Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-05
A Graceful Carriage May Be Ac.
CURED Through Proper Poise
and Careful Exercise.

limelignt of criticism, frankly express
ing our emotions and individual char
acteristics. every woman should seek
the best means for securing u beautiful
back for it is surely indicative of both
physical beauty and health.
The habitual poise of the body is
the first matter to receive attention.
So serious a matter as curvature Of
the SPINE is often directly due to he
improper posture, which weakens GER
tain muscles and tissues, encouraging
their deterioration.
The pastures while walking, standing
and sitting, all tend to improve or in
jure the back. STOPPING or round
shoulders are indicative of ~laziness and
this habitual poise suggests indiffer-
ence and s~louchiness. This results in
throwing more work upon certain sets
of muscles, oyer-working them, while
others are forced into comparative idle
ness and so become weakened n in
time unable TO perform their work.
When the trunk is held properly. the
back will be straight and fiat and in
such a position as 1t Is capable OF the
strain put upon 1t.
A graceful carriage is one Of the
most attractive assets a woman can
possess, and one which h Is capable
of keeping until real old age under the
right conditions. No matter what
other physical attractions a woman
may possess, unless her torso is well
poised she does not please the eye
Outdoor exercise should be combined
with such household work as sweeping.
busting and ironing, to relieve the
strain from certain muscles and inn
prove the general muscular develop
ment.
The exercises given below a a d.
rect effect in strengthening and de-
veloping the muscles of the back. pro-
ducing contour n counteracting the
effects of past i~pdisoretions where these
are discontinued. +
They further enable a woman to more
easily acquire proper poise. besides
stirring the circulation where it is
usually feeble.
Exercise number one. Lie fla on
the floor with the hands resting on the
back palms upward. Then raise the
feet, limbs, shoulders and head stimuli
taneousiy as high as possible. Hold
this position for five IT ten counts and
relax completely. Repeat the movement
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you have rested the head and feet as
high as you think you can, make an
effort TO go a little higher IL only q
quarter OF an inch.
The second exercise is more familiar
thar the preceding one and quite like
it except that IL does not bring 1.-The
muscles OF the back into play to the
same extent. Take a substantial chair
or tabourette, place a sofa cushion over
II and lie on II with the feet under
a heavy piece of furniture such as a
table, wardrobe or bed. Suspend the
body in limp fashion over the chair,
head downwards, then gradually lift
the head and shoulders. Relax and
repeat, but do not fatigue yourself.
Exercise three. stand erect and ex-
tend both hands and arms at length
over the head. Bend slightly backward
and while keeping the limbs rigid throw
the head forward and touch the floor
with the finger tips.
Exercise four. Assume the position
as above with the fists tightly clinched.
Bend the elbows bringing them down
ward and backward, keeping h elbows
as far back as possible. When the
hands have reached u level with the
shoulders, bend as far back as you
can, tensing the muscles of the shout
ders as though pulling on some resist
ing force.