The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
THE | He STOPPING GIRL
Round Shoulders Will Develop at an
Early Age The Fault May
Be Corrected.
In a Child the Trouble Is. Often
$ Caused by a Weak
Stomach. >s1,. z.z "a

sItsis safe to- assert that two women out
Of three are round-shouldered.I The habit
begins early in life and steadily grows
upon its victim. The child who is des-
tined to be round in the shoulders will
exhibit that tendency before the age of 10.
At, that time shoulder braces are frequent
ly resorted to and the admonition to "sit
up stranght' is given often, both at home
and at school. ;, At Is the round -shouldered
girl has decided stoop and at IS there
Is no doubt about the bend At this age
the shoulders turn slightly ;in,: SO that the
patient is very broad across the back and
! narrow across the 'front.'; and at 40 the
entire figure is deformed.s - 8
IfS you have any doubt Of this, or II
YOU wish to point moral for these state
YOU come across and stand with her at
| one OF these public crossings. OF the,
women that pass by, just note the large
percentage that show round shoulders or:
caurse big abdomen always goes with
the STOPPING figure, for how can the shout,
ders lop down and hang. forward without
bringing the stomach up into prominence?:
When a child of 10 shows the first symp-
| tom Of STOPPING, 1T lis the proper time to:
begin the correction of the fault. Usually
! the trouble will be found with the child's
! stomach. Children subject to gastritis
will usually stoop. The feeling of soreness
| across the" stomach is 'eased a little by
/ the position, and the stomach when 1t lies
| in folds, feels less irritated than when the
figure is erect. ~" y -. a:s,}!@. s'.= - s
i Treat the child to plenty of liquid food
soups and broths Of all kinds. Feed him
upon fresh eggs, and let all food, so far
as possible; be cooked and served warm
i Even, fruits are better cooked, and the
| child's three meals should be hot ones.
Cold food willloften cause indigestion and,
remotely, the STOPPING shoulders. If the
stomach is made strong, and the child
cfi SfnnnS -iS moi shoulder
4 braces, but for exercise. Let the child
! Fplay in the open armand give him GER
tain things to play, with. He will soon
!, carry his shoulders straight tnvigorated
:: by the air, and assisted by the long
J breaths WHICH are necessary in outdoor ex-
ercise. 49,, '
The girl who at Is stoops badly. or the
woman who at 20 is ruined so far as her
;. appearance is concerned. can both pc
treated by exercises the simplest and
n prettiest Of which is found in the exercise
; Of dancing.
The girl who dances is very seldom
i stoop-s houldered. " If she Is taught t.
dance gracefully she will lift up her chin
throw back her, head toss, out, her e.
: bows and, enter Into the spirit of the
), dance.z. When the real round-shouldered
f girl does dance, it. IS pitiful IN the ex-
: treme to see the bumped shoulders and
r awful back going through the motions
which should be all grace. One, OF the
! most famous Of Spanish dancers had
+ class Of wealthy young women who Werte
y taking the steps of the most intricate
: dances known to, the Spanish woman
!, Their object: was not to go upon the stage
! but to acquire grace for the evening dance
i and also for the ordinary social duties OF
= their. station. They found that Spanish
women, in walking and In moving about
a room, were infinite1ys1aore graceful thar
thevJ and they wanted to- make such q
T. grace a study. Co. 'S~a.A
l The girl who stoeps, and WHO knows It.
should first be made to- see, how Wretched-
! 7 " her attitude affeSc:ts the good looks. Il
/ she will stand in front, Of a. mirror by the
Viii observe the great difference between
herself and gher companion. One has a
| gracefuE LODI! the other is spoiled But
unless &the agirl who is stoop-shouldered
t. gets.natural strength to throw her Shout
) der blades back and" keep them back, she
f will accomplish nothing in the long run:
When left alone she. will sag down again
!, and look worse than ever because lef the
utter relaxation that follows exercise. =
{. + One of her motions must consist OF hei
) walking with her hands upon her hips
and her elbows thrown back A pretty
exercise will be that Of placing one hand
at each side and of balancing herself
y thus, with her: opposite foot lifted as high
, as possible Let the foot be poised In the
= air for three or four, minutes at a time,
or. as long: as it IS possible TO hold !,
: there. This will fiji the lungs and hold
= the shoulders back Another exercise for
+ the: stopping girl is that of. bending for
> ward at the belt line, and of lifting one
arm high over the head, while the other
is held as low as possible. This is one
, of the position Of the Spanish dances and
: the fair dancer pirauttes with one hand
tossed over her head and the other catch
ing the hem of her skirt. - =
Il ! Going without a corset Is Of the utmost
i. assistance in Strengthening, the shoulders
but there are very few who can prac-
tice it, AS a rule, 1.-The more faulty the
s.. figure the more dependent the woman j.
!; upon her stays. She fairly lives in them
and without them the simplest move:
ments would be impossible. But If the
corset can bearemoved and the motions
practiced without It for fifteen minutes
: at a time the. benefits will be much great:
: er than though the figure were held II
!, the stays while praeticing. Bowling. go:
ing down.: upon one knee with the arm.
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