Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-14
The Married Life of
Helen and Warren
4 New and Radical "Keep-Young
Theory Lures Helen to a
Drastic Experiment.

DIdStlC Experiment.
II was a faded, shioncd pho
tograph with the photographer
name in gilt script On the back
was the now dim inscription
Taken on my first trip to St. Louis
in my 18th year" =,
Sitting on the floor beside the old
trunk, Helen studied wistfully this
early portrait of her mother,
The round young face uder the
quaint hat, set high on the severely
parted hair. The tight basque
buttoned in front, the hour-elass
ys,s,, and the poionaisc overskirt
Slsed with fringe.
Against backgroud OF draped
'urtains, she was standing by a
marble topped table, her hand
placed rigidly on an open book. Yet
the stiffness of the posture could
not detract from the slender youth
ful grace.
Yielding to a, morbid impulse,
Helen ran into the library Tor a
photograph of her mother taken
only few months ago.
Holding them side by side, pitt
lessly she compared them. The
CHASTITY change the years had made
The slender beauty OF l8 bore no re-
sen,blance to the withcred old lady
OF e.. Every feature was changed
and distorted-only the eyes claimed
kinship.
The sagging muscles of chin and
neck were but a hidcous caricaturc
OF the once delicatcly rounded con-
tour.
With shuddery revulsion Helen
viewed the ravages OF time. a
helpless rage at the inevitable
cruelty of it all consumed her.
Would her face too grow with
cred and distorted? Did the years
hold only slow decay?
In her own room, she switched on
all the lights and scrutinized herself
in the mirror. The youthfulness
that confronted her was momentar-
lily reassuring.
Yet each year would bring some
slight change-the insidious poison
was slow but inevitable. Was there
no escape? Could nothing be done
to retard this hideous deterioration
Some time ago she had come
across striking article on "Why
Grow Old?" Secure in her own
youth, she had read it with only all
amused interest. But now, she flew
to the hall closet to a pile of mag
azines waiting for the Salvation
army.
At last she found it in the April
Welfare"
WHY GROW OLD?
How You'll, Can Be Indefinitely
Retained
By Prof. w. G. Weinberg,
B. S., Ph. D., NJ. D.
With feverish intensity Helen
read through. The theory ad-
vanced was IS startling as it was
revolutionary. The writer claimed
that the falling. dragging muscles OF
old age could be rejuvenated by the
simple process of standing on one
head for 20 minutes each day. All
muscles and organs would thus be
inverted and rested from the contin'
uous downward drag.
Were it possible to spend all one, 5
sleeping hours in this posture, old
age could be indefinitely deferred
But since the pubic was not yet
prepared for so radical corrective,'
20 minutes 4 day was advocated
Even this short period OF inversion
would work wonders.
AS prevention was always easle,
than cure, the writer strongly urged
that no one was too young to be-
gin this daily exercise.
Deeply impressed by these con,
yincing arguments. Helen turned
again to the illustration OF man
Of superb physique standing serene
" on his head. ,,
1t was simple, safe and cheap. II
involved no injurious drugs nor eS-
ncnsiye treatments. Not even any
anparatus was required. Just ~
minutes spent in this reversed posi-
ton. Logically and economically II
appealed to Helen.
In lieu of gymnasium suit, she
slipped into a pair OF Warren's Vol
luminous pajamas. Pinning up the
trousers. she girdled the ample coa'
with the tape measure from the
work basket.
Il was inst a quarter after 5. She
could take the full 20 minutes ant
still have time to dress before War
rem came. a.,
Spreading a newspaper. on th'
floor by the wall. Helen gingerly es
saved the reversing process. tind
ing the floor unsympathetieali.
hard she padded it with a cushiof