Evening star., 1921-07-07
Beating the Law of Gravitation.

ocdtluS tnc Law OI uIdV1CatlOu.
The maintenance. of a normal erect
posture is a constant struggle to beat
the law Of gravitation. If Professor
Finstein or any one else can devise
some means for repeating sthis law. a
lot of unfortunates with the ahhedonia
Of sagging abdominal organs will have
reason to be grateful 81
There are several ways to skin cat.
The dep-aved state Of visceroptosis.
be it prolapsed stomach, sagging colon.
movable or floating kidney. or what
not loose inside, Is caused and main
tanned by the force of gravitation. All
right. Then the cue is to- fool gravi-
taaion by a simple twist of the wrist,
reversing the application of the force
Of gravitation so that it will undo some
or all the damage it has dSue. Gravita-
tion is indeed great obstacle and
stumbling block in the pathway of evo-
luton. Maybe It would have been bet
ter had We remained on all fours, in
stead OF making highly trained monkeys
OF ourselves.
In order to beat the law bf gravita-
tion and make gravitation work for
the benefit Of the victim of ptosis or
sagging of abdominal organs, 1t is not
only necessary to put the patient abed
In the horizontal posture which mere
y throws gravitation into neutral. but
the patient must be more or less in
verted for reasonable part of the time
in order to gain the advantage of re-
verse action by gravitation.
There are numerous expedients for
thus utilizing gravitation. The foot of
the bed may be elevated on blocks
eight to sixteen inches above the head
the patient may lie fozshalf an hour at
a time. preferably following meals on
an inclined plane, with the hips ele-
waited foot or more above the level
of the shoulders. The ironing board.
or any other contrivance which will
place the body at an angle of about As
degrees with the level. will serve for this
purpose. While lying in this position.
II 1t Is not uncomfortable, the patient
may gently rub and stroke the abdom-
upward and over toward the upper left
corner, but not downward
For splanchnic anhedoniacs who are
underweight-and practically all vic
active symptoms from their displace-
p2entS are below normal weight-frOm
one to two weeks of absolute bed rest.
with these postural procedures to vary
the moEotony. will be found the best
kind Of relief in cases not complicated
by other diseases. 1t is a peculiar
characteristic of the so-called "dys-
pepsia'' or indigestion complained of
by splanchnic anhedoniacs that. where
as any and every article of diet If taken
Quate nourishment "disagrees," almost
anything may be taken freely and with
perfect comfort if the patient remains
n bed and takes advantage Of these
ragaining the weight that has been lost:
accumulation Of the wasted fat de-
posits in the abdomen and restoration
of something like the natural supporting
pads Of the wandering organs.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Exercises for Round Shoulders.
Please tell me the best exercise to
help correct round shoulders. I am a
>girl sixteen years old, doing Office work,
and my health is all right. Mother and
father have great faith In your advice.
Miss H. To
Answer-Swimming, some Of the set
fing-up exercises and Ginning yourself
or doing the exercise which initiates
those movements. thus: Stand erect,
raise arms straight above head, as
though grasping bar, ciench fists hard,
draw in the chin. draw in the abdomen.
draw up the chest, and slowly rise on
toeing in, as you slowly pull down your
arms as il lifting your weight. and all
the while breathing in, until your
cienched fists are down beside your
Enps' tnen Dreatne OCT ana repeat. DO
this three or four times. thrice daily,
at first. and increase gradually until
daily.
4. which Sex II Hard to PIeases
I am seventeen years old, and on
putting on my last years dress notice
1t does not have to be lengthened. I
am hve feet and six inches tall. Please
tell me how can grow taller. (M K.)
Answer-The average height of women
1s hVe feet and five inches-that is con-
sidered the perfect stature. But he
that as 1t may. do not know how any
one can increase height.
The Healthy Life.
I am girl aged fourteen. Every
pleasant day take long walk with my
dog. ride horseback or swi1 In sum-