The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-09

II is during the age Of adolescence
that girls are most responsive to phys
ical exercise and when their physical
condition needs careful watching.
Generally speaking, the age from IA
to is Is the corrective age. Faults
and defects which may develop into
unattractiyeness and serious ailments
In womanhood are comparatively easy
70 overcome then by training Beauty
OF face a girl may not possess, but If
she is exquisitely nodded in form and
limb, is graceful IN carriage and
walk and has the rich coloring, the
sparkling eyes and the cheerful.
wholesome air that bespeak good
health. her irregular features are for
gotten In the admiration Of her other
attractive points
There is a series or exercises recon-
mended by Mr. Cooper for girls. They
are all simple to perform and are ef-
fectiye. He recommends taking them
in front Of an open window. standing
about four feet away from IT. facing
outward. No matter how cold the
weather may be the exerciser viii not
catch cold, SO be claims, II she wears
a light dressing gown over her night
gown and has her throat and chest
protected from the cold. In some Of
the exercises a bell bar is used. This
Is substantial wooden wand. about
four feet long, tipped on the ends with
wooden balls. II is light and serves
only as an incidental feature Of the
exercises. They can be performed
without any apparatus. The first ex-
ercise is one OF the best for reducing
the waist line and aiding digestion.
Stand with the feet planted firmly Oh
the floor and a foot or more apart.
Grasp the wand or bell bar In the two
hands. fingers curved downward
over 1t, and the hands on a line with
the shoulders Bend the body for.
ward with the knees and arms
straight and the muscles Of the abdo-
men rigid lnhale a long breath as
the head and trunk are raised and the
body swung around o the right side.
With the arms. elbows stil straight.
pointing backward The head should
be erect, the feet IN the original post
lion and the whole upper part Of the
body bent backward. This position
stretches the muscles Of the sides
and abdomen From the backward
position the body should be turned
forward again and the head bent low.
as at FIRST, and the breath exhaled as
the return IS made Next the exercise
should be repeated. turning the body
20 the left side and the motions con.
tinued, alternating right and left. for
l2 or 10 times.
An exercise TO strengthen the in
tostinal organs. the liver and kidneys
Is as follows: Stand with the bar
vertical In front Of the body at arms
length. with one end touching the
floor and the other held IN the right
hand. Without moving the bar bend
the head and shoulders forward and
raise the left knee up as high as pos
slble and inside the bar. keeping the
foot horizontal and the toes pointing
parallel with the right foot Straight
en the body. drop the left foot 10 its
1riginal position. then bend forward
again and this time raise the right
foot inside the bar in the same man
ner. II this exercise is done regular.
ly every morning the intesunes Will
be kept in perfect condition except in
gome extraordinary cases, says Mr.
Cooper. who considers It one Of the
most important for young girls to
take The general state Of health and
the clearness OF the complexion de
pend largely on the intestinal eondI-
ton. and two or three minutes Of this
exercise are worth twice as many
doses OF medicine
Every deep breath of fresh air is a
gain for beauty and health, says the
Instructor. and here is an exercise for
deep breathing which can be taken by
any girl Stand before an open win
dow with the feet planted far apart
and the body well balanced Stretch
the arms out straight from che shoul.
ders at the sides and hold them rigid.
Then bend the body forward, at the
same time swinging the straight arms
In a circle in front, one arm moving
inside OF the other. Take a ling,
deep breath as the arms are started
IN the circular motion aud make Them