The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-10
How l Keep in Fit Physical Condition

i, Perfect health Is more than I mat
ter Of good locks to the actress-
scnething to be desired. but which It
Il possible to score success without.
It Il absolutely essential. Neither on
the stage nor before the camera is a
giYl employed who IL over or under
good health weight. The managers.
poor. harassed mortals, have enough
drains on their patience smoothing
down the feathers Of tho tempera-
mental without making allowances for
physical ailments. .
/ Good health becomes, therefor, like
money In the bank. and we work as In
telligently and faithfully to preserve 1t
as we ever worked to build up theat
rical reputation.
For the stomaeh's sake.
begin my day with glass Of cold
water, which drink very slowly and
into which sometimes have the juice
of half q lemon, and sometimes, when
out Of sorts, l take hot water instead
| Then stand before wide-open win.
dow, summer and winter, and exercise
for fifteen minutes, taking deep
breaths religioVsly. This II followed
by Z second glass of cold water, and
water, may a. we'll state now. IL
something ! take every half hour or
; 30 during the day. 1t not only Quen-
ches my thirst, but It rests me and
keeps my stomach In condition, and
one whose stomach il in perfect condi-
ton never takes cold. -'--.
exercise till / feel every drop of
blood In my body racing through my
veins and am warm enough for my
xa,hfoh f01lnvvc AA mn
advise everyone to take the cold
shower. II girl, after taking 1t, is
blue and pinched, the shower was too
great a shock for her. The test Of its
beneficial results Is a pink glow to the
skin. Neither is it good for one If
the after effect is a feeling of depres-
sion One should feel At after a cold
shower, or abstain from taking It. It
has occurred to me that the cold bath
sometimes works q detriment because
the bather steps into cold water. This
should come under the head of serious
and solemn Dont's. have taken cold
showers all my life. but see to 1t
carefully that there 10 little warm
water in the tub when step in. This
insures warm feet to begin with, and
the cooling 10 30 gradual 1t Is not
harmful. -.t.... ,..,... /
My breakfast n very simple meal:
Orange Juice, or some other fruit. fol
lowed by one poached egg, little dry
toast and a cup Of tea. As the result
Of my Canadian training I never drink
coffee, and was ten years old before
tasted It. We never have It in the
house. -.'.-:. f"%rs ,..<.
cultivatins Z, HAPPY Mood. : l.
/ walt q half mile to my work every
morning II the cali from the studio is
not too urgent. always taking the walk
down Riverside Drive, where l have a
view Of the Hudson SO beautiful it
helps to build up the happy mood that
10 a. essential to good health as ex-
ercise. There the machine is in wait
Ing to pick me up and take me to the
studio, where the director gives me so
much exercise for the rest of the day
In climbing ladders and staircases.
rolling under beds, etc., that l haven't
q moment to accumulate an ounce of
indolent flesh II desired When
have time, which is not often, l take
a horseback ride through the park
I eat lunch where I happen to be
sometimes a good meal in a good res
taurant, but moro often a crust OF
bread munched on the Bowery, or in
some spot in the country, with a
prayer of gratitude that moving pic
ture actors are blessed with good di.
gestsons. Never will let an ice cream
soda tempt me, and I had to abstain
50 strenuously from sweets of all
kinds when I was little, because we
couldn't AFFORD them, that out of the
, abstinence has grown the good result
OF lack Of desire now.
rarely eat between meals, saving
my appetite for a dinner which con.
sists largely Of soup and vegetables