Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-05-02
70 Make SEWING HEALTHY.
correct Position Makes of It an Exer
else That Will Be of Great
Benefit.

There is a right way and q wrong
ay TO sew, and she who pursues tn
light way arises from her days work
really benefited. She may be wearied.
Tut her WEAKNESS Is that WEAKNESS
rought on by healthy work, like the
'eariness which follows a game of out
oor sport, says the American Queen
Sewing, as women usually sew, is in
ir,ous to the health and to the ap
.earance. 1t makes the shoulder.
'ound, the chest hollow, the complex
IN muddy, and, furthermore, causes
Indigestion and headache. But there
$ no reason why this should be SC.
Correct sewing is governed by a few
'imple rules, which, If followed out,
make the plying of needle and thread
ln exercise which deepens the chest,
improves the carriage, strengthens the
back and shoulders, clears the complex
on and brighteps the eyes.
In the first place the sewing room
should be well ventilated. The air in
It should be as fresh and pure as the
eir out of doors. Three operations go.
On in the sewing room, viz, cutting
the seamstress standing at the table:
stitching, seated at the machine; sew
ing, with the material In the lap. In
cutting, the ann in which the seam
stress bends over the table is every
thing. In order that she may bend
two or three minutes the following
simple, easy and beneficial exercises:
Stand perfectly erect, the heels to-
gether, the chin and abdomen in, raise
the arms, held stiff, from the sides out.
ward, until the hands meet over the
head, and at the time the hands meet.
the lungs, should be filled to their full
est extent with air. Slowly exhaline
the air, lower the arms to the sides
ngain. Repeat this movement 20 times
This exercise straightens the back.
develops the lungs and gives to the
body the precise poise that it should
have. The seamstress, having through
it acquired the proper bodily poise, can
set to work at her cutting table, TAX
ing care to bend over only from the
hips. Working in this position is per-
fectly healthy. The chest is expanded,
the back, neck and knees are straight,
and the abdomen held in. Hence the
longer the seamstress bends over the
table the more good she does to her
self, insuring a graceful carriage and
Strengthening the muscles. She should,
all through her work, breathe with
long, deep breaths.
In sitting to sew with the material
on the lap, a rocking chair should new
be used. A rocking chair throws
the body out of balance by pitching it
backward at an unnatural angle. In
it the muscles of the front of the body
the muscles of the chest and dia-
phragm-are contracted, the chest is
made hollow, the ribs are pulled down,
and the back is rounded.
A chair with a straight back or a
stool should be used, and the body
should be held in the same erect posi-
ton that the cutting table requires
chin and abdomen in, back straight,
chest out. OF course, it is necessary,
when sewing on the lap, to. bend for
ward, but the bending should be done
the hips-the back should not be
rounded, Sewing at the machine, prop
erly conducted, Is an admirable exer-
else. Let the seamstress sit erect.
bending only at the hips. and the rapid
pedaling will be beneficial as a health
full exercise.