The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-19


upon q chair one at a time. Then she
babe her pupil lean forward as though
she were going to dive. This" SAYS
She Strengthens the muscles of your
back and gives you pOise. AT first IL
viii be difficult i have had pupils al
most fan or the chair on first trial of
this feat. Standing so high made them
dizzy, and they lost their balance When
they had finished they could dive of
q hagpole II there were EOOm enough
TO stand.
Walking Up and Down Stairs.
ct have my pupils practice walking
up and down stairs In the average
house the stairs are shut in and the
pupil cannot walk up and down stairs
without being stihed. Frequently the
stairs are cIogged with dust and are
about as unheaIthful as they can be.
When there are no stairs 1 adopt
one Of two plans. / either let the pupil
step up and down "a series OF boxes. or
I build a little stairs. take footstool
and a chair and let her step from the
stool to the chair and down again.
stair climbing is so excellent for the
digestion that il is a wonder that more
women do not try it.
For the woman stair climber there
are some rules:
Walk I'D the stairs with the fiat Of
the foot Don't try to 90 up on your
Walk from the knees.
Don't throw yourself forward and
grab your skirts and gasp. Go up
Try easy stairs at first. There are
stairs that have so easy rise that you
do not notice that YOU are climbing
them Get used 10 stair climbing on
easy stairs of this kind Then try the
hard ones. You viii get so you can
climb the Alps without stopping for
When YOU climb hold your head up.
your shoulders up your body erect and
let your knees do the work
81 have a woman who does greslt
gymnastlc stunt every day She WaU1s
with a chair on her head holding it up
does not rest on her brain She holds
herself wei. while she walks with the
chair and she says it is benehting her
lungs.
Exercise for the Lungs.
eff your lungs feel stuny be sum. TO
try this chair exercise. Tt is very fin=
just after the bath Put on sonnet ming
and walk up and down with a char on
your head. support it slightly vita the
hand Don't let it make your head ache
Try this exercise daily and you VIZ soon
be able 10 sse your arms better.
Many women are weak IN the arms.
IT Is because they do not use them
enough Try carrying a chair as1d YOU
win see how your arms improve
1.-THE exercise also trains Won In get
ting a good walk You may not know
how 10 walk. But here is the rulc.
Hold your head up and your ct est out
Square your shoulders. Draw in your
abdomen. That is the way 10 walk
properly Walk from the knees. You
must not walk with the abCs men out
in the horribly ungraceful manner
which is the fault OF so ma az other
wise admirable women
There is something which tTfe English
woman might have added via b good re-
suits. She might have saiA Eat a
good breakfast" The ETgf sh women
eat heavy breakfasts or they take "a
little sandwich ar 1f o'clock. This ls q
good idea for the woman who IS none
too strong.
There IS a theory that ga ting a little
quite frequently Is better h.Au overload
ing the stomach CertaiuL the woman
who wants 10 become str1Dg viii see
20 10 that she does not get faint from
lack OF food