Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25

you should get bisters in spite of precau-
tons. handle them with great care and alb
stain from rope work until they have heal
ed 1t may cause very sore spot II the
skin tears away A blister should be
pricked with the finest and cleaneSt neeuie
to allow the water to be discharged, ana
then bound loosely to prevent being torn:
Make the rope as long as 1t can De mace,
so as to allow yourself an extensive climb.
Work up with arms and legs. Cross at the
top to the other rope and come down care
fully at first. lest you injure the skin of the
hands. A sudden slide down the rope may
leave you in a sad condition.
A very good practice is to remove the
board from the rope, draw 1t high, then
swing by your hands from the rope. Draw
up your feet and go through the perform
ances that little boys go through when they
give circus in the barn. A simple pair OF
boomers will make this possible. You
should be sure to provide yourself with
pair if you are going into athletics to any
extent. because you cannot abandon your
self to exercise If clothes hamper you
This Takes Skill.
Draw up your feet until they como
through your arms as you hang. Have
some one help you turn at first If you are
not used to this sort of thing. In time II
will be easy to turn by your own effort.
Then practice hanging by your knees. After
you have mastered these two accomplish
ments, turning and hanging. all sorts of
variations will present themselves to your
mind.
You will feel at ease with the rope drawn
high into the air, and will perch there as
lightly and confidently professional in
the circus ring. But heed warming III
you are inclined to be dizzy, cultivate your
confidence gradually and never impose upon
it. You must not undertake difficult aerial
feats until they cause no nervousness.
l once heard of contractor who said
he never put painter under him upon
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he had questioned the man and assured
himself that he felt no uneasiness on &C
count of the height He said that the
danger lay in the mans own feeling, and
If he was afraid of falling he stood good
chance of doing SO. whereas if he climbed
out boldly there was no need to fear for
him.
An impulse to fall or jump from heights.
even when there is no good opportunity
to do SO, is an annoying thing to endure.
and 1t will be worth your while to over
come this habit of nervousness. but II
must be done gently and without sudden
shocks A girl who cannot sit in the bal
cony of a theater without wanting to
plunge over into the dress circle surely
ought to take herself in hand.
If you suffer from this affection. go to
some high place where there is a railing
sit down calmly and relax. Let every
muscle in your body loose. Your impulse
is to grow perfectly tense, if you were
holding on to something. You must let
cost you. Perhaps for a minute this COM
plete relaxation VIII make you feel as if
you were really falling. Persist. For just
these painful and often embarrassing
sensations the rope work is excellent as
well as for undeveloped muscles.
To make the most of the rope arrange
to take it apart that it hangs as two
and have a pair of strong rings that can
be attached to the ends. These may be of
iron or heavy wood and will be better for
your palms If covered with leather You
can hang and turn in these as you do in
the rope: you can swing from one to the
other, shifting from hand to hand as YOU
do so and thus bringing the weight of the
body upon one arm.
BY parting the rope as for the rings the
horizontal bar can be inserted, and still
another means of exercise given. 1t is al
ways good to change the practice from
day to day. for even the slightest change
brings to the front some muscle that has
been neglected.
Useful Suggestions.
Premature grayness is probably due to
general unhealthy condition of the scalp.
Give 1t daily massage and apply vaseline