The Washington times., 1922-07-30
Observation-Disclosures

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doctors realize that have spine close perfection
"After this part of the examination into
details the spacing between ribs the align
ment of the verebrae position of the shoulder blades and
other necessary measurements"
The revealed surprising information For
stance we are every one of u.s. or opsded. Not
single perfect backbone winners,
covered by the examining physicians Very few of the
contestants according Dr. Mlard have shoulders evenly
inch in the level of the shoulders existed and this tilt Of the
shoulders threw out the perfect alignment of the hips that
in order make adjustment between the fitting shoulders
and hips the backbone took slight scooss twist which
threw il out of plumb.
AS by far the larger proportion of entrants the contest
astonishing facts discovered The Southern
seemed to better than Northern peoples
lhese were chiefly OF the brunette type and whether not
the presence of iron in the system, many scientists
claim the darker types has anything to do with the
straghtness of their backbones question: which
presents novel line for investigation the medical man.
The effect of chldbearng protruded its way into
contest as appeared that, the who had
borne children possessed sraghter spinal columns than the
unmarried But this consideration largely offset by the
fact that the single employed during
day stenogabhers and bookeper and constantly sitting
nearly the same position is almost to bring slight
Dr. Mard also points that salesgrs who stand all day
rs nesS as s ,S to % as their sisters who sit
foot thereby eevatng one of their hips above the normal
prietor furnish for saegrs godend their
physcal health in than
Then again have better spines than Doctors
attribute the toS0n mans backbone to his constant
living become musce-bound and this contion
& s aeeonr GS' to Dr. % sr Po %y S e"
socaed superior type of do always
found q s who golfers others who
Ss % and teachers physical culture
instances that although their muscles developed
some strain the verebrae had become slightly rotated pro
dusng an fec ion in the spinal column which registered
1t discovered that Short stumpy persons long
each other and that size and shape had to Go With b
perfect alignment Of the backbone The the
backbone when into this world it thrown Of
when consider" says DR. Milard "that every child
has one or more accidents such falls twists
simple % PIE strain OF the back may produce contracted condition
line cold may do the same Poor posture and lack
of s1sFs,s s also o. cause twisted G spns
the Prevention of Spinal Curvature very
early falls The contest also bruSh abon f
the means for overcoming scoOss which
dren established all States where 5000
plshed ' anu '0'"'''e "0fA accom-
,,I has been PIatituds schools medicine
theory ask the very interesting query How you judge
Truly forward curve of @ her. bSef6om %GSn the
Th msT sTs no be fa S idea of her
ents stooP lazy bend Older than she really is
a1d h % probay ndsnsn Ak hfT
answer YES But does she? Let her sit between
Two mirrors so that will reflect the image in the
IT, otner and note whether shoulder higher than
H. she does not the usual
#hxSf 'u'i"s aIItude And yet this souchng in
YQ& of the spine
DXN and impairment of the health.
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62 s "1f in the generation
S&f ~ says DR. Millard, "chIdren
be examined twice day and
corrective work done in the
~ framework of the body
will have class of people who
"a will show great improve
I2% ment, physically and mentally,
- those who living
day Instead of seeing so
~MA many people almost stunted in
E@#@# " growth with shoulders,
.nn## peculiar gaits in walking, we
will have that will
~.... stand erect, he of large
......."- stature and almost free