Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30

the hips, devote Ave minutes at least once q
day to what q physician calls the knee
chest position" It IL ridiculous. but mirao-
uiously soothing. Get right down on the
floor on your knees. See that the line from
knee to hip is perpendicular Then force
your chest to touch the floor. This is no
easy matter, but practice will accomplish 1t.
kneel in this position as long as you can do
so without discomfort.
The woman who works at a desk or a
typewriter must fight against round shout
ders. The typewriter particularly tempts
them. Sit erect at your machine. Ward
them off, for they are hard to cure.
When to Exercise.
Exercise is a problem to most wage earn
ers. If your life is sedentary. live far
enough from your work to give yourself at
least two good walks each day. If you are
obliged to stand a great deal, walking is
not the best exercise for you. Try calls
themes at home. particularly those which
do not require long standing. Mat work is
best of all if you stand in a shop all day.
Nurse, teacher. saleswoman, stenographer.
all need more fresh air ethan they get. Gull
tivate all the outdoor athletics that you
have the time and opportunity for, and in
the lack of these, take calisthenics with the
window open.
Diet is disregarded by the woman wage
Garner more often than by the man The
inner man is seldom neglected, but the inner
woman suffers many a time and needlessly.
Poor lunches are poor economy. Make
point of having at least one hot article on
your menu. and don't let that be tea-or at
least not often. An occasional cup of tea is
perfectly harmless to one who does not Suf-
fer from nerves, but so few working women
are exempt in this respect, that tea is
poison to the great majority of them.
Teachers have the most difficulty in get
ting proper lunch. If they will purchase
a 25-cent alcahol stove, keep a bottle of
alcohol and can of cocoa beside it, and
carry bottle of milk to school, or have it
delivered they will find that the tired lines
disappear from their faces faster than
even a masseuse can drive them away
Rest Your Eyes.
If your work in the office or school room
is firing your eyes, stop work and close
them little while. Five minutes rest will
do wonders for them. If the lids are be-
coming red and irritated, ask your drug
gist for a wash of camphor and borax
water, which you can use in an eye cup
In case it SmartS severely, mix 1t with a
little warm water. If this does not stop
the trouble, see an oculist before the mat
ter goes any further.
Don't stay away from him in the fear
that he will put you into glasses. Plenty
of women ruin their eyes on account of
foolish vanity. Glasses are not the only
remedy for eye trouble-perhaps your case
will not require them at all. Or perhaps
a brief wearing of them in the beginning
slave to them later on.
Useful Suggestions.
If your hair is falling badly massage
the scalp every day. working in a little
vaseline. You must handle this carefully
as it will be annoying if it is left on the
hair. 1t may make it too oily for the time,
but can do only good in the long run.
If your hair is thin and oily an excellent
hair tonic is made of bay rum and jabo-
randi, pint of the former to q quarter
of an ounce of the latter. Massage it into
the scalp every night. The hair should be
fluffy next day.
To whten the neck do away with high,
stiff collars. Battle the neck in warm
water in which lemon JUICE is mixed the
juice of one lemon to a glass of water.
Immediately after this application rub In
cold cream to soften the skin There Is
no quick way to whiten a neck that is
yellow: you must have patience. For
blackheads battle the face in hot water
at night, give it a cold dash In the morn
ing and avoid all face powder until they
are cured Eat fruit and vegetables, take
plenty of outdoor exercise, sleep eight hours
of every twentyfour. take a weekly hot
bath and daily cold one