The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-18

and is heavier and less liable to break
down that a ladder.
THE members stand in line in front
Of the ladders, then at the signal they
endeavor TO crawl up the ladder back
ward, working by the hands. They
pull themselves up hand over hand,
working backward, until they are at
the top step. 1t is fine exercise and
brings all the muscles into active play.
1t is hard work and at first there are
few who can do it.
Then there follow many stretching
exercises, such as crawling through
the ladder, hanging from the top with
the feet not quite touching the ground,
suspending oneself from the inside by
the feet and hanging from the rungs.
These are difficult exercises. but
they certainly increase the hight. They
stretch the muscles and make the fig
ure firmer.
There is fifteen minutes of vigorous
exercise. Then the hard work is over
for the day. The remainder is devoted
to strengthening the muscles. But the
members have daily exercises to prac-
tice at home.
"One is to reach upward as far as
possible with the right hand and then
with the left hand. This strengthens
the spine. Little women are often
weak in the spine. And if the back
were stronger they would carry them
selves better and would be taller
Next comes a rest exercise. The
members are required to lie fiat upon
couch and to stretch themselves out
as much as possible. There are iron
rings into which the feet are slipped
and at the head there are other rings.
Inc woman who is exercising catches
hold of these rings with her feet and
her hands and pulls so as to stretch
the body.
I'm order to increase ones hight it is
necessary to feed the body on the right
foods, both externally and internally.
Inc short woman always eats too
little and she eats the wrong kind of
food. When we organized our class
there was one little woman of exact
ly f1ve feet. Her daily diet was rare
roast beef.
Our INSPECTOR put her upon the
chocolate diet. He had her drink a
glass OF hot chocolate every day at II
ana 3. The chocolate was whipped
INTO foam with cream and white of
egg. 1t was to be eaten with a very
small biscuit literally buttered.
He put her also upon the sweet but
ter diet. She was instructed to spread
unsalted butter literally upon her
bread and upon all other foods that
would permit. She was told to eat
not breads, buttered, and never to go
10 bed without taking a light meal.
our instructor will never allow his
little woman pupils to exercise with
out drinking something before and
when they stop to rest and while he
ing massaged, they must again take a
little food.
massage with cocoa butter is very
good for the short woman. She should
be rubbed from head to foot with il
every day. Or, If she prefers. she
can use good home made skin food.
Mutton tallow, thinned with almond
OIL makes very fine skin food. If
mutton talloW cannot be obtained, there
Is substitute. Take a lump of white
wax as big as an egg. Heat it over hot
water and pour in almond oil to the ex-
tent OF an ounce. Let it cool. If too stiff
neat again and thin with more oil. II
should be little thicker than cream
of milk. u e''Ni
The oils are good for rubbing into
the skin, and once upon a time peonIe
strengthened and pumped themselves
with cocoanut oil. But in these DAYS
Ihere are very good skin foods which
do the work.
Take exercise first and massage aft
erward. That is the rule for the fat
woman. '-e lat
Inc little woman who is trying to
increase her hight must eat the right
FOODS. She must eat mashed turnins.
she must eat squash: she must take
nashes and all kinds of creamed vege-
tables. 'eee
She must drink with her meals. she
must drink between meals: she nust
take something whenever she feels
rant and, at the table, she must trv
10 eat as much as her stout sister.
Deep breathing makes a woman
taller. Learn to hold I'D your head
practice throwing out your chest. don't
walk with your chin low. These things
VIII help you very much.
Throwing the shoulders back will
raise your hight little, and WALKING
exercises will raise it still more. Throw
PACK your shoulders, lift I'D your chin
take the stretching lessons and Vol,
Will increase your hight.
These are the stunts of the LITTLE
Ladies Club. And it can be said that
the members who have taIen theno
religiously for the past two months are
growing taller" "ie