Worry severe. But Said to TO n
t{1S.. Sure Cure-Rccipc for Complexion.

Sc III beg your pardon. my dear. but
h took you for your younger sister. Ho"
charming you are looking. TO wha'
d miracle do you owe your recovered
I health and beauty?"
ooh, 1t is quite long story. You re-
{ member how III was when you last
saw mc?" NJ
indeed. and altogether hopeless
about ever being any better.
Quite so. and grew much worse al
4 ter that. In fact, Is Uttered so Griev-
qiously from indigestion that eating be-
Z came a dreary penance, and all nun
dane things seemed delusion and 4
snare. One day, standing In strong
i light. 1 beheld reflected fn,m my mir
8 ror the face OF an old woman. MY
skin was dlscolored and withercd, and
my whole face as deeply scanned with
wrinkles rs that of n woman OF sixty
y five. This sight stung me into reso-
luton. For two years had been under
the care of the best specialists and here
I stood at thirty years of age this hope
less wreck. Something must be done.
& I Immediately set about making inqui-
ries, which resulted In my casting medi-
7 cines to the winds and entering upon
persistent course of gymnastics from
which ! have never deviatcd for q sin
gle day. and now l can do my duty
3 by WEIGH rarebit at midnight with the
best, and sleep the sleep Of the just af-
forwards"
Do you mean to tell me that your cure
was effected solely by gymnastics?''
@ by gymnastics alone"
do tell me what are the special
movements. l myself suffer agohies
from indigestion at times.
with the greatest pleasure The
chief.aim OF each movement Is, of course.
to exercise the muscles OF the stomach
and. abdomen. The ordinary calisthcn-
les fop the arms with which everyone is
familiar are the first exercises upon my
programme. Then-alwavS standing
upon the balls of the feet-extend the
arms upward parallel with the head.
and, Keeping the knees perfectly stin,
bend the body until the fingers touch the
Hoor, thence back into an upright 20
sition. This should be gone through
with from fifteen to twenty times. You
now extend 1.-THE arms outward until they
are ut right angles with the body and,
holding the right leg firm. bend the
BODY toward the right until the fingers
touch the floor, then back to position
again. After doing this four times, go
through the same exercise toward the
left, and then alternate from right to
left.
1.-The next exercise upon the pro-
gramme Is TO lie ilat'upon the back with
the arms parallel with the body; then
raise the arms as slowly as possible.
drawing In the breath at the same time.
until. they have described a complete
semi-circle and are extended above the
mead; then very slowly move them back
into position. letting out the breath sim
uitaneously with the motion. 1t Is best
to do this exercise four times with each
arm separately, and then both together
Now comes the last and most difficult
exercise of all. Still on your back, raise
the legs very, very slowly with the
knees stiff and toes pointing outward,
as high as you can get them, and then
let them drop as slowly as possible back
into position without, of course, bend
Ing the knees. This Is n very severe
exercise, and can rarely be done more
than three times in succession with
safety"
And did you do nothing directly for
your complexion"
3 ooh, yes. Every day after washing IT
In very hot water, l rubbed II at least
five minutes With a flesh brush, being
careful to always pass the brush from
the eyes and mouth in the direction Of
the ear. | followed this with a gene
rous application of cold cream, gently
rubbing It in, until it was quite absorb
ed''
And do you never have even slight
symptoms Of the return of the old en-
emy?"
Occasionally I do. But instead Of
taking any of the so-called aids to diges-
ton. don my loose gyrnnastic gown
and so through my exercises. and l
have never failed to find immediate re-
lief"
THANK you. my dear, SO much. But
tell me, how long does 1t take to so
through these eXercises?"
only half an hour; and If you know
anyone suffering from chronic indiges-