The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-28
FOR
WEAKL|NGS.
New System Is Being
introduced Here.
WOMAN IS THE INVENTOR
Miss Helen Willard Merritt viii
Seek Recognition for Her
Ideas.


from Victoria. b. c., a woman en- I
thusiast who has begun a most inter
esting and beneficial work among the
school children of Honolulu. Her
purpose is to develop the latent talents
of imbecile children. to develop weak 1
lings, and to correct bodily deformities
and imperfeetiOns through a physical
culture system OF her own invention, I
as we'll as to cultivate the vocal power
and lung expansion OF otherwise ro-
bust pupils of all ages.
When proper demonstrations have
been, made of its value, the inventor
Of the system will attempt to have it
adopted as a regular course in the
public schools of Honolulu.
In numerous letters of recommenda-
ton. Miss Helen Willard Merritt. an
American specialist in physical cul-
ture and voice training, is eulogized
/ for her charitable and philanthropic
/ work among the unfortunate and at
/ fiicted and her method is endorsed
/ by prominent physicians as a com
mendable and beneficial system for the
vocal and lung development of child
/ rem.
Miss Merritt has met with phenome-
nal success in her work with deaf
mutes, teaching them to articulate
words and cultivating the sense of
hearing. Her system is the second
ever invented for this kind of educa-
tion. Dr. v. Urbantschitsch, OF Ger
many, having first successfully at
tempted to teach the deaf to hear
From him Miss Merritt has letters
OF congratulation. approving her sys-
TEN. AS the German specialist has
written several recognized books of
value op the subject. the same having
been translated into many different
languages. his letters may be taken
as an authoritative recommendation.
Miss Merritt has already a class OF
several pupils, and even in the short
time she has had them in charge, most
promising results have gladdened the
hearts of their parents. Her work has
been largely philanthrOpic. and Mis-;
Merritt is very enthusiastic in her eff
forts to benefit the uufOrtunates. ~
prevent she says. the otherwise
inevitable burdening of the public with
these helpless beings. If not educat
ed as they may be now. they viii
inevitably become in their helpless
ness care to others in the future"
In this city Miss Merritt's work viii
/, be principally in the development o
Il weak-lunged, and the correction OF de
= formed and imperfect children. 1t i
the general system for this kind o
culture that she wishes to introduc
into the public schools. \
Mrs. w w. Hall. one of the Bear
.r -. D. +aI
JpropOsed system of physical culture
"A observing the results upon Miss Mer
ritts pupils. and she speaks of it i
terms OF hearty endorsement and az
prOval One OF the children in tn
class. she says, has gained in thre
lessons. an inch and a quarter in ches
expansion. and a little boy Athlete
with spinal deformity has gained tw
inches in height from the straighter
ing OF imperfect curves Cases
\ paralysis have been benefited by Mi:
Merritts system also. and her metho
is pronounced by all those who hay
Investigated il as beneficial TO Ii
general health Of any one. wheth'
afflicted or rot
lr a newspaper comment refers to II
matter as follows: a new syste
of physical culture that is attractir
much attention ali over the countI
has been invented by Miss H. W. Me
II ritt. of Los Angeles. Under her sy
/ TEN the voice of the singer or speak
is enabled TO be carried double
treble the distance formerly hear
s. Her method consists in straighteniI
-. the unnatural curves of the spine. e
" larging the breathing capacity, and /
creasing the strength of the muscl
controlling respiration and articul
tiOn. Those who have tried the sy
ten are very enthusiastic in its prai:
and believe it will soon be adopted
many of the large schools"