The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-09
WINTER WALKS GIVE
 HEATH AND BEAUTL.

A few mornings ago 1 had a pleas. ant chat with young lady who Is a lawyer. She is a busy one, too, her time being mostly occupied in office work. Before she entered the law she was a teacher of stenography ana had charge of the shorthand department of a business college, She tod me of the large amount of work she accomplish es and always has accomplished. And Is your health good?" 1 asked her.
 "Oh. yes. am very we'll have not los taday from office in the last five years. find that walking in the open air is the best possible exercise It Is better than all the merely me- chanical physical culture motions for putting a woman in good trim and keeping her so. There Is always some- thing interesting to look at and think about when you walk; the exercise strengthens and the air just makes you happy"
 At the St. Louis exposition shortly before its close aparty of relatives did the show together. Among them were two sisters, mothers of grown children. One of these ladies took her nice, jolly fat husband along. The rest of the party were young people. And as tru- ly as you are alive, 1T you are really allY6, not uedu anu dlibCg LnOb6 lHO middle aged sisters could outwalk any body in the party. The jolly. fat hus- band gave in first of all An hour of walking finished him. and he had to ride for his further sightseeing. The next to yield to weariness and tired feet were the girls and young men.
 Mother, aren't you tirej?' forlornly asked a youth addicted to the street car habit at home In the city. 'No. not very. my son." answered his mother. Are your
 A woebegone, despairing grimace that would have made a cat laugh was the only reply.
 The two merry, seasoned old girls were able to continue walking and gaping around all day and then in the evening to do" the Pike. The reason was they were trained walkers. They belonged to a family noted for pedes- trian accomplishments, family the girls of which could easily walk ten miles any day. They made not nearly so much fuss over walking two miles to school as their children today would make over walking half a mile.
 This fine pedestrian habit has re- mained with the ladies through their lives. They are strong, healthy women, with full chests. firm. well developed muscles and happy souls. enjoying all of life, making the most and best of It. Much of their health and happiness they owe to persistent activity afoot.
 Once the inv'gorating walking habit is begun the love of outdoor life grows on one. Suppose we have troubles and indoors we worry ourselves i'll over them. We can walk them off. The way to do it is to dress in warm light clothing that does not fit snug enough for us to be conscious of it and loose, easy shoes tha tive can walk forever in and not have our attention called to our feet.
 Then let us take the load of trouble out with us and prepare to scatter 1t. To begin. let us put heart into the walk, not moping mechanically along. Let us note every object along the way. If we are so fortunate as to have that way lie along country or suburban roads let us not the sky. the clouds. the direction of the wind the rocks that lie by the roadside. Let us note the little wild birds and animals that stay with us all winter, the tree branches, the leaves. the ferns. mosses and vines that the cold does not kill We can learn--wcll, We can learn ge- oIogy, meterology, natural history and botany, all in a brisk walk of an hour or two, and by the time we get home we shall have left all our worry be- hind.
 Finally. when you walk bold your head and chest up and your chin in and breathe deeply and slowly. Winter Is the time of all times to take long, blood purifying walks.
 MARY COULD 4YTLE.