The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

their firm contour and keep you young
and charming in appearance-forever?
But 10 return to the position before the
mirror. First contract the Laughing mus
cles as firmly as possible by smiling wide
". and while the muscles are punched up,
ono under each eye place the tips OF the
three first fingers of each hand high upon
each muscle, press down slightly the
fingers on The muscles while you are con-
tracing them. The proper effort is TO put
the muscles into contraction by SmlilnS
broadly. and then instantly allowing the
features to relax and assume their natural
EXPRESSION again. Continue TO DO 50 until
you have tired this set of tissues.
You can readily understand that the
pressure of the fingers. while the muscles
are in contraction offers the desired re-
sistance. which is necessary to the rapid
development of the muscular tissue. ana
which is also equivalent 10 the resistance,
which a dumbbel or other weight would
give in developing any other part o. the
body.
Improving the General Contour.
For the second exercise, once more Al
low the features 10 be drawn into smile;
but this time. instead OF permitting the
corners Of the mouth TO he curved upward
as in the first exercise, have them drawn
straight out toward the center OF the
checks, as seen in figure II. NOW Win the
balls of the thumbs placed on the cheeks
and pressing toward the corners OF the
mouth. contract and relax the muscles al
ternatcly drawing the corners OF me
rnouth straight out to the center OF the
cbecks toward the ball OF the thumb. Be
.,re and not make the pressure 81 the
thumb SO strong against the muscles that
when they are in contraction they VIII DC
unable to force the thumbs back each
time as they should do. Repeat TINS move
ment until you have tired the muscles
Chin Exercises.
Another exercise that will aid very ma
tcrially in pumping out the face Is 10 eA-
crcise the msucles of the chin. Again stand
before your mirror Miss Vanity, TO he
sure Won are doing the right thing; press
the lower lip upward by depressing the
chin. as in the act Of poutng as strongly
as YOU can (see Figure IT'D, crook Inc
forefingcr so as to make halt circle OF II;
nut the half wide form over the point Of
The chin Just below the mouth anr press
downward lightly with the finger. while at
the same time you are pressing the lip up
ward strongly enough 10 push tire hnger up
with it.
You must remember. after contracting
the muscles firmly enough to force the
finger upward. to relax 1t Instantly ana
allow it to assume its natural condition
again, and repeat the movement Until you
have tired the muscles of the chin
In this exercise be sure to keep the teeth
closed to prevent any false movement of
the lower jaw.
Rounding Hollow Cheeks.
Most faces that are at all thin are apt
TO be very hollow al point between the
upper and lower jaw at the back tsoe in
Figure IN). The exercise for developing
these muscles will prove To be very good
one. if practced thoroughly.
They are the muscles that press the low
err jaw or the lower against the upper teeth.
and to develop them. we must give them
plenty of just this kind of work.
Take two small pieces Of india rubber.
about a quarter of an inch square, and in
sert one on each side Of the mouth. be
tween the back teeth; close the teeth on
them the same as if you were engaged in
that most pernicious and abomnbable habit
OF gum chewing: spread the teeth only Just
far enough apart each time TO admit of the
rubbers being kept in place. repeat this
movement of the lower jaw till you tire the
muscles.
Two OF those small rubbers which are
inserted in the end of a tin holder for lead
pencils are just the things for this work,
being about the right size. The teeth must
be closed strongly on them each time
by thus raising the lower jaw against
the upper one with great force, the mus
cles--the temporal masseter and internal
pterygoid-become well developed and there
by fill out the hollows which are so I'M
welcome and so unbecoming.
Another exercise that will aid very me-
terially in Pumping out the cheeks is TO