The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-17
FOR BENNINGTON COUNTY
DEVEL0PE EMENT AND
BETTERMENT
Department Edited by Secretary Viii
lard Bartlett of the County
Association.
Long Life.

w. w. Spence died in Baltimore re
| Gently at the age of 100. He was q
| prominent banker. He gave credit
for his long life TO the careful care
/ which he gave his body.
A New York Philanthropy known
as the Life Extension Institute will
| actually undertake to prolong your
life and it is not a fake, either, Hon
VIM H. Taft is chairman OF the
board of directors and a large proport
ion of the best physicians on the con
tinent are on their reference board.
How? By promoting periodic
health examinations for the purpose
of detecting disease in its incipiency,
when proper treatment by the family
physician can check or cut it. and by
spreading information regarding the
prevention OF disease, the improve
ment of health and the requirement
of physical fitness.
Keepwell Leaflets deal with spec
ial phases of personal hygiene and
right living The Bennington County
Improvement Association has secured
small quantity of these Keep-Well
Leaflets, While they last they will
be sent to any one in Bennington
County at cost, one cent each Ad-
dress the County Improvement AS
sociation, Bennington. List is as fol.
lows:
Care of the Mouth and Teeth
Setting-Up Exercises
Posture
Albuminuria
Underweight
Hygiene at Middle Life
Prevention of Degeneratiye Diseases
Constipation
Overweight
Care of the Eyes
Prevention Of Colds
Below lisa selection from one leaf,
let
Posture
There is a present day tendency to
"slouch" or slump" especially among
young people Rounded shoulders
and relaxed abdominal walls are Of
ten the principal causes of serious
nervous maladies, especially GER
tain form of neurasthenia accompan-
led by the blues" Prolapse or fall
ing" of the stomach, abdominal or
gans, or pelvic organs, and constipa
tion are also due to faulty posture
The normal relations of organs are
disturbed and the proper circulation
of the blood is prevented of faulty
habits of walking, standing and sit
ting.
An erect posture, whether standing
or sitting, deep breathing and ex-
ercises to improve the tone of the alb
dominal muscles will prevent much
ill-health
In standing, the heels should be
well apart and the toes pointed
straight ahead. chin in, chest out,
abdomen in.
In sitting, the easiest position is
with feet (not legs crossed and the
body resting on the full length OF the
thighs.
Awkward, hunched up positions
that impede the circulation are to be
avoided especially for prolonged per.
iods as when reading.
Among simple exercises recon-
nended for strengthening the alb
dominal muscles and restoring the
organs to normal position are the fol
lowing
Lie fat on the back and rise to a
sitting posture; squat until the thighs
rest upon the calves of the legs
Lie fat on the back, head down
ward on All inclined plane (an ironing
hoard upturned will dol and make
bridge at intervals by arching the alb
domen and resting on shoulders and
heels
Deep Breathing by the Abdominal
Method.
Deep breathing as ordinarily prac-
tised by use of chest muscles is often
very fatiguing' and sometimes irritat-
ing to the throat.
The abdominal method is less IA
tiguing and is more eifectual than the
chest method in developing the dia-
lhragm, the great muscle of respira-
tion. and in favorably influencing the
GAbstract from Keep-Well Leaflet
published by the Life Extension In
stitute of 20 West 45th St. New York
City. in connection with their educa-
tional and Standard Health Service