The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-31
MAY BE CURED

line with the shoulders and hands
with palms downward. Raise the
wand over the head az tar back n
you can towards the waist line behind.
inhaling with the backward move
ment and exhaling when you bring
the arms forward to original position.
This not only expands the chest and
develops the shoulder and arm mus
cles. but works away accumulation Of
fat between the shoulders.
Ex. 2-Hold the wand In front Of
the body with the palms out. the
right hand about a foot higher than
tho left. Now, keeping the body well
poised on the balls Of the feet, swing
the wand upwards to the right, as
high as possible, and then to the left
as high a. possible, and repeat ten
times. This is good for Strengthening
under arm muscles and viii reduce
excess flesh there.
Eek. 3-Hold the wand horizontally,
palms in, with the arms falling full
length at the sides. Keeping the body
knee as high and as close to the body
as possible and step over the wand.
letting only the toes touch the floor
as the foot is lowered. Repeat this,
over and back, ten times and then
do the same exercise with the left
foot.
Obesity.
Food IL either eliminated from the
system, burned up in energy, or It
serves to increase the fatty deposit
in the body. Some people burn up
every ounce Of food assimilated. cases
of which we say they never put
ON hesh." The average woman. how
| ever. towards middle age assimflates
| moro food than she consumes tn en-
ergy-in other words, she eats too
much and exercises too little.
Obesity can be traced directly to
food consumption. Most stout people
insist that they are small eaters. al
though most Of them will admit to In
dolent habits and a disinclination to
exercise. In truth, q persons own
idea Of his food consumption is rare
ly correct: also the kind OF food eat
en- is an important factor. Tho car
| fats, are all fat producing, and q diet
made up largely Of these tends to
produce excess flesh unless It 10 burn
ed up in energy. To reduce flesh.
therefore. It is necessary to do two
things: increase the amount Of exer.
else, that is, the consumption Of fat
by energy. and decrease tho amount
Of fat-producing foods eaten.
| Reduction.
Reduction Is so simple and It bring1
with it not only an improved appear
ance, but 80 much greater comfort and
| well being, that 1t is difacult to under
stand how people will allow them
selves to be impeded in their move
ments by too much fat and see thei1
grace and beauty disappear in the
same way. The primary cause o1
obesity being to much food, the
first step to take when threatened with
it is to eat less. No matter whether
you think you have little appetite Of
not. II you are growing stout-no mat
ter how little you eat-you are eat
ing too much. You are taking In more
food than the system requires or car
handle. No matter II you are small
eater, II you wish to reduce. eat less
1t IL stated by specialists on thli
subject that the deposit Of one-fourtf
Of an ounce of fat daily will increase
the weight fifty-seven pounds In tel
years. So It is easy to see that L
you start in with this little increase
. at the age of forty. fifty will probabl,
find you q very stout person. 1t ts IN
easier to get rid Of the excess nesl
at forty and by judicious diet ant
system of exercising keep the weigh
at the same figure than It would b
to reduce fifty-seven pounds ten year
hence. That would require really he
roic treatment
For perfect health a varied diet Il
necessary; the system needs SOM
, starch and sugar and a considerably
amount Of fat. For this reason l IN
opposed to the strict system Of reduc
} tion that goes under the name o
: "banting." Women who undergo thi
/ certainly reduce. but they are apt d
} emerge with sallow, dry. wrinkle'
skin. They look. as they are. under
: nourished. The diet / recommend Il
/ less strenuous, and to get good effect