El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-23
Little InteUieUS
Need Everlasting Practice to Become Good COntOrtOnStS
Thinks Poor Are Making Greatest Sacrifice For Winning War

I tsTT means everlasting practice {,
1 become and remain a contortion-
( ist," said Miss Grace Meuiuo. "Exer-
else in the morning after arising,
practice before the afternoon per-
formanee, and before the evening per-
! Torrance, and exercise before going
to bed is our daily program. During
the winter months. when we are no;
giving public performances, exercises
and practice must be continued on the
/ same scale one week Of forced aban-
donment means months Of extra work
TO bring back 10 the joints and muscles
I the elasticity necessary for their ex-
I traordinary requirements. Careful at
I tention 10 diet and plenty OF sleep
are, OF course, equally essential at ali
2 times"
Miss Mellillo is the younger OF the
/ four Mellillo sisters, whose contor-
tons Of the body are a feature Of the
Barnum * Bailey circus to be seen
here next Thursday. There is no
possibility OF becoming a contortionist
unless training is begun before the
age OF seven years" she continued.
Even then the body. must be pecu-
liarly adapted to the art or the task is
hopeless.
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pupils Of our father, who now man
ages our act. almost since the days Of
our birth. He had been a contortionist
and acrobat in a small French circus.
and as each OF his children reached
the age Of 9 months. he commenced
the exercises that were TO make their
bodies supple
las we grew older. these exercises
were increased and made more diff
nrTN# until q o Of 80
could bend and twist ourselves into
almost any conceivable shape From
that time until now the life OF each
one has been series OF daily exer>
else and practice"
Judging by the immense amount
Of extravagant dressing that one sees
displayed. there are plenty OF people
who have not yet felt the pinch Of
war" said L Foster. 1t may be that
their investments for war purposes
are large, but they evidently could
do great deal more. SO far, Il is the
poor and those in moderate circum-
stances who have been struck the
hardest, but IL seems now that the
well to do shall come in for a share.
Before the war is over. It is likely
that every one viii have 10 feel the
effect of it and the principal means
OF reaching many will be through the
income tax, and IL is only right that
such should be the case. for. since the
war is here, every one in the nation
should have TO feel it deeply. Many
viii do so by loss in battle and that
Is the loss to be felt most deeply: but
there are those who. for Industrial
reasons. Will not have to do duty on
the front and these need to feel the
pinch as much as any one. Through
the pocketbook is the most effective
way possible"
1T is to be hoped that every COM
munity in America will write in
deathiess bronze the names Of every
American soldier and sailor from that
section who gives his life for the
cause for which we are now fighting"
said A @ Cooper. Tablets wherein
are craven the name. rank, organiza-
ton and date Of death Of every one
who makes the supreme sacrifice
should be placed where they will be
seen and memorized by coming gem