Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-09-24
TO GET RID OF
SURPLUS FLESH
Main Thing Is Exercise That
Must Be Made a Matter OF
Perfect System.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN
Accumulation of the Lazy Days Of
Summer Can Be Removed if Deter
mined Effort Is Kept in Mind
Some Advice as to Procedure.

Some women and girls are just as
energetic in summer as they are IN
| the cooler seasons, while others take
advantage of the summer days and
lazy about. doing very little more than
is necessary. In fact, ] know that a
good many women during the summer
get up in the morning, breakfast. then
lie in a hammock and read until
| lunch. after which some more ham
mock or something equally inactive.
| Then later in the day a motorcar, a
! sail or boat ride, snG aaus the summer
days go by. II you are one of these.
do not wonder il you are taking on
flesh at an alarming rate. for nothing
viii create fat quicker than to eat,
rest and sleep.
Summer being essentially the time
for gaining flesh, autumn becomes the
season for getting rid of IT, And
woman can really do remarkable feats
in this direction if she is willing to
| be abstemious and suffer some discom.
fort at moments when, through perspi-
ration, her flesh falls away. This is
| especially true of the woman who as
| soon as she notices an increase in her
ayoirdupois gets to work and carries
out regular prescribed system. The
change will be more noticeable and re-
suits show quicker than when a won.
an allows the accumulation of flesh to
wait for an indefinite time before try.
ing to reduce It.
Certain Baths Not Healthy
am frequently appealed to by wom-
en- who wish to reduce their weight
about baths that will take of fat. but
| have always answered that | did
rot approve of them. My objection is
the serious one that, while they do re-
duce flesh, they also deplete the
strength, and with any slight heart
trochIe or physical weakness they
may be dangerous.
Instead of this me thod OF losing I'M
welcome flesh. / recommend the in
telligent selection of foods and proper
exercising, for these must have the de-
sired effect If practiced Regularly. And.
added to this, corsets built especially
to make the hips and waist look small
will give astonishing results, but it
must be distinctly understood that cor
sets alone can do little unless the
superfiuous flesh is taken on
One of the first aids to reduction |
would have a woman follow Is to stop
drinking liquidswater, tea, coffee or
soup with her meals. Slow and thor.
ough mastication will make it pos
sible to swallow food without washing
1t down, and ! know of no other
remedy that win so quickly reduce
flesh as taking solid foods without
liquid. Plenty OF water. some of 1t
hot, If reduction is desired, must be
drunk between meals, but not sooner
than half an hour after eating or later
than half an hour before dining.
Eat Very Few. II Any, Sweets.
1t must be understood that few
sweets, and only those of the simplest
kind, and no malt liquors or any food
containing fat are to be INDUCED in.
Thick soups should not be partaRen
of.
As for exercises, nothing yet in
vented is better than few of the old
movements that require no parapher-
MALTA, since only persistency and regu-
larity on the part of her who tries
them bring success. This work Is to
be done morning and evening, when no
stays or restricting bands are worn. 1t
is necessary that the windows should
be open, or TO so arrange them that
there shall be plenty of fresh air In the
room. Then deep breathing must be
part OF the treatment.
First. sit astride chair. facing the
back. which should be firmly held, the
object being to twist the body as far
as possible around to one side and
then to the other. IL must be under
stood that II the lower part OF the body
moves no benefit is derived, because
there Is not sufficient pull on the waist.
as there win be by good twist This
pulling and twisting should be done
for three or four minutes at first. and
as one grows accustomed to It the
number of times can be increased.
Excellent Exercise.
Another exercise which I find is
much better than many new so-caIled
curves" IL the one describing a half
circle. This is used in connection with
the one just mentioned above After
twisting In the chair as many times
as you can comfortably endure. then
stand erect with your knees stiff, your
hands raised high up in the air, palms
turned out Now. with sweeping
movement. bend until with the finger
tips you touch the floor. Maybe at
first you won't be able TO do this, but
| have seen women after a short time
OF practice lay the palms of their hands
fiat Oh the floor right In front OF their
feet
This IS one grand exercise. not only
for reducing. but. If faithfully prae-
tieed, to make a woman graceful and
shapeIy. 1t can be easily seen how
this is accomplished. as no other ex-
srcise can stretch the muscles OF the
body to so full a length az does this
particular movement. If, however. the
knees bend, the force OF the exercise
is lost. for then there would be no
stretch. II Is not expected that
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