The Washington herald., 1915-04-06

II you are upright in mind, stand
. upright in body. Do not let your body
give the lie to your words
All. the woebesone. expression Of the
relaxed, affected poise Of the young
girls and of many fashionable women
Of today!
No courage. no hope. no vitality ex-
pressed there.
Fathers and mothers. do you know
what thiS means to the health and to
tho poise Of mind of your daughters?
| 1t means they win grow purpose
less. relaxed in mind. and wnen they
| have stood in this attitude for q few
years their health will be under
mined. Their lungs are cramped. their
| stomachs. kidneys and abdominal Wis
cera will prolapse from two to five
inches. and. of course, the digestive
organs cannot funcaon properly.
The result is worry and mental de-
preston. ....
This generation requires cheerful.
positive, constructive thought, direct
ing the women Of America. 1t means
we shall need soldiers, generals In
life's battle. We need them now.
| . Imagine a general, imagine q SOL
! der. standing In the attitude of the
| young girls Of today. which says:
| please don't shoot.
No fashion that cannot be made to
! conform to hygiene and common
sense is long lived and am glad to
sec that a healthful reaction has set
| In against this loose. affected car
| rage.
The importance Of correct poise and
carriage cannot be overestimated. BY
correct poise mean the equilibrium
| SO maintained that tho weight Is lift
! ed from the abdominal organs and
heart and all organs Of the middle
/
plenty OF room.
A poise gives q sense of buoyancy
which will be reflected in better men
tai action.
A correct poIse enables one to work
| or play to the best advantage, for the
| reason that every organ and muscle
Is free to do Its work. 1t encourages
deep breathing. promotes full and
equal circulation, allows the digestive
organs to carry on their functions
without harm or hindrance.
correct poise will carry OF
shabby gown. it will make an under
sized or badly proportioned figure an
pear dignified, It will add enormously
to any woman's charm. IT is a beauty
that age cannot deprive US of. and yet
very small proportion of women
stand or walk correctly.
Test yourself: Take a position he
side half opened door. your body
on the same plane as the door, Place
the balls of the feet on the same line
as the door and adjust the BODY so
that the front Of the hip bone and
the front Of tho shoulder touch the
edge OF the door. Your body is now in |
correct poise. Standing this way you
should feel perfectly at ease. II the
back aches below the waist. IL the
muscles Of the legs feel strained. IL
there Is any discomfort in any part, |
II Is because you have been holding
yourself improperly and the right
muscles must be strengthened to sus-
tain the weight Of your body.
If you are one of the worlds work.
ers you want to get the very best |
possible use from your body. Mako 1t
your servant, not your master. If your |
work is. mental. all the moro reason
Tor training the body properly until |
doing things the right way Is the only
possible way Of doing them. II I
could teach you but one thing I |
should want that to be correct poise. |
Answers to Correspondents. /
Miss Cocroft will endeavor to an
swer all questions relating to her d.
partment as promptly as possible. As
1t VIII not be practicable to print |
an answer to every inquiry. a stamped |
Shouiu accompany each let |
ter. All letters should be addressed IN
Miss Susanna Cocroft, care of this ma
per.
Body Heat.
Miss S. c. H. writes: MY nurse will
NOT Jet me wear pretty night gowns
because she sayS that they do not
cover my arms and neck. do nos
see why need to have my arms and
neck covered in bed"
Your nurse and your physician NAV
be trying to; build UP your flesh and
nve-sixths Of the heat liberated nv the
body IL used up in keeping the body
warm. 1 have no doubt but that your
nurse and physician are trying to
conserve this body heat SO that you
may not need to consume as much TO-
and you will stors up more and nesh