The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-09-30
cALIsTHENIcs FOR GIRLS.
Simple ana Easy Exercises That WIN
Speedily Give Them a slim
and supple Figure.
what is the best form Of exercise for

What is the best form Of exercise for
q girl? is question frequently asked.
One thing is certain, states the New
York Sun. 1t should be such as will
develop all parts Of the body If the
chest is hollow it must be expanded
and the lungs increased In size. II the
shoulders are rounded they must be ex-
ercised until they acquire the proper
degree Of fiatness. II the arms are thin
the muscles must be developed and
strengthened.
Thus It is plain that there can be no
one best form Of exercise. To attempt
to train a girls mind by forcing her to
follow a single line Of study. as Latin
or mathematics. for example, would be
no greater folly than to try to develop
her physically by the practice Of sin
gle form OF exercise, as walking or
swinging lndian clubs.
In physical culture. the first thing to
ascertain is the capacity Of the lungs.
How often do you draw full breath?
When standing with the arms and
hands extended before you and after
taking a full inspiration, can you touch
the hands behind the back without the
desire to cough? Can you touch the
back OF the hands in this position, or
make the elbows meet, without assist
ance.
Try It. not once, but often. II you
cannot accomplish the feat at first,
keep at It until you can do SO, and you
will find that the lungs are expanding
and the rounded shoulders becoming
Strengthened
With the lungs demanding more air,
the blood viii become better oxygen
'ated. the eyes will grow brighter, the
cheeks more ruddy and the brain clear
er.
Standing erect, swinging the body
around from the hips till your face IS
where the back of your head was. Then
swing first around to one side and then
to the other IN this way 12 times. and
then let the body hang limp from the
waist, the arms hanging dead and mo-
tionless.
Whiri the head around. letting It hang
over the neck as If it were broken
Hang It backward. then in front, then
to each sid4. and finally straighten the
head. stretch the neck high and relax
These EXERCISES make waist lines trim
and head and throat supple.
Then come the arms. Stretch them
and strain them In all directions. up
and out and down. Wnirl them like a
mill wheel, stretch them to the back,
clasp them to the front and over the
head and behind the head and pull hard.
Lock them together behind the waist.
The fingers must be exercised next.
Thrust them out stiff ana hard, strain
ing them with force and at arms length.
Then close them into tight fist and
bend them up and down and over and
over again. Shake them until they are
limp and dead and relaxed.
The girl who Is able to go through |
with these movements easily and grace
fully will become in time as plant as a
blade Of grass
The same position must be maintained |
during these exercises ~ the back
straight. but with definite curving in Of
he small OF the back, the abdomen fiat-
tened and the chest thrown out
The correct standing position gives
an erectness OF figure and a good poIse
Of the head. She who wishes to preserve
the slimness and contour of her figure
must begin by learning to stand well and
10 hold the body erect when seated. Al
ways preserve erectness and poise until !
It becomes second nature
The figure Is kept youthful in this
way because muscles are made firm and 4
strong.
Tomato Ginger Preserves.