The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-01
"THE TIRED WOMAN
Prize Article Won by Alice Cameron
voorhIs.


Prize Article Won by Alice Cameron
voorhIs.
Under the above title appeared In Il
/ recent issue of the Practical Far
ner an article written by Mrs. Alice
Cameron Voorhis of liz Branch
street, this village. The article is as
follows.
Nearly every magazine, great or
small, devoted to the interests and
welfare OF women. gives some method
Of physical development; exercises
for acquiring grace and harmony OF |
movement, everything that appeals to
the artistic sense. This is as 1t |
should be. There can be no such |
thing as too much encouragement OF |
the perfect physical life. Hundreds |
OF earnest, overwhelmed housekeep.
ers snatch just time enough to glance
at some Of the methods for acquiring
these desirable qualities, but are too
tired and weary, from crown to sole,
to do the specified stunts to accom-.
plish the desired results. AS / have
had some experience with that tired
feeling" ! can sympathize with each
aching back and throbbing head and
want to tell you Of short cut TO
rest and relief; kind Of first aid to
the tired"
These exercises are not to be CONF
pared with the show stunts" which
attract our men friends to the finish
ing night Of physical culture term
or calisthenic season, but are the
practical, homespun sort, done on the
quiet; the kind that makes tired
backs and joints feel like new; that
gives us courage to get up and go
about our duties with renewed ener-
gy. There comes time on our busy
day" when we feel there Is hardly
enough strength of body or mind
left to do the next thing on our list
At just this point leave the next
thing to whistle and wait" while
| take little rest for myself.
Loosening my clothes comfortably,
| lie down on the floor. fiat on my
back tout of range of draught)
with arms straight and limp at my
sides. The object is to relax every
over-strained muscle and nerve. For
that reason the floor is preferable to
couch, as 1t is unyielding, making
1t necessary for the body to lose its
tenseness and rightly. Now take
a full, deep breath, exhallng slowly,
repeating this eight or ten times;
continually thi0king of complete
rest; shutting out all thoughts of
work, past present or future, court
ing calmness and comfort. II your
back has been aching, place medl-
um sized couch pillow directly under
your hips when you lie down. This
slight elevation OF the lower portion
OF the spinal column seems to re-
lieve the oyer.strained feeling in that
region. The longer you lie In this
position the stronger and fresher
you feel, In mind and body. Five
minutes OF relation, II no more time
carr be spared from the busy hour, is
worth more than a half hours jolt
Ing In rocking chair. 1t is very
important for hOusekeepers to hold
themselves erect. thereby avoiding
severe attacks OF headache. A bene.
fetal exercise for this purpose is the
following: Stand with feet together
arms hanging naturally at sides In
hale slowly. at the same time raise
your arms until the fingers point d.
rectly to the ceiling. Hold your
breath and while doing SO rise to the
tips OF your toes, stretching your
arms as much farther as possible.
then slowly exhale while arms and
feet are returning to first position.
II you are faithful with this ex-
ercise, repeating II about ten times
each morning or at night just before
retiring. you will see marked i'm
provement In carriage in short time
and will soon find your general
health improving as your body re-
gains natures poise. do not need
TO tell you what you know SO well
that fresh air and sane food 20 hand
In hand with exercise OF any kind
that benefits. The busiest of women
can surely make trial OF this simple
method OF rest" and DEVELOPMENT.
and will be more than repaid for the
|effort It has cost her.
There Is so much more I want to
say to you tired women about why
you are so tired, but you would not
have time to listen. busy as you
keep yourselves relieving others of
the duties intended by nature to
keep their blood circulating freely
so | will content myself by implor.
Ing you to reserve time to devote to
your own necessities and comforts
once in a while. Try II and see what
delicious sense of freedom and
power comes to you. You will then
be In better condition to radiate
cheerfulness and assist the truly de-
serving. forgetting, meanwhile, that
you were ever a victim of that
dreadful tired feeling" or course.
| will admit that there are very few,
even In the intimate family circle.
who feel called upon to encourage an
over-worked woman to omit any of
the nerye-racking details that 90 to
make up what Is called comfort CD
in the present stage OF civilization,
This fact places the responsibility of
your well being on your own shout.
ders-just where II belongs. In JUS
tice to yourselves, take time to study
your own personality. Discover, II
possible. your place In the plan of
the Supreme Intelligence. Renew
your youth by recalling the play
spirit, laid away with your short
skirts and pig tails" years ago. II
YOU have children, teach them to be
self-reliant. Instill into their minds
a sense Of justice and fair play. Re-
CARELESS Of sex, insist on their caring
for their own rooms and keeping
themselves tidy. In this way you
make them understand their reson.
sibilites as wei has their privileges as
an individual, at the same time rid
ding yourselves of one of the pro.
verbal straws, the last one of which
is supposed to break the camels
back" When women learn to save