The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
HOW TO BECOME
TALL AND ERECT.
BY MARION MAR TINEAv. Doctor Of Beauty,

Whsn You come homo ct night your
muscles are weak AND tired and your body
says. by actual measurement you have
lost the best part OF an inch.
The man or tire woman VINO goes away
on 4 vacation VI. come home taller for
the rest CO muscle.
The BODY has become firm as TO tts mus
liar ~svSte2: snf the head is held higher
and the back = hold S;csiSh;cr shan 8:
was before.
Old people Will tel you how they have
shrunk and sA-tveled and The weak inya-
I'D will conp.oie that ne IS shorter. more
bent. less in At his measurements than
he ives when in his prime.
Vow to nei;e the body grow AL. and 20
keep It from growing 1hort. requires not
B lttie care.
The back must be strengthened and the
muscular system built W and how TO do
this is ore OF tn things which every
woman should learn
Take the girl who il a little too short
and let her t:y certain exercises. 1T her.
OF course. put on a loose costume.
Le, her. of course. dress her feet com-
fo-tah,y. let her frra hcr neck and her
bolt from tASht bands and .et her get
ready 10 do caiis;hen.c exercises.
TEzT YOUR HEIGHT DAILY.
Here Is tho hes: known exercise for
growing tail. Stand In the middle 81 the
floor, in gymnasium attire, sni nut She
heels together. Close the hands tightly. SO
as TO bring all the muscles into PLAY.
Now lift the right arm a. high a. Won
can. keeping the heels on the ground.
Lower tiis arm and lpt the muscles relax
Repeat the movement. this time rising on
the toes Let the ann Ian and relax.
DO II $ ten times in quick succession. US
Ing a the muscular force possible. This
is the finest stretching exercise hrowu.
1t is a very good thing "a aroviG, yoG--
ssif with n test gauge. As you IKE upon
yoIr toes. Hitting Your right arm. Try to
touch a certain mark. II you nave touched
j; once Do not yes; until you have touched
II again. Keep on rising on Your toes and
touching this mark.
DO not be happy until you can touch
IT ten times In succession.
The girl who sits hunched up ali Gay
will surely grow shorter.
She cannot help II.
The girl who stoops over a writing "a
bic. the gir, who sits and sezs with her
work held low IN her LAP. the si-! WIG
sweeps with her chest down over the
broom and the girl who reads in a care
less position will all grow stoop in the
shoulders.
The girl who will grow shorter very
rapidly is the stocp-sho1ldered girl. and
the c1rl who Will surely lose a few @,
her Inches Is the girl who bends forzaIc
from the waist line, as so many girls do.
But the Etrl who vii! grow taller Is
the girl who practices standing Up straight
and the girl who stretches her back ara
takes exercises for developing the mus
cles Of the chest md the back.
The second best exercise for the sirl
who wants TO grow tall and slender is
called the criss-cross exercise.
The girl stands erect. with her heels TO-
gether. She throws up her chin as high as
she can. This Is TO strengthen tn. neck
and IT IS important She must never for
get that the back of the neck is to be
strengthened II she would grow tall. And
she eauares her shoulders at the same
time. to make them hrmer.
EXCELLENT MUSCLE DEVELOPER
This girl. nfter she has placed her heels
together. and has thrown up her chin and
squared her shoulders. will clench her
hands tightly.
The next movement IL to bring the
together until they arc extended in front
and crossed Mt the wrists Now throw
them back IN q forcibie way. and bring
them Onward again in such q manner that
they cross at the wrists. Repeat this
movement ten times. II will strengthen
the buck OF tho shocdde1
The shoulders usually grow very weak
and ache. They arp the weak spots In .
worpan's organism Few women have
shoulders Of the same height. and still
fewer women are able to bear any weight
upon tho shoulders. The shoulders tire
frst when any strain il brought upon the
body.