Evening star., 1939-08-31
SlunpingMay
Have Serious
Both Appearances
And Health Hurt
By Bad Posture
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

1t stands to reason that the weak
spined lady has tough posture
problem on her hands But odd that
it seems, your spine is weak partly
because your posture is faulty!
According to some scientists, we
were never meant to walk erectly.
But look at the pelican with his
firm. easy strut and wonder just
whether any one actually knows
about evolution!
I have to admit, however, that we
we're not meant to walk erectly and
wear high heels! Mind you. adore
high heels. but I do know that they
should never be worn when we have
any distance to cover on foot, and
if we ignore that fact we are bound
to end up with a backache, a head
ache and possibly an eyeache. Then
we try to think what we did, or ate,
to cause those aches! Listen. sister.
walking in high heels can give you
more aches and encourage more ILL
ness than I feel inclined to tell you
about! Wear low or medium heels
for walking, save the pretties, my
dear, when you dress for parties or
ride in cars! Your spine deserves
that much consideration And
what's more, the sensible heel is the
smart heel these days-you do not
see chic women shopping in high
French heels-or walking either!
The next thing for you to remem-
ber is not to slump. That's not easy,
especially if you have been in the
habit of slumping for years and
years. I wish every girl or woman
could have a snaphot of herself
while she was slumping in chair,
while walking, or while working. Or
photographs of all three positions!
She would be shocked at what it
does to her figure-she would be
startled into correct posture Do you
know what slumping actually does
to you?
Slumping rounds your shoulders,
hollows your chest, makes your
stomach protrude, encourages an
unlovely rubber tire" drops your
shoulders, produces "dowager's
hump" gives you neckaches, back
aches, headaches, eyeaches, foot
aches and makes you depressed!
All, but that is not all! Wait!
Continued. habitual slumping over
period Of years causes havoc with
your internal organs. All those
dreadful things like sunken stomach,
knotted intestines and many more,
can frequently be traced right back
to your very poor posture! Ask any
physician and he will confirm my
statement.
Now if that picture isn't dreadful
enough to make you resolve this in
slant to pull yourself together and
learn to sit and walk and sleep and
work in good posture, have no hope
for you. You will most likely be an
unloved lady, have all sorts of
trouble and live envying your sisters
who took themselves in hand!
Here is good stretching exercise
which will acquaint you with individ-
ual vertebra which you did not
know you had! 1t is a spine stretch:
ment which you can DO IN your own
home or back yard.
Stand with your foot on the back
of chair which is sufficiently high
to permit you balance. Extend your
arms forward and slowly stretch
backward, allowing your head to fall
slowly. Cat first person may sup
port you by placing hand on the
small of your backD Then twist and
come to an upright position with
hands held up overhead. Drop your
foot, relax. Repeat with other foot.
Another excellent spine move
ment is available II you inclose
3-cent, stamped, self-addressed
envelope with your request. Write
me, care Of this paper.