Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23

Don't SLOUGH. At first the effort to sit cor
rectIy may seem tiresome, but very soon
you Will find it rests you, and as the long
neglected muscles stiffen your general
health VIII repay you for the effort. If
your spine curves while you sit at the desk
1t strains the entire back and shoulders
cramps the chest and causes eye-strain and
prevents correct breathing. Hold the spine
erect and sit well back in your chair so
that the support comes from the chair back
against the lower part of your spine. Then,
IN bending, let the movement come from
the hips and not at the waist line. Do not
use your waist as If it were Doubt jointed
BE careful that the desk table at which
you write is the proper height 1t should
pc just the height of your elbow when 1t
hangs loosely from the shoulder. If higher
than this the strain Is too great on hands
and wrists If lower, you bend too much.
Now, after the days work. You ache a
little all over. Very well, then, do not go
to the other extreme and hang on a car
strap. If you ride on a crowded car line
carry an umbrella with hook handle rain
or no rain, and slip the hoop through the
strap. Many a girl has made one shoulder
higher than the other by the hanging-on-
the-strap habit so common in all cities On
reaching home change your clothing, no
matter how tired-because this means rest
Tor strained muscles. Above all things
change corsets and shoes. An empires Cir
die with a dress hanging from the shoulders
is one OF the best investments the business
woman can make for home wear, as it re-
leases certain muscles which have been
cramped by the snug tailored raiment gen.
orally worn in offices. Before you go to
bed take a few more exercises for relieving
cramped muscles. Do not forget to drink
cup of hot water before retiring if you
have tendency to take on too much flesh.
And be sure to sleep with your window
open top and bottom Pure air will do as
much to rest your tired brain sleep.
Here are some excellent exercises for re-
lieving cramped muscles:
For stiff knees-Stand erect, with hands
down at the side, palms turned In Take
long, deep breath, counting seven. Swing
the right foot up in front of the body and
catch 1t with the left hand, raising it as
high as you can and balancing the body
on the left foot. Hold breath and position
while counting four. Exhale on seven
counts, dropping the right foot to position.
Reverse, standing on right foot and catch
ing the left foot with the right hand, in
front of the body. The higher you raise 1t
the more supple will you become. Take a
long breath, counting seven, then swing the
right foot up behind the body and catch
the toes with the left hand. Hold four
counts and relegate, dropping to position
with exhalations on seven counts. Reverse
this movement, using the left foot and bal
ancing the right. Keep the front of the
body straight during this exercise and the
chin in. Do not strain the muscles of the
neck while holding the position
For Settled" or cramped feeling in
the back try this: Kneel, holding the body
erect. 1nhale on seven counts and bend
back slowly until the body touches the
heels, resting the weight of the body on
the hands behind the back, with the palms
down. Now. without moving the feet, raise
muscles of the thigh until the finger tips
barely touch the sand, then, exhaling, drop
back to the position, resting the body again
On the hands.