The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-31
BY KATHERINE MORTON. Copyright, 1903. by T. c. Mcclure.)

about the schooImarm have some founda- ;; tioil. We all are tired of them, but 1t is I, well for the teacher arot to Ignore. them | until they cease to .haye point If aswo-
 man appears crabbed drowning, unlovely, she Is said to look like a schoolniarm.' tThis Is outrageously unfair to those teach- | CTS who keep their loveliness through al the wear and tear of the school room, and Lthere are many jef.these; but there are l also sadly many who slide into the easy | path and let a few years of teaching spoil
 their charm forever.
 l Tine daily hours of work with many children, the discipline required in the i public schools, are more wearing upon | nerves than any line of work a woman can take up, sscolSlng is an easily ac- cenipiished habits and with 1t comes lines < nss sthS fossss sgsapopt the. Aps, K down sdra Sn Yainssr of. the: hole: 4facss I isie .S6u come. glsdn s0n thsse .yol feel Ike ta fiIg. sfh hs; pii e
 EtiI oataafs; afs; to 2 y6fi sttlieS d Ftrine of | az fifahpy, face M tlie ssliSoll lro5pi.s' sTf6 6tftsyf htAte Siiot sttcsesle
 making .ypu smile ,, perhaps tho beaity itauSst nis, ! Rafn ne9sabegx that, those 9pSJk j eisteIlts fF6Sns 4Str Q beeo5fiing es ihdsfbie
 day, py dsky. SssIt may 4take sonly year sor tso ito pencil theua ins, Some sfail to erase I then; 'dufifig 5iifetfne F f@ t:s x.
 x Avoid stahding all day., It+is9 a Shasjit I that many +teaehers acquire .uiinecessar. lily. Standing f'd6es.. no, woman any good. Tt is ,neitheF rest nortexerclSc. tYeH may lthinl Hifst iyou can, teach better stand. linjg f,4 4BFeak SoifFseff of the iiahit Ssof Minimizing So, Part Of ehG time 1t is, neS- Lassary--ffiat is, enough Y ed VIII soon tdrag yduTseIf home with fai ,shack ache u1ifess -y6a heed tllts, and q Swohl in ygit Iea't backarhs ectls t lbe bgautif fiji EanS kind mars x SonneH ipr .sl 2 l It will show in Your facer no mat how hard you strive to hide it. The only rem edy is to root out the pain. . It is useless to tell the shop girl not l to stand. Her duty requires that she be | on her feet the most of the day. Her only salvation is to, get of them as soon as. she reaches home. Put on a neglgee, make for the couch or bed, and take q
 long rest. Lying fiat on the back without | even pillow is an excellent way to rest. If the small of tho back persists in | aching and there is feeling of heav- mess about the hips, devote five minutes Fat least once day to what a physician calls the 'lSnee-chest position" It is
 ridiculous, tbut 'miraculously soothing. Get right down on the floor off~ your
 knees. See that the line from kflee to hip is perpendcular. Then force your
 chest to touch. the floor. This is no easy,
 matter but practice will accomplish it.
 Kneel in this position as long as you
 can, do so without discomfort.
 The woman who works at desk or a typewriter must fight against round shoulders. The Typewriter particularly
 tempts them. Sit erect at your machine.
 Ward them off, for they are hard to cure.
 Exercise Is q problem to most wage earncrs If your life is sedentary, live
 far enough from your work to give your self at!least two good walks each day. If you are obliged to- stand great deal, walking is not tho, best exercise for you,
 Try calistbenics at home, particularly
 those which do not require long stand-
 ing. Mat work is best of all if you stand
 in q shop all day. Nurse, teacher, sales
 woman, stenographer, all need more fresh air than they get. Cultivate all the out door athletics that you have the time
 afd Opportunity for and in the lack of these, take calisthenics with the window fPsTSSk | <
 sf1sif < fssd sdisregaFded by. the woman wage often than by u e,nan. The inner man is seldom neglected, but the inner woman suffers many d time aud needlessly. Poor lunches are poor econ ony; Make q point of having at least one hot article on your menu, and don't letfthat be tea-Or at least not often. An occasional cup of, teR is perfectly haInI- less to one who does not suffer from nerves, but sosfew working women are exempt in. this respect, that tea. is q poison to the great majority of them.
 Teachers have the most difficulty in getting proper lunch. If they will pur- chase a twenty-five cent alcohol stove, keep a bottle of alcohol and d can of cocoa beside it,. and carry a bottle off milk 10 school or have 1t delivered, they will find that the tired lines disappear from their faces faster than even a mas seusc can drive them away. ',
 If your work ntne office or school room is tiring your eyes. stop work ahd close them little while. Five minutes rest will do wonders for them. If the, lids are aacoming red and trritated, ask your drug e.st for 8 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 matter rgoes any farther ,t.
 Don't stay away from him in tho fear that he wilispdtSou into glasses Plenty of women ruin their eyes on. account of foolish vanity Glasses are mot tie only remedy for eye 'trouble5Aperhaps your case. will not .requireS them 1at all. Or perhaps a. brief weariAGgof them in the begin. ming of the. trouble wtils obviate your be- ing a slave tto. them later on. ,-. :..