Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-09
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Pep Versus paunch.

An eminent all around specialist. that is TO
say specialist on nearly everything from
the level OF the thyroid cartilage TO the level
OF the greater troonantcrs, II you arc up on
anatomy remarks in a terribly dull paper on
paunch that the more intelligent woman Will
wear a suitable supporting corset TO overcome
this sasEinE Of the abdominal wall"
1t IS certainly strange how long it takes old
doctors sometimes. 10 learn new treatment X.
This one has it ali wrong. 1t is the untn-
teiliHent woman who resorts to corSets and
other splin;s to do tho work the
muscles ought to do. 1t is tho more intclli-
gent woman nowadays. who discards corscts
or depends upon them little as pos ibls
considering her past errors In hygiene.
/ gather from more or less cursory but
withal not prOfane. estimate of the last 90 =
ooo complaints have heard. that the hateful
Stacker flesh accumulatcs FIRST about the belly
IONS and hips. Right where the corset gets
in its deadly work. which is the production
"t atrophy of the muscles whose proper func-
ZION Inc corset takes up. suppose the deadly
old doctor have just quoted would advise
the woman who has physical means Of sup
port to wear corset to overcome This weak
Exercise within reasonable limitations is a
good medicine. but after ten years OF Trial
OF this medicine ! regret to find tina, IL ha.
little practical value unless one prcscribes 1t
In an expensive form. such AS golf 4 sitter
suffering seriously with a bad case OF seden-
taresis seldom has the timo or the inclina-
ton Che always says he hasn't the tirnc) TO
take two miles Of oxygen on the hoof three
times day, for that costs nothing but he
will readily squandcr two or three hours
pushing n pesky little rubber pin around a
pasture lot every day, for that costs about a
dollar a drive. Exercise will never become
II complete success until some one discovers
how to extract the active principle and mar
ket II in tablets
lazy fellow does. | love to sit in a comfor-
table Office chair and tell other lazy fellows
how they should take sufficient exercise every
day | haven't time To do all the things [
say folks should do every day ia he a ou.er
doctor II were 10 take al! my own incdi-
cine. wouldn't |? But take my medicine
just the same. enough TO keep me at II [
unable TO get in the six miles of oxygen
on the hoof. then make up by forcing nv
complaining flesh 10 go through "A very thor
ough series Of room gymnastics. all III. move
mcnts of the Brady symphony and several adj
ditional stunts And once the bitter taste
OF the dose is with the cfrcrt 10 Cor
tanly worth while. II keeps one feeling fine
II prevents the Crumps. the riooms the wIllies
and all that list OF unpleasant symptoms Of
administration or unhurncd pabulum md
unoxidZcd wastes.
Ptosis or sagginE Of organs due TO atrophy,
or wasting or weakness Of tho belly muscles
and other supporting muscles, IS = sin MOI 4
disease. and shame. not a misfortune II
is the penalty Of two big mistakes: tl) wear
ing artificial supports not prescribed by ones
doctor. and 90 ignoring the little matter OF
daily exercise health rrcscrycr
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