Evening star., 1922-03-26
SLOUGH
BY PHLANDER d. POSTON.

times) of self-assurance, self-conff-
dence. and varying degrees of self
respect. Anyway, he's keen and alert,
full of pep and snap, and usually
ION the job" He commands the ad-
miration and respect Of others Gotten
melting their envy) and more fire.
quently delivers the goods" than
does the "slouch."
Whoever saw "chesty' tramp.
weakling. or degenerate? There are
none. 1t doesn't work that way. That
class of humanity, or near-humanlty,
has e:.her lost or has never known
self-reGoect. Self-reliance and self
control. Therefore the y are our
ever-increasing .slouch" habit or
fad. The "slouch" works both ways:
If you are down and out mentally.
morally, financially or socially you
body and become "slouch." It's
just plain psychology.
On the other hand. if you are strong
and vital of will. alert and keen Of
mind. and sound of body YOU viii
qualities of self-respect. self-reliance
instinctively express these qualities
in an erect carriage Of the body.
You just can't help it. And such
crates these qualities of SOUL WILL
and mind. o.. .,o
world your general weakness: your
admit openly that the best elements
that go to make a real man or woman
are on the wane: that success IN love.
business and life generally is fast
slipping from you. and that you are
just one of the many human failures
Naturally, others accept you at Your
own openly admitted valuation.
A we'll poised. well carried body
tells the world Of your positive and
constructive nature; commands ad-
miration, attention and respect, and
expresses a real purpose in life 1t
truly indicates your success IN love-
achievements in business, and jov cf
living 1t electrif1es and causes others
to extend to you just that degree of
confidence and respect whlch you
have in yourself.
Therefore, why be a slouch?
"sIouchy" Women.
What's become of the bust" for
merly apparent IN all normal wom-
ene A false sense Of the fitness of
things and a queer kind of false
modesty have almost banished it.
1t is now cherished (and nouriShed)
only by the overstout, the elderly
and the few remaining sensible wom-
en- who have not surrendered to that
inane and destructive fad. 'the de-
butante slouch.''
Evidently the "slouch' is assumed
pressive of the "slouchy" times in
which we live. going hand in hand
with bootleg liquor, extreme jazzine
and excessive cigarette smoking. 1t
is also the ''rampish'' pose truly ex-
hibiting the state OF body. of mind
would be sensuous type. 1t suggests
the languid. listless, lifeless. aimless
(and may be say brainless) woman
who wholly depends upon her body to
attract.
Woman's first call upon man is for
respect. By caving in her chest.
dropping her head and protruding
her abdomen automatically she shuts
off connection with the sources OF
respect within herself and on the
part of man. She actually lowers
her own valuation of herself. and
worth. such as it is.
Which is more attractive, more
desirable. more lovable in any wom-
an Excepting. OF course. the woman
whose sole purpose in life is to play
the ''vamp'D, the sloyenly "slouch,"
expressive Of physical weakness, low
cred mental and moral tone and the
conscious sensual appeal. or the noble
and royal carriage and poise of body,
radiating strength of will and moral
stamina. expressing beauty and health
Of body and boldly procaiming respect,
reliance and control in all relations with
self. Who would hesitate to choose?
The Crooked Tree.
A bent sapling grows into a crook
ed and ugly tree. Likewise, a bent
child becomes physically diseased.
crooked in body and weakened in
mind even before reaching manhood
or womanhood. Going through the
growing years "out of plumb physi-
cally frequently creates correspond
ing lack of equilibrium, of balance,
Of poise, on the mental and moral
planes of childhood and of later life.
Children instinctively are copy
CATS So is all humanity. How
else could we learn? Therefore.
chests of father and mother; the silly
slouch of older sister. and the droop-
ing shoulders and knife blade chest
of big brother. what can you expect
of them but to emulate the spineless
examples thus set?
from established records in the mind,
They are largely automatic actions
arising out Of a thing or of things
oft repeated. Therefore, the early
acts of children should be carefully
guided and correctly established So,
from childhood are we each moment
steadily and consciously, through the
carriage of the body. building the
mighty oak Of rugged physical and
metal worth. or nursing and coddlins
the dropping weeping willow of a
bent and diseased body and impover-
ished and miserable state of being.
Some say You can't teach an old
dog new tricks" To be sure, it is
hard But why wait till your chill.
dren become ''old Dogs? Why not
catch them long before the ''snugele
puppy" stage now so universally ex-
pressed in the millions Of young near
male and female '.dappers" who.
through strange processes Of evolu-
tion and Of civilization, have evolved
from our former steady and wholesome
boys and girls?
This is timely tip, and a serious
one. as to your children. If you will
tell them simply and plainly of the
disastrous effects upon the body and
upon the mind and morals of this