Evening star., 1925-10-02
Self-love is not SO vile a sin
As serf-neglecting.


Self-neglecting is also a selfish
quality, because sooner or later 1t
leads to illness, and when one is i'll
one Is trouble to other people. Serl-
Gus illness often proves Il heavy bur-
den to the friends and relatives OF
the sick person. Many girls forget
this and never consider that it is a
duty we all owe to those with whom
we live, as well as to ourselves, to eX-
ert ourselves to keep in good health,
so as not to cause anxiety and trouble
to our friends or home folks. who
have to care for US and nurse us
when we are ILL.,
The first thing to remember in or
der to keep in good health is that food
that nourlshes is absolutely neces-
sary. Some girls neglect themselves
very much in this respect. one cause
of anemia is lack of food containing
iron, lime and fat. In milk, eggs.
meat, spinach lentils and oatmeal
there are all these three ingredients
in the most easily digested form.
Fruit ana green salads are at ali
times health-giving.
Exercises and Games.
The girl who enjoys outdoor games
should be careful not to overdo. Some
y
lawn tennis court or golf links. play
until they are thoroughly tired, then
go home to a substantial meal Next
morning they find themselves tired
and troubled with indigestion. Mod
Grafton should be the keynote OF the
business girls exercise, and II her
work involves mental strain she
should<avoid TOO much hard, compet1-
tive play. Games which are eXas-
perating in themselves or are labIe
to become so to those OF impatient
Temperament are best left alone.
Walking is beneficial and ineXpen-
sive for the girl who has no facilities
or liking for outdoor games.
Here are two good exercises which
can be recommended us safe, bene-
fetal and especially suited to seden-
tary workers. They should be per-
formed, if possible, in the open air or
in a we'll ventilated room. Ten TO
10 minutes, morning and evening.
will b enough, and the evening eXer-
else may be omitted if outdoor eXer-
else has been taken that day.
I. Stand erect with hands on hips.
turn head first TO the left and then to
the right, then bend forward and
backward from the waistline as far
rs possible, without bending the knees
six times, following with a rotary
movement of the head.
Q. With feet together and knees
straight, bend over to the left as far
as possible. allowing your arms to
fall at your side without strain, then
the same to the right about three
times. Now with toes out and heels
together. raise your arms above your
head and stretch up as far as pos
sible, slowly. Now bend forward and
touch your toes without bending your
knees for about sly times. Now
place your hands on your hips, bend
forward with a rotary movement of
the waist from left to right and right
to left, and then circular, with the feet
astride and apart. Now stand erect.
raise both arms above the head and
breathe deeply, then lower the arms
and breathe slowly, keeping the mouth
shut and being careful not to raise the
shoulders. but to expand the lower
part of the chest. After this place
your hands on your hips, rise on toes,
and sink slowly backward, keeping
the body rigid, bending the knees out
ward and keeping your heels together
Remain in this position until you
count Is, then come to erect position
before putting your heels down. Do
this three to six times.