The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 16, 1902, Page 11

CENTURY 1Ay 7o If You Would Recuperate When Tired and Enjoy Complete Relaxation Seek for Per- fect Repose and Not Agltatlon. heav- her rest good example. we nnot do give up some every- ac- , ttend e get i a we will and why nes be- 1 a seml- relax “invite as one exhorts us. Sleep may not It not an easy er for a woman who is not accus- tomed to sleep in the daytime to fall in e at will. Sleep should not exceed fifteen minutes, this being more re- 1g than an hour or half-hour's slum- To rest a tired brain place the hands of the head, slightly swaying the Think of nothing; this is absolutely imperative to attain the best s from the afternoon rest. When one can slip off one's. garments, get into a lounging robe and slippers and let down the halr, the position in which can obtain the best results is natur- the recumbent one. But do not lie as have always done, with the pillow under your head. This is not the twen- tieth century e the pillows from tollow. is you way. under the head and put them under the feet, because to obtain the best results from rest and sleep the head must be on a level or lower than the feet. We have this me ge from France, and if any wo! in the world knows how to pre- serve her beauty and erve her nerve force it is the French woman. The physi- scian who is responsible for this theory of resting declares that if one sleeps in the =t LDT//G new way insomnia and nightmare will be unknown, the sleep will be “intellectual, because more profound, and the entire nervous system will be ameliorated.” One of his converts is the Queen of Servia. She eschews the soft bed and down pil- lows and sleeps on a narrow divan, sprgad with a hard, unylelding mattress, and without the vestige of a pillow under her head, but one under her feet. By this method she hopes to preserve the best fig- ure and the most stately carriage in all Europe’s royalty. Position in resting is all-important. Lie on the right side, with the right arm by the side of the body; the left arm may rest on the thigh; flex the limbs slightly, and let no joint rest heavily upon another. This is the position that insures the best breathing capacity, circulates the blood to the best advantage and more fully pids digestion. Lying on the back, with the arms thrown over the head, is the worst pos- sible position, weakness or disease of the throat, ears and nose being often brought on by this wrong position. The pressure of the palate against the back of the throat hinders breathing; mucus and other unwholesome substances collect in TH ~UN l TURED . LRALY the throat, and from these two injurious conditions there result many diseases of the throat and respiratory organs, as well as a genera! weakening of them. Nor should the, arms be folded on the chest, as it needs freedom from weight. To lie with one hand under the cheek is as bad a habit as it is a common one, because it wrinkles, and slightly numbs the skin. Let me tell Beauty how not to go to sleep when she is taking her rest. Lgt her take care that it is not with a frown or discontented expression, for such will be apt to leave its imprint during her sleeping moments and contribute just o much to permanent unbecoming lines. As she finds herself sinking into the arms of the drowsy god let her close her mouth easily, allow the eyelids to drop gently, but fully; over the éyes;and just as she yields Rherself to “his ing embrace summon some plzasamffimh: that shall set the seal of peacefdl content upon her face. Close the/ mouth and breathe through the nostrils; this habit can be acquired if one is not addicted tu it, un- less there be some pronounced nasal im- pediment. “Shut Your Mouth” is the rather startling title of a little book pub- li[ ‘\aflflf ; lished some years ago, which gives some valuable advice, so T have been told. I have never seen the book, but if we kept our mouths shut all of our sleeping and most of our waking hours colds and dis ease would not find us such easy victims, lnes about our mouths would be more conspicucus by ‘their absence, and we should be altogether better: looking in every way. Persons are apt, at the moment of fall- ing asleep, to let the jaw drop slightly, and the lines of the mouth settle them- selves in heavy curves. This is not nec- essary and a little watchfulness at the moment of losing conscigusness will les- sen the tendency. To prevent the dropping of the jaw, a cloth or handkerchief may be bound about it and it may be very well to try this a few times, until one acquires the knack of not dropping the jaw. Occasionally to devote some time to resting the feet is essential if the shape is'to be preserved. Remove the shoes and stockings and lie down, face do#nward, with a pillow under the insteps of both feet, so that every inch of the breadtn of the foot rests upon the pillow. When this is done the foot is at ease. The mus- 11 When You Lie Down Your Heart Makes Ten Strokes Less a Minute, Nerve Force Is Conserved and Beauty Preserved. cles rest and strengthen, and the beauti- ful arch of the instep is preserved. If it is impossible to rest the feet in this way, time failing us, Jt is a real rest and bene- fit to the feet, to change the stockings and put on shoes—or better still, slippers—with an entirely different heel from those of the shoes taken off, efther higher or low- er, as the case may be. IMPORTANT DETAILS. It is necessary to bé well covered while resting in a recumbent position. for this reason: Nature takes the time when one is lying down to give the heart a rest, and that organ consequently makes ten strakes less a minute than when one is in an upright posture. Multiplying that by thirty minutes, say, it is three hundred strokes. At night, when about eight hours are spent in lying down, the heart is saved nearly five thousand strokes, and as the heart pumps six ounces of blood with each stroke, it lifts thirty thousand ounces less of blood in a night of eight hours speut In bed than when one is in an upright position. As the blood flows so much more slowly through the veins while i ‘ng down, we must supply, then, , the warmth usually wn to table when you come or a round of social duties, e down or sit down for ten , or take a cup of tea, a little in from worl dead tired. minutes fir: beef tea or some hot milk, and wait un~ til you can partake of the more solid meal with the ph; cal machinery a little rest- ed and refreshed. When a woman has a few moments for resting she lly takes up a book or a bit of sewing. “I think I will sit down and do this mending and rest a while,” she says. But she only receives that in- direct help which comes from a change of occupation. Taking a ten minutes’ rest in a horizontal position, as a change from standing or sitting at work, will prove more beneficial to her than any make- shifts at resting. A man is wiser; Inva- riably if he says, “I am going to rest a while,” he does rest, either by lying down or sitting in one chair with his feet in another, with hands at gest. What principally distinguishes a Chi- nese woman from an American is her ut- ter freedom from nervousness. No matter what —happens, she always remains phiegmatic, and she can rest or sleep any- where, In any position and in any amount of noise. The Chinese woman's face 18 therefore free from wrinkles, even to & green old age. Worry, which is directly opposed to rest, is a mortal enemy to beauty and charm of manner; it is a wrinkle inducer and a trown instigator; it clouds the eyes, makes lines about the eyes and mouth and de- stroys repose and gentleness of manner. < < < WHAT I HOPE TO BE WHEN | GROW UP. = = P Continued From Page Seven. sibil ty nerally from what I have heard my p ften ark, no matter what's the matter in his office, it always arises somewhere between the bill clerk &nd the bookkeeper. s ambition in view, I will use me the opportunity to learn m thoroughly so that when I am & lady and earning 2 good salary I little girls along and show them the advantages to be gained by the life of & stenographer. IRENE THEDY. + | WINNIE BELL, | Lincoln Grammar. S I am In the last grade in the Lincoln Grammar School I am very anxious about preparing my lessons, but I should consider this &s a very small matter compared to the future anxieties of life. I hope by hard study and energy to graduate In June with high honors. When I try to choose an occupation I find it very hard to decide. To find the one I am most adapted to is also a hard task. I hope to become a teacher, but if not I will try to successfully perform duties that cross my path. MINNIE STOYER, <+ | { Lincoln Grammar. AM now iIn the last grade of the Lin- coln Grammar School, and my frst hope is to graduate in June, and, if possible, without the examination. That is one of the things I hope for. 1 should like to be a school teacher, if I might teach the littie ones, for my best friends are among the little peopl But I would never have patience with older puplls, because when they did wrong I should know they were old enough to have better sense. I am very fond of music, and some day hot a long way off I hope to take plano lessons. I tried the millinery trade and I like it very much. But to sit in a little room and sew all dey, year after year, would be an occupation I would not care for. Of course draping and trimming hats would be very interesting, but even hats lose their interest after a while. The one thing I hope to be more than anything else is an authoress. BEver since I have been able to think I have hoped to write a story of some kind, and ever since I have been able to read reading has been my pastime. In my estimation authors 1 hope to win the affection not only of%™ my schoolmates, but also of my friends. | I want to be good to people and charita- | ble to the poor. “What I Hope to Be” is & hard question to answer, but I desire to | live & goo worthy of example. +* - + CLATRE SULLIVAN, Franklin School. -+ 0 VK 1t is natural that all girls ome idea of what they intend to be in after life. I have never said ively what 1 intend to be, but now, as I am pinned down to do 80, 1 shall have to do my best. I have often sald I would be a dress- maker or many other things, but as I- grow older hink more of becoming 2 teacher. To be a teacher one must have llent education, which takes pa- time. Some girls would get ol, but I don’t think that I 1 bave one good advantage, and that is, 1 started school young. I am also very healthy, and I have never been kept ut of school for any reason. hers always have a chance to keep improving. They also have short hours, good long vacations and pleasant work. Now, I have stated whet I intend to be n the future, make me ch uniess some circumstances nge my mind. HE week beginning oz Sunday, February 16, will bring forceful preparations for large operations. A building and machinery boom will be Instituted and trade in various kinds of building and manufact- uring materials will be brisk. New and special inventions in mining machinery should be put into operation. These conditions will be induced by the earth’s passing into the sign Virgo, in conjunction with Mars, opposits in Pisces. Speculation will be quite active, espec- fally in ofls and mining stocks. These may be strongest during the latter days of the week. Health will be fairly good. Some may suffer from despondency. Care should be taken against accidents and especially by those living in mining districts. The weather will be stormy the first of the weel, followed by clear and cold weather. By the 21st and 224 rain or snow, according to latitude, will prevail. Marriage. This is not a propitious time for mar- riages, and those contemplating matri- mony had best defer this important event. There will be a number of marriage en- gagements contracted during this week. Business. February 16, Sunday—This is not a fa- vorable day and should be passed quietly and restfully. Any business transacted upon this day will not be conducive ot good results. February 17, Monday—This is a good day upon which to start new enterprises, pro. mote schemes and to push all business and authoresses are the greatest of men and women. It is hard to choose when one has no special talent; there are so many things one can learn to be. Maybe some day’l shall think of a story and write it. Then my hopes will oe realized. In the meantime I will not despair. * =3 GERTRUDE HANLON, Lincoln Grammar, oo = HAT I hope to be, is quite a hard question to answer. There are quite a few positions which I would like to take up, but the positions I think about most are bookkeeping and typewriting. I think I would like bookkeeping and typewriting because I think it would bring a good salary, with which I could sup- port my mother and father as they grow older. I would try to make everything as pleasant as possible for my employer and his other employes. I hope to have a good thorough course in my two gsluona I would like to be a school teacher, but it seems as though I have not patience enough to teach others, as I get discour- aged too easily. I hope to be able tg help every one, whether it is hard or easy. If it is in my power to help I will be very glad to do so. S =3 ZELLA MERKLEY, Franklin School. B =4 HAT to be? That is the ques- tion. It is often hard to even make a suggestion, especially when your ambition calls per- haps for something you are sure you cannot be successful in undertaking. Under this title there are three things to be considered. ‘What you would like to be. ‘What you can be under the circum- stances. What you are fitted for. Great mistakes are often made in try- ing to follow some one profession when you are In no way adapted for it. Of course, if we could know positively be- forehand what we could be successful at much time and energy would be saved. Now, for myself, I would like to be well educated and broaden my ideas by travel- ing and learning the customs and habits of the other races which Inhabit our globe. As far as I can decide I wouid like to become a famous author and add my name to the list of modern writers. Afe. IRMA FILCHER. Denman School. x5 HEN I am of age I hope I shall have been graduated from High School. Then I intend to go to a untversity or college for young ladies. I would like to complete an education in art and litera- ture and finish my mus Berlin. T hope I shall attain a thorough kuowledge of housekeeping and I intend to be a good domestic woman, kind and hospitable to others. If I ever have a home of my own, I should wish it to be cultured and refined. If I do not marry I shall take care of my parents as long as I lve and be a dutiful and grateful daughter. I think it the duty of every womaa to be a housewife, faithful and caretaking. That is whv I choose this life. If I were throwh upon my own resources I should give instruction in either music or art, whichever 1 found myself Dbest qualified to’teach. If there should be no opening in these lines I might be indficed to take up stenography, as I regard it as a lucrative and agreeable employment, especially for a young woman. My ineli- 1 education in — nation, however, is toward music and art, enough to be independent in after years | | and the harmony, beauty and elevating and be able to support my parents in {nfluences which they convey. comfort when they are old. ELLA BACHLE, | \ ANITA LOOS, Franklin School. l Denman School. L P OME girls never give a thought to what they would like to bé in the future. Now that I am compelied to tell what I would like to be i after years I will endeavor to try and make myself understood. First of all I should like to have a good education, especially in the line of his- tory ard English. I think they are very necessary to a girl when she grows older. I should like the studies mentioned above because if I should ever get into an argument over some past event in his. tory 1 should like to be able to talk on the subject and at the same time use proper English. 1 should like also to take up a cuvurse ‘n shorthand and in time become a traveling reporter for some large firm. In such a position there is a chance for improvement and the traveling would help one to see and become familiar with other places. In fact I should like to have knowledge The Secrets of affairs. Commercial travelers will be suc- cessful if they start upon journeys upon this date. Speculation is quite uncertain. Grain may open a little higher and advance a few points by 11 a. m. Sugar and coffes will be highesat at noon. February 18, Tuesday—Wholesale deal- ers should realize great profits and large bookings made on this day. Foreign securities, mining stocks and rallroad stocks will be best to-day. Wheat opens easy, but will be very changeable until 11 o'clock. February 19, Wednesday—This is a good day to sell. Real estate dealers should find this day a profitable one. Markets open down, but grain and pro- visions go up by 10; iron at 11; bank stocks at 12, and copper and sugar at 1 p. m. February 20, Thursday—Push all busi- ness affairs and inventions upon this day. Property transfers should be made to-day and important papers signed. ‘Wheat opens fair and firm; sugar and metals go up at 10. Grain should be very changeable, with some gain at the closy of the market. February 21, Friday—This is a good day upon which to make changes, start upon journeys and to introduce new departures in business. Professional people will find this a for- tunate dav. The stock market opens uncertain. Metals and mining stocks should be fair the Stars Made at 12. Bank stocks nnd sugar should be up at the close. February 22, Eaturdny—Regfllar busl- ness routine will be undisturbed to-day. There may be some startlng develop- ments in army or pavy affaire upon this date.' Birthdays. February 16, Sunday—Those who cele- brate the anniversary of their birth upon this day should exercise great caution in their business dealings during the next year. to occur and the year will be a very eventful one. Young men will court but should not marry within the next twelve months. February 17, Monday—This will be a fortunate year for those who are in the employ of others, and for those who seek promotion, if their birthday falls upon this date. It is not a good year to start new enterprises, as there will be many unforseen annoyances. Young women should not engage in business this year. February 18, Tuesday—This will prove to be a fortunate year for those who cele- brafe their birthday upon this date. Young women will experience a happy and eventful year. Great Interest will be taken. by all in religion and scientific af- fairs. There will be long journeys tnkeu by some. February 18, Wednesday—All who cele- brate the anniversary of their natal day upon this date should e Unexpected happenings are likely - Clear to You. in the prevention of accidents, Sudden illnesses may ‘assall some, but recovery will be rapid in most cases. There may be business complications arise in the ca- reers of business men. Young women should have offers of marridge. February 20, Thursday—Financial losses threaten those whose birthday falls upon this day. Judicious care should be used in the handling of money. All should avold speculation. Young women should care for their health. February 21, Friday—This may be an unfortunate year in domestic and love affairs for those who celebrate their birthday to-day. ~It will be an unsatis- factory year for those engaged In busi- ness. Professional people should prosper, aad egspecially these in the field of dra- matic art. February 22, Saturday—There will be busfess worries but some financial gain for those whose birthday falls upon this date. = Some will likely make advanta- geous changes during the next tweive months. Young women may make ro- mantic marriages within the year. Births. & The children born during this week will be strong-minded and fearless. They will be successful in attaining their ‘ambi- tions, and will have a marked capacify for werk. They will be plungers in spec- ulaticn and will accumulate money. February 16, Sunday—The children born upen this day will be hot-tempered and difficult to manage during childhood. They may be liable to accidents. The boys will be successful in business and the girls lucky in affairs of the heart. February 17, Monday—The children of to-day will be fond of pleasure, of travel and of sight-seeing. They will be ener- getic and will choose careers that will bring constant ‘change and diversion. February 18, Tuesday—These children will be active, clever and successful in all of thelr undertakings. The boys should become wholesale merchants, ex- plorers and lecturers on religious and scientific subjects. The gigls will prob- ably marry while quite young. February 19, Wecnesday—The children born upon this day will be rather un- lucky. They should “be trainea at an early age in the principles of right and self-reliance. The boys will be excellent workers, and some will inherit large fortunes. February 20, Thursday—The children of to-day will be careless and inclined great extravagance. They will do better in the employ of others than engaged in their own enterprises. The girls should be gifted in music and literature. February 21, Friday—The children born | upon this day will be fond of pleasures, will possess many friends, and will be Ja ishly generous. The boys will be success- ful in businese, and the girls will make advantageous marriages. February 22, Saturday—The born to-day will be exceptionally gifted. They should become artists, musicians, —¥*man are over. AVING not fully made up my mind as to what I shall become when I am a woman, an answer to that question will be difficult for me to give. So far in my life my ambi- tions have inclined toward being a ship architect. The idea of taking up this oo~ cupation was given to me by Long~ fellow’s poem “The Building of the Ship,” which we had in the seventh grade as literature work. My choice for being a ship architect rather than the architect of a house or other buildings is because the city is overrun with the latter, while there are comparatively few people who draw the plans of ships. I think also that the oc- cupation which I so far have iIntended to take up is a quiet and refined business for a woman. If I had any talent at all in drawing or painting I would like to be an artist, but as the only drawing I can do is mechanical, the occupation of an architect suits me. If I do take this up the Lick School will be the best one for me to go to after my days at the Den- However, I will not think too seriously over this subject as I am only 12 years old. * LOUISE M. SCHINDELE, Franklin School. OST girls and boys at some time in their childhood days dream of the future and build air castles, which, though very lovely then, at some time In their life may fall about their ears and vanish, never to | Feappear. I'have many, so many desires to | children | that it would take a book to write them all, | Though I love traveling and painting, still | the wish nearest my heart is to heip the poor, the sick and the needy. To be a nurse or philanthropist is one of my | brightest dreams. Miss Helen Gould is | my ideal of the latter. Of course I have | not the fortune to follow in her footsteps, | but I have the health and desire to be & good nurse and tend the sick and dis- tressed. No matter where you go or how poor you are there can always be found some one worse off than yourself. As the | Lord said, “The poor ye always have with o As much as I would like to follow this vocation, If fate decrees it so, I hope I'll inspirational speakers and writers. Many | be content to live in any sphere God of them will lead wandering, unsettled lives, but they will be happy and ab- sorbed in their life work. wishes, knowing that whatever we are munnmbezood-ndmuwdmh somebody around us happy. \