Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-09
SLAP WIFE To AID
HER COMP[EX|ON
Here's Real News That viii
GLADDEN. Many a Mans
Faint Heart.

Los ANGELES. May a-Hsre Is
something more about the American
woman from a foreign savant:
Her complexion needs more '1ife."
her lungs more capacity, her ankles are
TOO spindling" and her feet ''too
podgy"
These observations have been made
oy Dr. Ludwig VonFerre. formerly OF
the University of Copenhagen and soon
to head the physiology department Of
the University of Paris. DR. Won
Ferre is at the Hotel Hayward and not
only discussed from the expert physi-
ologist's standpoint the flaws in Aneri-
can femininity as enumerated. but told
what to do about them. as follows
For the complexion, indulge in slap@
ping exercises
For the CONSTRUCTED lung capacity,
whistle and sing.
For the "spindling" ankles and
''podgy" feet, run.
Slap Her Hard.
The improvements which the Amer
lean women most need" said the scien-
tist yesterday are in the complexion.
the lungs and the feet and ankles. Their
compilations need more life, their lungs
more capacity-for thus the voice be-
comes more beautiful-and the feet and
ankles need strengthening OF course,
these are only some of the necessary
points which will lead to perfection. but
they are the most important ones.
When l say slap for the complexion
mean it-literally. 1t is no use for a
woman to sit in her boudoir for hours
every day slapping away at herself. 1t
is too mechanical. Women should have
slapping matches just as men have
boxing matches. A few good slaps in
the face and a womans whole system
will tingle. The effect upon her cheeks
will soon become permanent: In 2.
slapping contest women will be called
upon TO utilize almost every muscle in
their bodies
Run-and Really Run.
Another important thing is running.
Perhaps it has never occurred to Amer
lean women. but after they reach the
age Of, say, eighteen, they seldom. if
ever, indulge in running Have you
ever noticed a dog which has been con-
fined so that it has had no opportunity
of running? It stalks along with the
most ungainly walk you ever saw. And
SO it is with women in that certain
combination of muscles is never
brought into play Therefore they stalk
instead of walking gracefully
Then, the American womans ankles
are altogether too weak and spindling.
with foot that is often podgy. The
ankle supports the whole body and
should be strengthened at every con-
ceivable opportunity. Notice an ath-
letic girl-how well she deports her
self and with what ease she walks
along. Every muscle has been equally
developed so that she can use one nat
urally at a. moments notice.
WhistIe-and Whistle Often.
las far as whistling is concerned. IL
has, of course. been advocated for many
years as a good method of developing
the lungs It is not AZ good as singing,
but there are many who can not sing or
who have comparatively few opportu-
mites to do so. A woman can whistle
many times during a days work. The
more she develops her lungs the great
er control she has of her voice, and thus
she can more easily speak softly All
Of the operate vooalists have low.
sweet voices and assuredly their lungs
are good
Exercises should be adapted to GER
tain conditions and these exercises are
most admirably adapted to the Ameri.
can woman in almost every sphere"