The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-04

enough to shoe kthe system after leav-
ing warm bed. Slip kimono over
the night dress and bedroom slippers
on the feet.
Remember, Fill the lungs before
each exercise. Before starting inhale
deeply five times in order to clear out
the lungs. Take the correct standing
position, with the arms at sides on a
level with the shoulders. Hold the
body erect, elongating the trunk, fiat
tening the abdomen and raising the
chest and chin.
Describe circle with the arms
about twelve inches in diameter. TAX
ing ten circles in five seconds. Rest
a few seconds and repeat until five
rests have been taken. Put vim
into your work. Breathe deeply five
seconds, inhaling and then forcibly ex-
hale in one breath.
In starting it may be necessary for
the beginner to regulate the numbea
of circles and the time required
the interval of rest. The more normal
the condition of the student the
quicker and better the work will be-
OF course, it is going to require effort
and energy to do this work correctly,
but the general improvement in health
will more than make amends for the
temporary inconvenience.
The econd exercise is Stationary
rum" in one spot while going through
the motions of running. Fifteen steps
are taken in five seconds. Rest
moment and breathe deeply for ten
seconds. The third exercise is side
twister, keeping the limbs straight
and the hands hanging at the sides.
Go as far down the right and left side
as possible. With practice the depth
is increased. Do not bend your knees,
but bend the waist. Take this exercise
ten times each way the work being
done in thirty seconds.
The kneading exercise is especially
beneficial to women who have large
abdomens and superfious tissue which
must be removed, since it only serves
to handicap the individual and give
thick appearance about the waistline.
Raise each leg alternately as high up
against the abdomen as possible
Work fast and breathe and exhale
while exercising. This work is done
in thirty seconds.
The slender woman will not find
as much difficulty in doing this exer-
else as the fleshy specie, who perhaps
will not be able to balance as easily
as the former nor do the work IN the
same amount of time. Each student
must necessarily study her own meth
DDS of application. With practice
those inclined to be heavy about the
hips and abdomen will find that the
work becomes easier and the body
poise less difficult to retain.
The bending exercise takes the aody
the limbs and up in a vertical position.
Breathe deeply for five seconds before
starting the next exercise or longer
when this is necessary. A good
breathing exercise is to raise the
hands from the sides, palms inward,
to as high over the head as possible,
turning them so as to meet again over
head Start to inhale as soon as the
hands are directly overhead. Then
forcibly exhale. Place the hands back
in the same position overhead, raise
on the toes, straighten the spine to its
utmost length and try to touch an
imaginary object. This makes an ex-
cellent exercise that tapers the waist
and lifts the organs.
After the bath, which should be of
a temperature suited to individual
needs wiring a Turkish towel out of
cold water, swing it over the back,
with the ends in the hands. Now rub
up and down the back briskly from
shoulder to hips and below. Then re-
verse the towel and hold one end in
front, the other in back and draw it
quickly over the shoulders.
Should chilliness follow this work,
you must find the difficulty. The bath
was too cold or the temperature of
the room. Keep up this work for a
month and then take an inventory of
your general helth and appearance.
You will have fewer colds and sore
threats, sleep better, the appetite will
demand wholesome food, and there
should be at least several pounds of
additional flesh or loss according to
your personal requirements. Your
work will be less of task, and many
worries take flight