The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-07
WORRIES ABOUT FLESH
THE STOUT WOMAN HAS HER
TROUBLES
There Are Various Exercises Recon-
nended for the Woman Who Would
Keep Her Figure, but Dangerous
Systems of Banting Should Be
Avoided

The fear of too much flesh hangs
over many a young woman who comes
of a family of stout folk, and the va
rious womefl's pages are constantly
full of advice about getting rid of the
superf1uous avoirdupois. Women who
feel each day their increasing girth
often allow it to become a terror to
them, and in consequence their faces
are adorned with wrinkles from sheer
worry. The woman who is normal,
neither too stout nor unduly thin, has
no idea how thankful she should be.
But uncomfortable as it is to find ones
self growing very stout, the woman
who does anything and everything ad-
yised by friends for the reducing Of
her flesh is a Very foolish woman. No
system of banting, as it is called,
should be adopted without the advice
of a physician. Women have killed
themselves in that way. Sometimes
the system will involve a complete
change in the manner of living, diet
much limited, and walking and other
exercise, carried to a degree affecting
the hearts action. 1t is certainly dis
tressing to be too large, but the stout
woman may be willing to admit that
she would prefer being stout and alive
to being beautifully slender and dead.
There are many simple exercises
which woman can make habit of
taking, which, if they do not reduce,
at least will keep her normal and
ward off the daily increase which is
so terrifying to large women. A wom-
an who knows good deal about these
things said the other day-in print
that she regarded the early hours of
the morning as the best time for Il
woman to exercise.
Il get my very best exercise early in
the morning" she said. mo matter how
tired L am, /. get UP and exercise BY
the time 1 get through my regular
routine am in fine fettle for the day."
IhlS idea of exercising in the morn
Ing, she says, comes from the Partisan
women, who, when on their country
estates, never waste the best hours of
the day in sleep. The habit of early
rising is an excellent one if not car
ried to extremes. This woman lust
quoted says that women in general do
notrealize the value of that early
hour for the proper use of the whole
day. She says: 81 regard one good
hour in the morning as absolutely
essential to my health and happiness.
rev people know how important an
ChCCt tIS hist Il0ur IN the morning
has upon the spirits all the rest of the
day. make it habit to wake in the
morning and relax. That sounds fool
Ism, but 1T means letting the mind lie
vacant. l never wake UP and begin
to plan. That is poor way to begin
the day. l waken and lie still for.
awhile. If think at all think upon
my blessings That is the best way
to. start off in the morning"
Yh6 nhVSiCat culture ayarciSac WI ioI,
most women in these days try to prac-
ticee sometime during the twenty -four
hours, this woman thinks should be
done in the early morning hours. Few
of us but know what strain it is to do
these stunts" at night when one is
tired after long day. But when one
first wakes. refreshed after nights
rest, is an excellent time to try to work
off, or keep down, the superfluous flesh
which becomes such a nightmare to
many women. Riding horseback, or a
bicycle before breakfast, In the spring
and summer, are excellent means of
keeping ones figure down to the prop
er dimensions: to say nothing of the
regular formula of trying to touch the
floor without bending ones knees, and
other exercises which most modern
women know how to do. Good advice
given by specialist in these matters.
is to drink a glass of hot water before
beginning the exercises, and others at
intervals during the morning Many
physical culture teachers tell women
that they do not drink nearly enough
water at any time. Water is said not
to be fattening except when taken with
ones meals. Then there are those who
do not believe that, if one is ordained
to be stout, exercise or regimen, will
make any difference. The thin woman
has also her point of view and can tell
tale fully as distressing, in her opin-
ION, as that of the one who is above
the normal weight. The world, the
flesh and the devil is a more serious
trio than some of us realize.