The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-24
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Specially Prepared for Our Feminine Readera

| there is a dinner party waiting; a
| dance to which one must go; theater
party into which one has been gath
| cred; some social occasion which is as
| obligatory as any work that ever was
| invented.
The working girl may have home du-
! ties of serious intent. There is always
| sickness lowering about, and there are
dishes and brooms, busting cloths, and
Washtubs, iron tables, and other i'm
plements that demand a little attention,
even from the already tired out woman.
A school teacher, who always num-
bers herself with the working girls of
her town, because she is always so
! tired, has a way of resting herself, a
way that might appeal to any woman
who has stood and talked all day, no
matter what her occupation.
This school teacher, who attends
church sociables at night, and who
| sometimes has a night class in college,
is the owner of a gymnasium suit, and
into this she gets as soon as she ar
rives at home.
She then places a pillow upon the
floor and, lying down with her head
upon it, she elevates her feet. There
is no danger of a headache, for the head
is comfortably lifted, while the feet,
in their new position, seem to become
rested instantly and the legs find their
lost muscle.
1t rests the back amazingly to lift
the feet high and to lie upon the spinal
cord, and the tired woman, working
girl, and school teacher can try it with
good results.
This school teacher is troubled with
insomnia. She consulted a physician
and found some relief, but she did not
feel as though she could take drugs
forever, so she went into physical cul-
ture as a remedy. When troubled with
sIeeplessness she now lies upon her left
side and draws one knee up until it
touches almost her chin She twists
her arm in under that knee to keep it
elevated. and then she tries to go to
sleep. And she usually succeeds.
This position is good for tired legs
and tired spine, for it is an unusual
one, and the rest that follows is sure.
The more unusual the position the
more you are rested. and the woman
who wants to get rested quickly is
recommended to try it.
In seeking an unusual position do
not go out of your way to strain your
self. Remember that there are posi-
lions that will rest without straining,
and be sure to seek one of these.
Standing straight, with the elbows
akimbo, will often rest the body. This
position is impossible in tight skirt
bands and in tight bodices, but once
in a gymnasium suit you can stand as
you please.
Before taking the rest exercise the
tired out woman can drink hot lemo-
made, or hot chocolate or beef tea, or
wine-anything that does not jar her
or her principles. And when she has
taken these she can rest hygienically
and come out in such a good frame of
mind and body that she will be pre-
pared for the work of the evening, no
matter what it may be.
Do just exactly as you please is the
advice which a nerve specialist gave
a society woman-for one hour every |
day. This woman looks in shop win
dows, goes to vaudeville, rests in the |
park, or INDUCES in some little much |
desired recreation. She has a good !!
time a selfshly good time. for one
whole hour every day, and for all the |
rest of the time she is ready to be a |
good citizen, doing what other people |
want her to do.