The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-05
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
EXERCISE AN AID TO BEAUTY.

From the Hartford Times.
The average physician can determine
the physically sound woman by seeing
her walk across the floor. He can dis
| tinguish the ones who have looked after
their health and those who have not.
| The careful study of ones own walk
will testify 20 the truthfulness OF the
physicians statement. And If the walk
is not just right look in the mirror will
show the wrinkles that come from i'll
| health.
Health determines more largely than
admitted the beauty of the woman.
Exercises must be in the direction of
body development The body must be
taught 10 carry its various parts and
move with perfect balance and equlli-
/ brium. Physicians say that one of the
| first things 10 learn Is 10 sit and stand
! correctly. Incorrect standing and sitting
pastures have been known to cause cur
Nature of the spine, If not predispos-
ing 10 lung trouble. Crossing the limbs
when reading or sewing is also bad on
the health, If habitual The arteries and
veins become compressed and often
cause disease. The vulgar tendency can
easily be corrected by having a foot
stool handy, and it is needed in most
cases on account OF the fact that the
average chair is too high. Half of the
defects In sitting can be blamed on the
unsuitable condition of the chairs.
A good standing drill is to stand with
the back against a board partition in
!
ders. elbows. palms. and heels press
against 1t. Then wheel and face the
partition. when. if this is done correctly,
only the bust and the tip of the nose
touch the wall The two quite simple
movements give free space for the lung
expansion. The head is held erect, OF
course. Children especially should be
made TO practice this exercise.
Walking about the room on the ball
of the feet when dressing is a beneficial
exercise for the lower limbs. Breathing
and arm exercises will aid much in cor
recting round shoulders and hardening
the bust. The arms should be allowed TO
hang limp for moment, Withdrawing
all the EFFORT from them. Then lift the
hands, placing them palm 20 palm and
interlacing the thumbs The hands should
then be raised straight Up over the head,
at the same moment inhaling deeply.
Count ten while the hands are in this
position and then lower the arms slowly
and eKhale slowly. This exercise should
be repeated six times each morning ana
evening
For filing out hollows in the neck
and throat an excellent exercise is TO
rise upon the tips Of the toes at the mo-
ment of drawing in a long breath and.
while still standing on the balls OF the
feet, hold the breath until twenty Is
counted Endeavor to direct the force
against the neck and throat. A good
neck exercise is TO move the head rhyth-
mlcally from one side to the other. first
backward, and then forward and then in
a circular movement.
In sitting. the spine should be held
erect. with the back brsced against the
chair II is the treating OF the waist
as II 1t were a Joint that causes the
aching Of the hack and shoulders. com
plant of many women. The sitting pos
ture Of the unframed body is almost al
ways as bad as the standing one. But
there is no excuse for the rumpled-up
stomach OF the cOncave chest when a
woman is sewing or reading.