The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
Good Exercise for the Little Girl to Run Through the oope

gaaaeee see Qa o. 10 . o. 90 90 OOeSee ~
Tie training Of child undoubtedly be-
gin generations before it is born. sage
has settled that,
4 But It is the plan Of the modern parent
4 10 continue this training SO that the child
i shaI grow up to be physically perfect. It
IS o. very little avail for man or a
& woman to be mentally well endowed If the
4 BODY can not keep up with the mental re-
j qulfsments. suppose writer or pro
i fsssional man or woman, for thar matter,
y be an invalid? What use is the knowledge
which the man or woman has acquired,
a srd how can It be advantageousiy put to
un Il the person be not strong?
n People of wealth have a great advantage
orer others in this matter, for they arc
abb to give their children,a certain amount
Of physical training which is Impossible In
the family of ordinary means
n Perhaps the child of wealth needs phys
a lctl culture more than her little sister who
hsS. fotthnately endowed, for she is not
compelled to do work of any SORT DISH
a washing busting, the making OF beds ana
TIE running OF errands are all performed by
servants, and the little girl OF millions
mas nothing 10 do but go to school ana
come nome. Very often her teachers come
% ner and when the child has taken a
day
i has been the custom in well equipped
uegsenolds Tor the past few years to. pro.
wee gymnasium for the little girl of the
Mmiy MIS- John ID. Rockefeller was ono
81 NE frst 10 do this She laid out
snnit court apd her children played IN It.
y was tpe only tennis court in New YORK
uly, and hundreds Of children visited II
annually. Twice a year Miss Rockefeller
.asfeq her Sunday school class to come
. snu play tennis, and the gymnasium was
tne wonder OF all who knew It,
nm ihe child's, gymna stun nowadays Is not
~ sSsn Z novelty, and the rings, the bars,
s ,ss ,Saaitl1g poles. and all the other. no
alg snn can practice nicely in them
,A nut v Is not actually necessary that there
seouia De specially fitted out gymnasium
M nb,, Iiee lttle girl. She eau be given her
.n, any Kind 1t VIII be very much pleas
SSn.eI " She has some one to accompany
sood V nine inc exercises, and it is always
shhytnm which carries the child along when
shf gets tired "'P's
p.s,6 shlld,s hoopIe makes very good gym
h SonJian implement. II she will take the
tbs up,e and instead of rolling it viii run
! y, she will find that she receives
hola beneficial exercise. Let some one
iSro spe ,Aoople and let the child RIM
nna - lIpnl outside to inside. again
s syS sgaln; as fast as she can 20. This will
90 the spine. '''u ~ s'i''sH'
cr 9 great IT, many children are slightly
dmIrish,a n1 THIS crookedness instead OF
lns Increases as the years go by.
sTRAIGHTENING THE BACK.
sYen II It does not Increase II may re-
IAN permanent matter. and the child
slsn she Is grown to be a woman will find
~ .' one shoulder Is little lower than
nv otner and one hip is slightly raised.
~ IS very inconvenlent. to saw the least,
a., az calls for a certain amount Of pad
ma whenever gowns are made The wo-
~. musl he made TO At her clothes. aud
discomfort as long as she lives
,,,r .s,ues The looks Of the ching and the
~. ,si inconvenience. crookedness IS ply.
Il ueiormity, and there are times when
Mn pe an actual menace to health. The
q XIV should be straight, shoulders should
! 's's', the hips should match and there
lopsided. - 4"s 'ne suou'u 90" up
MA SAT- hath is supposed to be a good
ID I 40. lor the child who shows a tendency
b \ rrVs9kedness. The tirst indie ttion viii
sdeEisas standing upon one foot, or sitting
sif6nr nsnsh doctors who turn out vefy
hathss .waonen, advise the giving Of warm I
owed tneltiy salty and the child Is a. I
TIL 70 take all the exercise AZ pleases
mendsS AMY Is a remedy to be recon
IN in .or its simplicitye But Ii f. doubt I
aluie. u'u correct any pronounced curY-
q NIX good exercise for any child Is that
she sfs,sa ner arms over her head until
hold si perfectly straight. Sne may
Il shs tnpie Implement In her hand, anu
sp4l ehsi strong enough she can lift
leads 44iL graSping the back with both
atiil Ia ~ her lift and lower the ehair
ia..r sAeteise for a child Is that nf
Hali 81 hoop while some one tikes 4
faiiIN pineI side TIL Hxafeiats thA
lq. h,o,t' ana uses fausoits (which afe
$ Ffi l1to PLAY IL ony other sax.
TIA usually begins 10 grow wax 4
ltu fi iea 20 the age IL . vraf- Ati
en M nor trailing. which has hitaar.o 4
nanpee same Ms that OF Iltie nov,
Petite ~ az ld she Is taught that Il Is fin-
- 4 no tals, and wrong 10 10 fhat md |.
~ 10 sittinSe 70 walking, ina quiet way
saair Ver,.s IN ladyiike manner upon D .
,ae ans soon she becomes weak ~
bach az q, ana IN the Wrists ana m tho /
i,ftncfhsss neck. and these car or1lv He \
'sss ey regular, systematic exer.
'ss s'sd thing to strengthen q child