Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-01
BY ANNETTE KELLERMANN.

One OF the main reasons why women Dc
not attain tho full perfection OF beauty
which nature intended them TO have IA
because thsy constantly encourage ths
destructive element which We cal
nerves for short
The woman with nerves" IA never
quite healthy or beautiful. because of the
constant drain on her forces
The nervous woman 10 always tense
and this tension shows itself in odd ways.
The woman with q certain kind OF
nerves simply starves her hair right off
her scalp. because rhs keeps those scalp
and head and neck muscles 30 tight that
not enough blood can get TO them to
nourlsh the hair. Then she goes to scalp
specialist and gets massage treatment,
which helps some, but the real trouble
lies In herself.
Another woman finds that she sets her
Jaw and frowns all the time quite I'M
consciously. Her nerves have gone TO her
face. Another woman holds her shoulders
rigid. the next one never takes a good
long breath. tho third gulps her food
down. Another girl unconsciously con-
tracts the muscles Of the waist and chest
II you ask them why thcy do these things,
why they are so tense. why they cut off
the blood supply in some part Of the body
by contracting the muscies-the answer
always ls: "oh. I'm so nervous I cant
help IT,"
The person who IL nervous and tense
ls almost always awkward and II for that
reason alone nerves should be put q
stop to- You notice did not say con-
trolied, because this physical tension,
which ID the result OF nervousness. cannot
be controlled In the ordinary way. The
more you control n. the worse II gets
and girls. particularly children VINO are
forced to control this kind Of nervous
ness. often become quite M as the result
OF the wrong method OF changing the
condition.
You can overcome nerves and n1uscu-
lar tension by relaxation and by relaxa-
tion only.
To find out what relaxation really is
you must contract your already stiff
muscles even further and then let 90. The
first delicious feeling Of relief is just
the beginning OF what real relaxation Ia
going TO mean 10 the nervous woman.
When you watch q cat wake up. stretch
itself stiffen every muscle in its body
and then relax completely. you have a
perfect example how the relaxation exer-
cises ought to be done to overcome ner-
vousness.
I'm going TO begin with the girl who has
a nervous tense face, with lines Of worry
and anxiety and q set frown between the
eyes.
want her TO take advantage Of every
opportunity to do this relaxing work. She
can practice in street cars and whenever
she has an odd moment.
Sit in a comfortable chair and rest the
head against the back Close the eyes
Relax the jaws and lee the mouth open
naturally. Put your mind on the muscles
Of your own self.
Try and feel yourself relaxing and let
ting go UP there. You can do Il bette
by first tensing all those muscles over
which You have control and then lettins
go OF them Contract the forehead mus
eies and then relax them. Do this re-
peatedly. Each time you win be able to
relax a little more. Now take the cheeks
and jaw muscles. Work over every set
Of muscles. contracting them vigorously
ard relaxing. In little while your face |
viii begin TO Jingle. a sure sign that the
flow Of blood Is Increasing in those tense |
vet muscles. After some practice you |
will lose your nervous expression nat
lraIly. for tension Yields to relaxation, |
but not TO rigid control. which simply
Increases the nervousness.
EXERCISE FOR NERVOUS induces
TON.
People afflicted with this trouble should
lat very slowly. masticatng carefully
md long They should avoid teas. coffee
md high-spiesd. rich or heavy dishes.