The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-31
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.yond all things to acquire physical
buoyancy and 1.-THE movements should
give her attention a moment to her cen
ire of gravity.
This perhaps she may not know should
never be over her heels. but over the paiis
OF her feet. When one first tries the eN-
pertinent of balancing in the correct way
the sensation is very much that OF tum-
bling over.
Blu ten days later and one exelaims,
ooh. / feel so much lighter and younger
than when my weight rested on my
heels
1t is, Indeed, the easiest position posi-
BILE, worth taking some trouble TO
acquire. The preliminary step TO learn
ing the art of true balancing is TO prac-
tice heel elevation or toe-standlag, as
taught by Swedish
Exercise 1-Raise the heels quickly
from the ground and stand as high on
tiptoe as possible, then lower the heels
with moderate speed, without tipping
the weight of the body backward. To
increase the difficulty of balance, after
one has become a little expert, so
through this exercise with the arms
raised upright.
Exercise keep the heels on the
ground and lift alternately the balls OF
the feet and put them down with a slight
pressure; one foot moving up as the
other moves down. The speed should be
about seventy movements per minute
Care must be taken not to move the
shoulders from side to side "a common
fault.
Exercise s-Lift the heels bend the
knees, s~traighten the body, then sink
the heels. The. knees must point in the
direction of the feet, and remain bent
at right angles. Iris is a true balance
movement, to be lone with moderate
speed.
Exercise 4Lift the heels. bend the
knees. again at right angles to the body,
and sit down with the body erect.
Exercise Benz the knee, lift the leg
slowly upward and forward until hip and
knee are bent at right angles. This in
step should be stretched so that the toes
point downward, the knees pointing side
ways. forward. Common faults. in prae-
ticing this exercise, are to incline the
body backward, tip the shoulder to the
opposite side. and TO bend the knee of
the leg which holds the body.
1t must be understood that all these
movement are to alternate. first with
ore foot and the with the other.
Exercise ~6-Standing with the hips firm,
move first the right and then the left
foot, parallel with itself, twice its own
length forward, and place it on the
ground with a gentle pressure on the ball
of the foot, the weight of the body be-
ing carried equally by both feet. The
should be taken as
well.
These exercises bring into play all the
muscles of the legs as well as those
about the waist.
Walking on tiptoe is an excellent bal
anee movement. The shoulders should
be kept level throughout the exercise,
which is then one of the best means of
correcting the habit of tipping the Shout
ders from side to side when walking. In
walking on tiptoe one lands on the balls
of the feet, which is the point of the
matter-the great desideratum-if a 1.-THE,
graceful gait is to be cultivated.
Many housewives cannot depend on
Chinese or steam laundries TO wash shirts,
even if they have plenty of money
to pay the charges, and it is often more
convenient to launder the shirts at home.
The washing is fully as important as the
ironing. for unless they are perfectly
clean, no amount of polishing will make
them look well.
Some housekeepers wash the shirts with
the regular washing, others save them
for three or four weeks and then wash
them separately. When the latter meth
cd is adopted, put them in a tub the night
before they are to be washed, cover them
with water and let them soak. In the
morning put on a boiler of soft water.
Pass the clothes through the ringer into
the second tub, and when the water has
heated, pour it over them. Wash through
this water, using plenty of white soap to
remove the dirt. Common yellow soaps
contain rosin which turns white muslin
yellow. Put the shirts into the boiler with
good hot suds, and let them boil ten min
utes. Do not crowd them as the should
have plenty of room and water to obtain
the best results. When they are done.
take them out into a tub, add enough
water to make them cool enough to ham
die, rub them through this and rinse
through two waters, one clear, the other
lust blue enough to make them look clear
and WHITE. lHSuHlcleIl IlllstllB VIII lestNt
them streaked. Hang them out on the
line in the sunshine until dry.
The cold starch should be partly prepar-
ed the evening before it is used. This is
done by putting three teaspoenfuls of
powdered starch ard six teaspoonfuls of
water into q bowl. Mix thoroughly and
cover 1t to keep the dust out. Next morn
ing add more water until it is hin
enough. stir until smooth and put in a
drop or two of bluing; then take a piece
Of soap and rub it between the hands in
the starch until the mixture is frothy like
soapsuds. A little gum arabic dissolved
in water and added to the starch makes
it sitter. Dip the collars, cuffs and shirt
bosoms in one at a time, and be sure that
every thread of the linen is saturated
with the starch. Roll up tightly and let
them remain half an hour before ironing.
The ironing board shouidN be covered
with several thicknesses Of old blanket,
then with a white muslin cloth, ali of
which are stretched smoothly, and Sc
cureiy tackled to the board. Two covers
may be made like pillow Slips. except that
they are larger at one end than the other
fas that is the shape of most of the IRON
ing boards. A clean cover can be
slipped on n il is used. They
should fit the board perfectly, and be put
on so the seams Will be at the edges of