The evening world., 1915-08-20
WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW!
Ho.U to Keep Vel, Keep Strong and Keep Perfect
Figure, Told in Series of Illustrated Lessons
A NeU Series of illustrate
ed Lessons, GiUing Tests
of Difficult Exercises in
Previous Lessons.
TEST EXERCISE NO. XI.
SIDE REACHING.

The Evening Worlds Authority on
All Questtons Of Womow's Phys-
zeal Wen Being.
Ono Of the results Of my course
which especially pleases me - that
II seems to have reached. TO be
reaching. women Of all types and
ages and in every environment l
hoped to do something like this The
very wealthy woman usually has .
corps Of trained assistants who de-
vote themselves to the preservation
Of her health. strength and beauty.
The best advice Is At her disposal;
II she falls to profit by II that ID her
own fault.
But tho great mass Of American
women are less fortunate. They are
busy. they have not too much money.
they spend themselves for the COM
fort Of others and no one tells them
how to conserve their own physical
comfort and well being. These are
the women whom have tried to
help--the -early-ol housewives
and mothers. the hardworkins busi-
ness women. the girls whom nobody
has taught to guard their health as
their most precious heritage. In Or
der to reach a. many women as pos
siblc. through The Evening World. I
have tried to present my exercises
and hygtenio rules In the simplest
possible form, 20 that every woman
everywhere might ind them avail
abls.
The letters that I am receiving
daily show the success Of my at
tempt For instance. . woman forty
SIX years old. who 10 too stout,
writes: Il have been following your
course and have been much benefit
ted. was encouraged By your re-
mark that the fat that did not form
in three weeks cannot be reduced IN
that time II 10 . splendid cours, the
one you are giving in The Evening
World" Another woman, fourteen
years younger. rs following my les
sons and using my exercises with
interest and profit"
n am following your oevrss In
The Evening w. Id for Develop.
Inc and an Glad 10 cay there 10
a>'snos for The better" Q New
| w. woman assurss me. my
frisnds have remarked L. 81.
though they do not know the
reason" A Connecticut girl
writes, u am drsadina the time
whom your articles stop. for you
don't know how much good they
are doing me" A New Jersey
mstron finds that "your sxsr-
else for reducing the stomach 10
wonderful; my stomach 10 GET
ting smaller. also my hips"
And ~. N. c." Of this city, de-
clares: Il don't think people realize
what Q complete road to health, good
looks. activity of mind and good citi-
xenship your course Is providing. II
u an Inspiration; keep 1t up"
The reason give you these
, proofs Of the pudding Is that
hope those Of you who have not YET
yourselves strong and we'll will under.
take this important task at once.
TEST FOR sIpE.REAcHlNo WITH
DuMeeELLa.
Tho test to-day v for one Of the
important dumbbell exercises. tt
perform II stand erect, your feet
about eighteen inches apart YOU
arms stretched vertically upward &C
that the dumbbells directly touch
over your head. Then lower youI
|. body over the right leg obliquely
, until the ends Of the dumbbelii
touch the floor. bending your righ
leg at the knee but keeping the lef
leg straight. Reverse the process ir
the opposite direction. This exercise
helps greatly all the functions Of the
Digestion and stretches the muscles
of arms and legs. thus making then
, more symmetrical.
You may know that your leg
and arm muscles are In condition
70 perform this exercise correctly
when you can hold the dumbbslls
on the floor without . bend In
: your wrists or . treu,or In lsgs
or arms. When you are in shaps
/ you should be able to take the
: exercise ten times, five time to
either side, keeping your poiss
perfectly. Your arms should be
absolutely straight from shoulder
TO wrist and the leg that 10
! further back should be stretched
: 10 its fullest extent, yet your
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