New-York tribune., 1906-10-03
BREATHING Is BEAUTY.
DR.. Noble Describes Key to Physical
Regeneration.

without home practice patients. Dr.. Emily
Noble who before the San Francisco disaster was
a prosperous physician. stood up before the Can
fornia Club yesterday at the Waloorf-AstofA IN
the only gown she saved from the wreck anu
talked 10 them about The Key TO Physical hegen-
GRAFTON as Understood IN the Orient" BY way OF
Illustration she took what she called hai oreaths.
and then asked Mrs. Thomas J. Vivian the presi-
dent, 10 pinch her .
7 can't" said Mrs. Vivian. after she had exerted
al her strength. Il can't make any impression 0N
you. You're iron"
7 can make myself velvet. II choose saiu III,
Noble. 'Its all done by rhythmic breathing % ana
the control OF the breath. Any middle aged "0niai
can do H. Any child can do IT,
Then she told them all about H.
In 1900 went out 10 India IN connection with the
X-ray" she said. "and there I became converted
70 The Indian belief in daily physical regeneration
They hold that the life is the breath and that We
are building our bodies every minute We live
Within the past forty years our microscopes have
taught the same
II any woman had habby. wrinkled over
fat throat. Dr. Noble went TO say, II was be-
cause she breathed with only the top third OF her
lungs The result? Either big. double chin and
abdomen or else hOllows under her collarbones
7 had a series OF chins and was so fat that an
Indian said 10 me. Why do you allow your body
10 obscure you? You are carrying around forty
pounds too much simply because you don't know
how 10 breathe "
Putting her outstretched palms on either side OF
her bodice DR.. Noble gave specimen Of an ORR
entail rhythmic deep breath that made her audience
sit I'D. She retained that breath while the
other women huttered and painted through twenty
She didn't 10 want TO let OF Il. one
woman looked al her chatesine TO time her. Finally
Dr. Noble gave a N:ue sigh and little shake 10
herself.
no exertion AZ all" she assured them smiling
That's the way cured my double chin. You know.
ladies, nothing ages one TO lose the contours
OF the face. Well. by controlling breath and
dverJing energy 10 the desired spot, according 10
Indian teachings have got rid OF my superhiuons Gus
cntns, and you can even see the contour q my
5aWbOne."
DR.. Noble denied that she was a faddist on
breathing anything else.
7 believe in CorBets.. / even believe IN high
heeled shoes I believe IN every wOmans making
the most ~ herself When you let yourselves go
round IN Mother Hubhards and get sloppy and fat,
your husband. who first Of all attracted 70
his typewriter the pretter. believe the careless
ness Of women over their personal appearance lies
al the Of many OF the divorce cases with
which the courts clOgged.
Taking OF going without COrsetS that may DO
for a girl Of sixteen. but at middle age, il wom-
ans muscles are developed. she needs corset
ideal corset pictured in a fashion magazine
the other day. Most COTseJs afford ~pDort 70
the bust, but this gave support, and at the same
time left room for breathing by being laced down
the 'front.'
Or. Noble interested her hearers stiu further by
saying that the Oriental system OF breath control
80 renewed vitality and directed the conscious
energy that by II adenOids could be removed and
the thin contours filed and perfected, well
stout reduced.
And n will enable YOU make yourselves hea ard
IN the biggest hail. she added. There is rea-
why YOU shouldn't talk well any man
their better lung control that gives them tneir
apparent superiority