Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-10-31
tends to make the mind more reasons
able, consistent, logical, and we'll
balanced. These qualities are as need
full to women as to men, :.
Physical culture for women.

Physical Culture for Women.
All women cannot have perfect feat.
ures. All women can and should have
perfect forms. Physical 8 exercise.
taken judiciously right amount at
the right time-wlll work miracles
with the female form divine. =
Ten times out of a dozen the female
form is anything but divine" This
is the fault Of parents, environment,
laziness, overeating. tight lacing anu
many other things. =
Men all the world over prefer beauty
Of form to any other attraction or
charm In women. For this prefer
ence they exhibit excellent philosophy
as well as excellent taste. For a wom-
an with a beautiful form Is also q
woman with q beautiful temper and
beautiful health. And the possession
of the two means perfect happiness to
any mortal man.
Some women fear that physical cIll-
ture spoils the round symmetry of
form: This is ON absolutely erroneous
idea. On the contrary, 1t gives to, the
body strength, grace and exquisite
beauty, rounding ont angles and nc
centuatlng curves. T. y
The first important rule for women
who take up physical culture-not as
a fad, but us an aid to health n and
beauty-is moderation. The great
trouble with the sex is that 1t lis apt
to overdo along the line of work as
along many others which but recently
opened up to it. The result Is always
disastrous. -
Women must bear. in mind that they
are not training as prize fighters; they
are striving to get their bodies into
good physical condition. Their efforts
are for health, strength, suppleness; q
body symmetrically beautiful and free
from all superfiuous flesh, q mind
alert, tranquil and not easily ruffed.
These alone are the objects Of physl-
cal culture. - sSii,s {!
Walking is superb exercise. There
Is no other that can equnl- It. for all
around good results. But, in order to
develop symmetrical. beauty Of limb,
arm and muscle other exercises must
be added to 1t. Is
The best thing for woman anxious
to try physical culture is to take q
few lessons from thoroughly COM
petent teacher, as 1t Is almost imp0S-
sible to accurately describe the diff
ferent exercises without practical IL
lustration. Then she can practice
them ut home. as
The best time to exercise Is just on
stepping out Of bed in the morning. n
Be sure to have plenty of fresh
air when exercising; otherwise you do
yourself more harm than good. Never
exercise to the point Of fatigue. Con:
tinue each exercise until the muscles
used in that particular exercise. arc.
slightly fatigued. Then desist and
try the next. Be sure and adopt q
system of exercise that will equally
develop the upper and lower parts Of
Of the body. Do not develop legs and
muscles to the detriment Of chest
and waist; always remember that
symmetry is beauty. I'd
A woman Of weakly or sickly con-
stitution should not ut first attempt
the very vigorous movements, but as
she gains in strength she may success
fully adopt them. - S.
Gymnastics and athletics develop
mind as well as body. They bring the
motor nerves into play and thus sac-
celerate the brains activity.
Good health also means success In
life. Every one likes the wholeso soine.
rosy checked woInan;i ;ishe Is invariably
good tempered and charming.
Some philosophical writer says there
is no such thing as * AIRED checked
criminal. He might have added that
there is no such thing as q: rosy
checked shrew. y - s.
Some women imagine that exercise,
especially the different gymnasfic ex-
ercises, tend to increase the size of the
waist. That this is not 60 Is amply
proved by the fact that all strong, ac-i
tive athletic men have proyerbially
small waists in comparison to their
size and chest development. On the.
contrary. persons who, lead sedentary
lives always commence to put on fat
ut the waist line. *
Tight lacing really increases the
size Of woman's waist, for lacing,
weakens the waist muscles, renders
them faccld and inactive, so that
when the corset pressure is removed
they full about and spread, and the
result is large increase in the natural
waist measurement.-New York Her
aid.