The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-26
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES


Interlude.
l know not why linger thus
So Idle In the shade
For I'm a Stradivarius,
On me the master played
SO we'll bis spirits strong desire
on was arhs Ill., a ana HaGta and fSptn re
was living soul!
feEchance within far-off land
The master plays and sings,
Wherefore never feel his hand
Upon my volceless strings:
Ye sts stsp <. taeh AYE that ylfil keep;
WIZ WIZ f aSt y III n s5ai s!Se Or Weep
Yet in her eyes | see how Oft Oft
There aWakes a pain supreme;
She touches me, with. fingers soft
Like fingers III a dream
They have no power the hidden song
:. Within my chords to stir;
But for his sake who Journeys long
l faln would sOlace her
She passes, and alone l lie,
And silent as the dead.
And yet l know that she and
Have both been comforted
How to Rest.
There can be no doubt that ,cople
would live much longer, ON the average,
if they gave better heed to the proper
relations Of labor and rest Practically
speaking, the bulk of them are comprised
in two classes-those who work too ,nu,.h
and rest too little, and those who rest
too much and work too little. A very
sensible writer, whose name does not ap-
pear, discussing this matter of overwork,
offers some suggestions which are
read. Having worked eurs au " oiit'
she says, ITO such an extent that very
few of us are sound and healthy, it is
about time. for us to begin resting, Bit
to be benefited by it we must 10 abont it
i'll more rational way thai We baye
gone about doing Dur work. Our tired,
ill-nourished brains and bodies claniof tor
rest ana We: EiYe them thei alcoholic
spur n this. WAY, they, are kept on a
J3g .tfot until tn y, give, out utterly, and
the T., t4e cofQheE, or able physiciln off
ciaailly ;blames the, uhtiniely demise ON
heaft failure, q; paralysis. or apop!exy
failure, Of. particular organ to DO its
whole duty. The fact is that these arc
nothing more than different names 70,
one thlng-exhaustion from lack Of rest
The pains, aches and discomforts thai
accompany these ailments are nature.
timely and persistent calls for rest. ani
warnings of impending danger.
1.-The trouble with many of those VIII,
are perfectly willing to take physical res
IS they do not know how to 20 about it
Our household furniture was fashioned
10 suit the notions of our ancestors, VIII,
were not in the habit of resting. Chair
were merely benches or stools with back
to them. While sofas were simply longe
benches with shorter backs As man,
know from experience, the old-fashione,
chair had straight back. It wa
thought that this would in some measur
counteract the tendency of men an,
women to become humpbacked. 1t di,
not occur to them that this deformit,
was due to the exhaustion of physical
part OF the individual. Round shoulder
and hollow chests are due to the relaxa
ton OF the muscles of the back, and II,
amount of stra ightening up will remoy
the cause. When the muscles of tn
back become weak from loss of energy
the muscles of the chest naturally mi
the shoulders forward. To restore the bod,
to perpendicular position, the muscle
OF the back must have their energy re
NSOASN' ~ A1!E UON ii uuu SLrGLClln
out at full length is the most restf,
position the human body can take, he
cause it requires no effort whatever t
maintain this pose.
1.-The Japanese understand this, An,
they make good use of their knowledge
Instead of having their houses full o
stiff backed chairs, they spread soft rugs
skins, or cushions OH the floor or loy
platforms, upon which they recline whe1
resting, reading, or Willing away tn
time. In this way they stop the vast
of the energy necessary to keep one in
bolt.upright position. The blood circu
latess more freely, because there is h
tension on the limbs. This reduces tn
labor of the heart to minimum, III
energy thus saved goes to restore tired o
weak ened organs or to the invigoratio
of the brain. We must rid ourselves .
the notion that it is a sign of laziness t
lie down or lounge about on the floor. q
cot, or bed; also that it is not i1roper. f6
women to lie down when tired. Wer
our women in the habit of taking NOR
rest. and taking it properly, they woul
not be compelled to wear stays in orde
to keep them straight Having to wea
these constantly, the muscles of the ches
and back do not develop normally, an
are, therefore. weaker than other mus
cles of the body. Good Housekeeping