The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 6, 1902, Page 10

position, the thumbs being pointed up- T R straig « rtical. R ward; the arms are lowered in as large k 1 r imes daily. De- circles as possible. arms ¢ ment with each The turn motion is admirably adapt- ed for giving soft, sinuous curves; double both hands until they look like pugilists’ fists, and hold them before the chest; lower the clinched hands and straighten the arms out on a line with the body, with tbe palms upward. This makes & turning of the entire muscle of the arms. Then turn the arms in the opposite direc- tion, bringing ‘them to the front of the dy, and finish by leaving the clinched :ds where they started from. This is slarly for increasing the size of the upper arm. s in succes- r forearms, up- ndmill movement rable forearm 1uous motion d, with one THOMAS NICHELSOR. »HE Biintd RLNCTRIGLMS - It Is well to bear in mind that It the right side of the body is used much in playing games, some minutes dafly should be 'spent in practicing the left arm and slde to correct any tendency to one-sided- An exercise which develops all the muscles from shoulder to tips of fingers is the corkscrew movement. Stretch up one arm at a time, and with the hand twist the muscle, starting at the shoulder. This produces a series of corkscrew or spiral curves that are really beautiful. A certain actress who has classically perfec arms keeps them in condition by just such exerciges. She also spends some time every day rajsing and lowering her - body by the arms and toes when lying flat o the floor. To correct flatness of the forearm, the arm is_bent and the hand turned out- of the hand being brought with the face. In this posi- the arm twisted and the wrist . This movement is also for the pur- of rendering the elbow joint lim- It is an .important movement, as from the elbow to the wrist the line of beauty should be more pronounced and the swell of flesh greater. When one has arrived at that stage where nothing is impossible ¥he follow- ing exercise should be attempted: Take a two-quart pitcher of water in the right hand, raise it over your head and swing it from right to left in a cir- motion ward, the b: up on a lev: tion water. ‘When this can be accomplished with ease and accuracy with the right hand, change the pitcher to the left hand and go through with the same motions, from left to right, and as facility is ac- quired, reverse the motion from right to left. More practice will be found neces- sary with the left than the right hand. Both hands and arms being trained, next take a two-quart pitcher of water in each hand, and make the movement with both simultaneously, being careful that the rapidly revolving pitchers shall not touch. The vessels must cross each other’s orbits at different angles. This is the best developing exercise for the arms that can be imagined; it also develops the muscles of the neck and back. When perfect in the exercise it will be possible to perform the neat little centrifugal experiment of the whirl- ing of an open dish of watér rapidly around the head without spilling a drop. A few months of this exerc will per- fect the arms of evén a delicate woman most beautifully and increase her phys cal strength to a point whe v without effort control her entire house- hold. A husband who sees his wife whirling_several quarts of fluid around the grace and lightness her head with u | CORR¥ECT FLATHESS | OF THE FORE ARM, AMND To \ LIMBER THE ELBOw JOIN Y be showsred with oold water and have a brisk rubbing. At night wash the arms in very hot water, s ing them with a Turkish wumng glove or a small nall lbl’\.llh. mfir 'ihkl‘c (hl should :; Sently massaged with a cold eream. axool{ont one for the purpose is made of: Oll of sweet almonds.... Honey . White wax Rosewater .. Tincture of benzoin. Essence of rose.... Melt the wax and add other ingredients slowly, mixing thoroughly. ‘When the skin is rough, as often is the case with the back ol the upper arm, equal parts of cocos butter and ofl of sweet almonds is used with sffect. This must be rubbed into the skin Hil it is quite absorbed. Still another rem- edy is almond paste and honey, Almond paste can be made at home as follows: Take one ounce of blanched bitter al- monds and round them in a mortar with one ounce of starch, them beat in the yolks of two eggs and twenty drops of of roses and one-half pint of spirits of wine. For tan or discoloration of the arms take a little glycerine and lemon juice and rub it in with the palms of the for five minutes; then reverse the of a butterfly upon the wing will hesi- hands; ep rubbing until the skin no from left to, right, holding the tate about differing with her in mere longer fe sticky, then rub well with pitcher upright and avoiding spilling the matters of opinion. chamois leather. This will make the arms After these movements the arms should white as milk. - o = ¥ —b < ~ - < BEIND-WIZARD5OF BEHE TPEEFPHONE. H you have used the stand ‘When he first realized that blindness hear his own voice bonding. That telephone you have pProbably Was to be his lot courage failed him. He would- just suit som They would never thought of the world of could mot face life with the light of day like to hear themsel ’ all the echaniom contained within i, Eone forever, and his youthful, unfulfilled time. And you have certainly never dreamed that this delicate little electrical world was adjusted for your use by a blind man. But such is the case. Every stand telephone used on the Pa- cific Coast passes through the deft fin- gers of this blind wizard, who gives to each its finishing touches before it goes out into the world to speak for itself. Back in the repair shop of the great telephone factory he sits and works from § to 5 daily adjusting telephones for the busy world outside. Great accuracy is required in making the delicate connec- tions of the copper wire of the induction coil in the base of the stand. One would think that eyes of the keenest quality would be necessary, but this young man fixes up from thirty to forty per day.or over 10,000 a year, besides dQing the deli- cate repair work of the factory, which is all turned over to him. A history of his life and the peculiar chain of circumstances that led him to do this work is interesting. Thomas Nich- elson did not always live in the world of darkness. He used to be a messenger in the employ of the company. He was an observant little fellow, and as that fac- ulty is_usually coupled with a ‘good mem- ory his mind to-day is peopled with ple- tures. The fact of his having seen once enables him to get a correct picture of his work. When old phones come in for repalr he sees the dirty tangled wire and the unpolished surface is apparent when he runs his fingers over the surface, for he can tell when the nickel is off. Then he oes about changing the picture and gflnglng a satisfactory one to the fore. ears ago, little Tom Nich- elson was foollng with a copper wire, when a bit flew off and lodged in his eye, and caused the loss of its sight. It was not long before the other eye bec inflamed out of sympathy, and both h to be taken out. One day, ten Ppossibilities forever wiped out. He became despondent and tried to take his life. He nted to end it all, but fate miraculous natched him back. And now he is a fatallist and accepts blindness as part of his life and accom- modates himself to it, for rebellion has taken a back seat-in his heart. ‘‘“When your time comes it comes and man can do anything to hasten or retard it,’”” says Thomas Nichelson now. “I would probably be only a lineman or something of that sort if this blindness had not come into my life, It has brought all my faculties to a focus and made me think and study.” He was taking the induction coil from an old-fashioned stand telephone pr paratory to placing it in the base of the new style stands which are now made altogether. I tried to get him to talk of his work. “Certainly, I _will answer any qfes- tion,” he sald, “so long as you don't ask me the silly qliestions some folks do, such as ‘How do I manage to dress myself? ‘Who combs my hair? ‘How do I put on my tie?” ‘If I count my steps when I walk a block?” ‘How can I tell the time?’ and ‘How can 1 see to shave in the dark? That's what a fellow asked me once who was visiting me and who came into my room where I was sitting in the dark, shaving. /I have & watch without a crystal and I can feel the position of the hands and tell the time almost to a minute. ‘‘Now about this work. You see, in the old-fashioned stand the induction coll !s attached at the end of the green braid. Now, instead of having the coil at the end of the line, in the new kind it is placed In the base of the stand. This makes the apparatus more compact and the stand, though heavier, is firmer and less llable to be broken. “If 1 should make a mistake and cross the wires here the circult would be a short and there would be no end of trou- ble. A person talking in the phone would “I am rather proud haven't made a mist 1g and I dor > record, for I ke yet, but I am t want to get care- perfect with my my pleasure.” . Nichelson work as pos It is hard to is blind when m walking along the street with his head up. He walks straight ahead and people make way for him just as they any man who walks fast. Mr. Nichelson keeps notes and uses the that h u see I weight system of dots and dashes. He writes from right to left. The marks press through, and when he wishes to read his notes he reverses the paper and reads from left togright. ““These notes ar® busin: said as ne showed me his Kk, and pass- ing his fingers along the line he read: ‘March 19. inish the order for ninet: six telephones Los Angeles and be- gan work on order for same number for Seattle.’ " 1¢ was now 5 o’clock in the factory and one by one the boys came up and silently shook hands with the blind man. He feit each hand and arm and then called the owner by name. ““Good-night, Bill. Good-night, Tom. Say, you have a new coat, haven't you? And Jack, you have changed your ring to the second finger.” Nichelson took off his apron and weat straight to the hook where his hat and coat hung. ‘““He uoesn’t like to have us help him,” said one of the boys. “T am going to the theater to-night with the boys. I want to get home and get cleaned up and take a shave in the dark and gat down there before the curtaln goes up. I like to hear the whole show.™ We watched him dodge the machinery and followed him to the door, where he jumped on a passing car and was lost to sight. “Isn’t he a crackajack?” saild one of boys. “Did you see him dodge Lo truck?” ISABEL