The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-10
Keep the Body Perfectly Erect.
Part Which the Bath Plays in the Daily
Life of the Athletic Girl-Various
Things That, Added to the
Water, Create Beauty.

warm bed, cools off suddenly and proba-
bly, develops a case Of rheumatism in a
few years which clings 10 her all her
life
Then there is the hot morning bath.
This, too. is a mistake The body going
out TITO the air afterward, is chilled,
and the muscles grow sore. One feels
tired all the time and II is an impossi-
bic thing TO take sufficient exercise to
keep them strong and firm
There are several enemies to muscu-
lar development. but the most active
cne is the feeling known as that tired
feeling. The woman who is too tired
TO get out and take walk is the woman
whose muscles are not in good shape.
If her muscles were strong and firm
and her system active she would regard
a good brisk walk as a positive treat,
There is another enemy TO muscular
development and this is that state of
the lungs which can best be described
as short Of breath. The woman who
pants when she has taken a few steps.
whose knees shake under her, the woman
whose heart fiutters and who longs
TO get back home again where she can
take her ease in the rocking chair, IS
- 80 49, ~ ~ AINNAOECG
She Kept in Training.
There came into my gymnasium a
few days ago a young woman whose
ply steal development was one Of the
finest I had ever seen. Her shoulders
were broad and her hips were wide and
deep, but her waist was small Her
hands were plump. but her wrists were
little. Her arms were full. but not OF
the sausagesque order, and her limbs
were splendid. She showed as she
walked that she enjoyed a fine state of
health.
This young woman Joined a fencing
class in the gymnasium. She went
through all the exercises and did them
without a break of any kind. At the
close she did not appear at all ex-
hausted.
How have you kept in training?' I
asked
And this is what she said. almost
word for word:
%" I keep in training said she. by an
hours work day. I devote just one
hour TO physical culture out OF the
twenty-four. find It sufficient to keep
me in excellent physical form.
An Aromatic Bath.
% In the morning I take an aromatic
bath. This is a warm bath with enough
bath vinegar IN II TO be invigorating.
it is a bath that IS in two parts I first
take a regulation scrub. one Of the sort
which is familiar 10 all. in hot water
and soap. I use a homemade soap
jelly and / take a bath with the water
al about a medium temperature.
% To get the water just right I draw
It the night before. The next morning
II Is Just the temperature Of the room.
now add a little hot water to ~ and
find ii just 1T for bathing. I add soap
jelly TO ii, or sometimes I use a bath
Jag. / use the little bath bags of
thumb size. which are so convenient
and cost so little.
=" This bath is followed by a rinse bath
IN aromatic vinegar make this myself
and have various recipes for II. A fav-
orite recipe IS 10 cover a quart OF
strawberries with a quart Of white wine
vinegar. In three days ! strain this and
bottle 1t. l add a little to the bath
every day.
Vinegar for the Bath.
Then there Is another very invigo-
rating bath. I take a quart OF vinegar