The Washington times., 1916-02-09
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAYERS
Ssoimming Is the Bes'
Exercisefor Women
Is the Opinion Of
Fair Film Star
BY GARDNER MACK.

The cycle Of nymph. dramas-wool
and water-has not yet been com
pleted. Annette Ke,lerman and a
host OF associates. the pay rolls for
whom have. declares an enterpriSinS
press agent. saved bermuda from
bankruptcy. are still in tn" southern
seas making mermaid pictures in
schools and shoals for the FoN COM
panN. Marie poro has Just finish
ed wood nymph picture in Caliior-
MIA that is being released on the
Triangle program, and now comes
the Universe, with Il bid for some
OF the popular favor for Ncnuscs an"
mermaids and such with feature
called "Cndine.' named for the
lady of teary memory.
"Cndinc" is made rather interest
ing by the fact that Ida SChnall is
the principal figure in the ri"ce
speaking literally and tieurati|"lE'
And Miss SChna!I is particularly in
tercsting. as she might class aH the
champion all-sround woman athlete
in the world. Not only has she Zig
ured as a swimmer and high liver
on sundry occasions and before large
nocks of people IL thCaters and SUM
mer resorts. but she Is likewise IL
baseball player. having played On
the New ORR womenS baseball
team of some seasons back. and
made quite a name for herself Us
pitcher.
Miss Schnall has been an ardent
advocatc of baseball for women as a
health meas sure. Since entering the
swimming and diving form of enter
tainmcnt. however. she has ABOUT
come to the conclusion that swim
ming offers the finest sort of eX-
ercise.
for women that J know. Miss
Schnell declares Not only will it
do more to dcvelop the figure than
anything elses bNt II makes for
grace and health.
I'm the urst place. T must :;ay that
l have been an athlete all my life.
so that while l have not had any
broken-down nerves to rchahllitatc,
still | have been able to advise
others and put them in a position TO
help themselves, Results justify my
saying every woman shodld be a
swimmer. and to this sport / believe
that | owe the good health which L
have always enjoyed.
"Of all persons, tho one whose ap-
pearancc is the mot unfortunate j.
the ungainly woman who does no.
know how to carry herself. How
often we sec a woman who moTeS
as If her feet were wooden and all
her joints stiff. This is readily over
come by practice in the position
taken preparatory to leaping from
the springboard for dive.
I'm preparing to dive. one first
plants the feet firmly and then rises
TO tiptoe, the hands stretched above
the head. This ctrengthens tho mis-
cles of the limbs and hack.
Her step becomes Srringy. 80 that
she moves lightly across the lloor in
stead OF numbering.
"Floating on the water will de-
v-lop graceful lines Of tho neck and
arms. To float one must lie fat on
and lungs full. This position throws
the shoulders back and develops the
lungs and chest. BY enlarging the
lung capacity ono builds up a safe
sCnrd against colds.
All this rrcates appetite. takes
away that tired feelings and gives
women the appearance of rerfect
health. go highly tn ne prized. T
have known many women WHO are
afflicted by digestive troubles who
have been cured by an hours sw!m-
ming each day for couple of
months.
I'm matters Of this kind rost
women lack persistence. v thev trv
> thing n few times and do not feel
an improvement at oNco they give
up th" prescription and fall he cli
into their old habits. If. on the
other hand. they would only persist
for a few, weeks. p certain improve
Inent would take place" 9. NJ.