Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-16

-iN'2N "NhlCii iisiNe vague IQtCS dUCul
physical culture. They think cf it
| as something altogether out Cf reach,
unless one has much money ard time
to eXpend or it, Physical culture real
~ means the natural development ct
he body through simple natural inetn.
ods
You can take a course Of physical
culture in your own bedroom. Yeu
eaa tone HIP Your system ~ few
regular daily exercises which require
no @dumb-bells. no lifts and no punch
bags. Persistently practiced 1nese
exercises will not fail to benefit you
TIE first thing te learn is the art
Of balancing Jhe Dody correctly.
whether et22ding or walking O. sit
tin. An excellent way to acquire
=, balance or pose is to practice
daily the following simple exercise:
Raise the heels quickly from the
floor and stand as high as you can en-
tiptCe. LoWer the heels gradually TO
the floor again. trying to balance even
ly the weight of the body without any
tipping backward. Then press the
heels firmly on the floor and make
the balls of both feet alternately lit
and lower themselves with quick
but steady movement 1t is a gGou
plan for the first few times to steady
yourselves by pressing the fingerti9s
lightly against some piece OF fu. III
ture in the room.
Very soon heels and toes Will learn
to rise and fall rhythmically without
any accompaniment from your hanas.
And thus you will have learned the
prime principle of standing correctly
which is To balance the weight Gf the
boay evenly upon the feet.
Next draw the knees in firmly, hit
be caleful to hold them in without
tenseness Draw tie hips in also and
contract the abdominal muscles. Ire
chest in every posture should be well
thrown up and out. The shoulders WEI
need ne especial attention if the chest
is correctly carried.
K is mistake to throw the should
ers too far back. The result is in
variably an awkward appearance. Alter
you have worked out to your own salts
faction the problem of standing prop
erly get one of your friends to uroEe
it for you. Let her take a tape meas
ure and allow the measuring line to
fall plumb in straight line from your
ear If ear and shoulder, hip and in
step prove all on one straight line,
you know how to stand correctly.
Next you should learn how to sit.
For this you need first of all to prac-
tce holding your body erect This
practice must be persisted in steadily
till erectness becomes natural to you.
Do not mistake rigidity fer the
supple straightness of grace
Sit with the hips we'll back, body
erect, chest up, with head gracefully
poised and the lower limbs neither
awkwardly crossed nor prominently
thrust forward. Do not lounge back
in your chair nor sit sideways on the
edge of it. even in the privacy Of your
own room. Awkwardness INDUCED in
privately is apt to de demonstrated in
company.
Every girl whose work compels her
to sit steadily at desk, a sewing ma
chine or typewriter should learn to
bend her body forward from the hips
and never from the waist
70 bend forward with indrawn chest
and STOPPING shoulders congresses all
the vital organs into space too mar
row for their natural working.
1t is an awkward habit to raise your
self out of your chair with your hands.
Practice rising easily and naturally
without using your hands. The next
exercise helps the erect attitude tc
take on grace and suppleness. Here
it is:
Sit as before, but press both feet
down firmly. Sway the body lightly
from side to side Bend the head
backward and forward thus making
the neck muscles stronger and more
flexible