The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20
MNyOLuNTARY ExkRc1sE.
On q typewriter. for Instance, Mere I,
Taken Than One Might Suppose.

On O Typewriter, for Instance, Mere n.
Taken Than One Might Suppose.
'The every day actions ought to result,
insensibly In developing the muscles We
have said the man. 'Take. for instance
working q typewriter.
IF q man writes the word then ae,rs
out how much ground he covers. Taking
the four letters In order his hands trayej
altogether o distance Of no less than ~
inches.
Suppose that the word oomes at the
end OF O line. He raises his hand 10 shift
the paper UP q notch and he has covered
about five inches raising his hand and AZ
much coming back to the space bar
There is ~ inches Of motion Just over
the circumstance Of writing a word Of
four letters at the end Of a line.
Studying the amount Of travel dons
by the hands in the course Of an extended
article written by the typewriter 1t runs
up into large fractions OF miles in thu
course Of a day. II a man walked a mils
he would feel 1t a little bit, to be sure.
but It never occurs to him apparently
that he is sending his fingers and hands
over a long course during the week n
he does much work by machine.
aThe forearms are kept always at rieht
angles to the upper arm, and that throw
a certain strain on the bioeps muscles
Thew and the muscles Of the f~orearms
ought to be strengthened greatly bv :
course OF typewriting. but this Is the sort
of exercise that is too near home, mn
housewo rk. sweeping and the like, to be-
attractive.
think OF the motion that Is startaa
when an error is made on the typewritsr
II the key Ia struck only lightly then tha
carriage may be run back and the lettsr
struck over again. That involves q moye.
ment Of the hands over q considerable
distance.
II however. the mistake has to bs
erased the operator has to enlist a new
into O drawer for an eraser. showing aside
some papers to get at 1t, then the motion
OF rubbing out the letter. replacing the
eraser and running the typewriter oar.
rage back where 1t was In order 10 wTite
In the words or letters as they should
have been. When i u all figured up
appalling distance that is travelled by
the hands and fingers.
Nervous persons who are all the TINA
using their hands also do not reallss
how much extra work they are putting
on their organisms. lak6 the case, too,
Of the person one sees much In the street
cars. A woman riding downtown to he
theatre. say. and eternally fussing with
a stray lock Of hair or Arranging her
dress OF. fioking speoks Of dust o.. Shs
works the fingers Of her gloves down q
little more snugly. or something Of that
sort. but never n in the whole time
can she be said to be entirely still.
@The man who strokes his mustachs
or scratches his oontemplatvely or
reorranges his tie or moves his hat about
doesn't seem to realize how many move
ments he is throwing on his muscles.
Getting on or of O car, walking In the
street, ever sitting idly and reading a
newspaper whose sheets need occasionally
to be rearranged. all these charge the
muscles with something to do. When Il
comes down to talking Of exercise 10 ap-
pears that every person is taking involun.
tary exercise all the time. 1t is Just like
thinking. 1t is impossible to stop think.
ing at will and it isimpossible TO stop o..
crossing the muscles