The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-11
Your Health
 By pr. William Brady

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 CULTTVATING GOOD POSTURE
 By direct x-ray examination, Dr. Nathalie Kavalef Mankell. who was my teacher in medical school and something special in good pos- ture as I remember, that 8 ptoSed or sagging stomach was lifted from two to six inches in the abdomen by the mere assumption of perfect ly erect posture for a few moments. Assuming erect posture has Sim- liar effeect upon displaced or pro- lapsed relvic organs too. On the other hand, slumping into "dishpan stoop" or "debutante slOuch'' ar the sloppy posture of the uneducated-- many intellectualS are uneducated below the neck-favorS such inter- nal displacements and the distress ing Arrangements that follow. General slouching is adroitly concealed by the tailor'S or dress makers art, as is the earlier stage of spinal curvature. In great many cases the complaint of backache IS due to bad posture and will not cease until posture Is corrected. It is a hard task for one who has acquired bad posture habit to hold himself or herself erect for even 8 few minutes at first. He or she must practice many times a day, in standing, sitting or walking. when" ever the thought occurs or when ever the clock strikes the hour. At such times the individual who wishes to cultivate good posture should assume vigorous erect poS- ture-not caricature nor 8 wood- en statue, but just healthy, normal posture even though it be for only few seconds. The keys to good posture, remember, are CD crown of head trying to touch imaginary hign ceiling, (2) carrying imagin- ary basket or jar balanced on head, (3) tucking chin inside imaginary high stiff collar, (D feet parallel (never toe out) and knees rigid. (5) never mind your chest and don't try to draw up the abdo- men," stomach" diaphragm" or even the belly This training in good posture one may take sitting, standing or walking and without other than casual or favorable notice
 An exercise which is highly ber1- ef1cial for fatigue posture and es- pecially for the girl or young woman with spinal curvature (hieh shoulder, high hip, as dressrnakers call it) and for the young mother following childbirth, is the dacf- shund crawl: Get down on all fours, keep thighs perpendicular to floor, bend elbows so your chest will be close to floor, hold head bent back. Stretch one arm far forward, ad- vance, stretch other arm far for- ward, and so crawl around the room two or three times with hips always well above level of shoul- ders. The dachshund crawl is an excellent exercise for children with
 fet, sunken, weak, undeveloped
 est if the youngster will do it regularly two or three times a day. It is especially good to hasten in- volution and prevent weaknesses or displacements which are so likely to occur after childbirth in women who have not had the advantage of good physical education.