The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

time or opportunity to attend a
gymnasium. 1t is for his big majority
.fh,r SEA that Florence Bolton, who is
,b. gymnasium director at Stanford
University. has issued "A book on exer-
use for women. 1t is published by
Funk \ Wlgnalls.
Tn, adjustment of the human race,
SAWS the author. to the ereo, posture,
.bou.h going on through 80 many ages
seems NJ, yo; complete, and the change
from the position on all fours has APP
p,r,n,,y been harder on woman than on
man But may not the various dLsabili-
rios which We attribute to her less per-
feet llus mcnt to the upright position
%. IN SOME degree traced to loss of tone
du, 20 au increasing inactivity, to faulty
cloth ~ and to similar conditions which
society uud civilization have imposed?
H. these days no gymnasiic lesson
carries ont It's purpose of combating
artificial ana faulty conditions if it fails
60 eve very definite attention to the
.yu, COR while actual ia, foot l. COM
prltyyly rare. weak feet in various
STAG, II ndttcning are most common.
and So ind Il constant increasing num-
Der Of people disabled for longer or
shorter time as result Of foes strain.
Tan>, whose occupations Keep them
much ou heir feet seem most liable
.. serious trouble. and they suffer often
.-om swelling and burning of the feet
,- from pains of varying intensity about
.Hr lHstrp, ankle or arch. Nor does
Ht trouble always stop here. Weakened
,r Hattyncd feet, quite aside from any
.,i pam. can account for such things
q, hrllarAc. swellings at the back of
90, neck. nervous baCkache call result
.n- NOR, ur less from the jar of walking
% pains about the hips. and may even
,r MT insignificant fa0.or in case of
nervous dyspepsia. The old vague dag
I'>i> of the disorder as rheumatism"
swelling of the feet" something
wrong " n the nerves and blood vessels
q 81" feet has passed and We know
HAT these various forms of pain and
discomfort are very frequently due to
'h' general fdttcning of the arch Of the
.,,,
y IN q normal condition, when the sup
i"rt , IN the proper position under its
weight. the foot j. turned straight for
ward ana is slightly followed in the
GH"r side. The pressure comes across
90, front part If it uncluding the great
..l. tiuu- the outer border q. e.. along
the little toe side), and on the heel-not
along the inner border where the arch
, highest In this position the foot
! yt, perfect freedom of action, and the
dy weight does not interfere with the
-irH- ana elasticity of the arch. Tn
i.r normal conditions, also, the whole
Enhancement Of bones, ligaments and
muscles AT the knee is such that in
stead Of continually yielding to its bur
den the knee joint is kept firm and
straight this straight foot position is
throughout a position of strength, of
winch there is no better proof than the
li'i Of It's constant use in boxing and
fencing IN making a firm base from
Nu'h io act. To increase the strength
'. his position, the boxer or fencer will
Oh liu's even turn the foot inward.
hu' society has demanded of us (of
-fls especially that We should turn
'ir tp,. out
III" position IN which the foot is most
'' r"s, is the one in which the toe is
-ft..
anu pointed doWh IKE the zoe
,"' "'"''r' Tor III TINS position the
w." "P as nlu''' as poss'"'e,
''''" ZONES sup into thelr norman
az, '' '',' "E"ih'htS ana uehuons'
"h''H nav" been on the stretch, are
gwen chance To regain their elias
.'lE. therefore, rising frequently on
'"r Ups II Ia" toes with the weight
~" 'He niue toe side) during
,.,t.. ''il'H standing Is rest and
''''"N th' root pointed ana
'''' pigeon toed' or taxing toe
,.' 49, an exercise while one Is
-" N'"- down. ~ not only re-
.'' means OF Strengthening the
.'' '"' ''S 'r'h' To keep the foot in
'H position artItcially, however, for
'"' ""'IS tt a time. as we do in
.'. "''''' ~h""' only tends in the end
"''n. % b. II is always action. not
.'"' winch gives strength.
',H al' 20 the age when as young
'''" '"' serious work Of life begins To
nam has Infinitely greater physi-
~" ""''''n ana opportunity to estab-
">n good muscle tone than his sister,
""' IS" dressed throughout his life
''' '.' pay OF muscle in the most or