The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1902, Page 10

10 R e 1S PoSITIoN DEVELo®S THE eusT All Bights Reserved. ETTING strength in the afms i one of the most tedious of all phys- performances, but one that will certainly succeed. You can be- come as muscular as the strongest woman you know and as clever with your muscles as Sandow. ’ CeARMING U To-maTE BATH comng It all depends upon practice, though there 15, to be sure, a little art about 1t. Frequently women are very strong in one sel of musclés and very weak in an- other. To take a homely = illustration. The woman who irops constantly Js strong in the lower or fore arm, though she may be so weak in the upper arm that she cannot lift an ordinary burden, OF EXERCinE PRECE BATHING ne §. 8. McClure Co.) ho takes a daily bath actually born again into a fresher and fairer womanhood. No prescription that a physician HE woman is e¢an giye will relax wearied mus cles, soo! quivering nerves, patch a worn temper, or as quickly rejuvenate and beautify as the morning ‘‘tu Be- ides being a tonic and a stimulant, baths are like exercise—they hin people on the way to accumulating flesh and reduce the surpius of avoirdupois for stout folk. Soft water, pure soap, two towels, a soft amd rough one, and ten minutes of time are the only requisites, The moment of r! from the bed is the best t for nd mod- tier than at and requires warm, and therefore can w cold or cool wa r time. It is relaxec erately vy oth much less real weight. It is when they try. the society games that women feel their weakness most, Let the woman who has never bowled at- tempt to throw the ball. Her first effort will not only be a poor one, but it will bi fraught with muck fatigue to herself. Her buck will ache’and she will have a generally used up feeling after an even- ing of the exercise. For the Arms. For physical culture and home develop- ment there is nothing better than a little exercise with the ball. Take one that seems easily handled, not too heavy by any means, nor too light, and if you have space in which to practice with it, you will find that it gives the best of all ex- ercises in physical culture. f you learn to manage a weight like this properly you will do more than de- velop your arms. You will round out the throat, make the neck plump, bring sym- metry to the arms and strengthen. the s. Besldes these good points you will un- consclously bring out the muscles in the legs and make the spine firm, The test of a good exercise is its ability to bring into play every muscle in the human body at once; and for this a good course in-bowling and other exercise with the ball_can ‘be most highly recommended. A Wall street man who suffered from & parrow chest, and whose tendency to cough alarmed his family, was adVised by his physician to practice fifteen min- utes njght and morning with a handball, Selecting a vacant room in the house for his operations, he repaired there each day and threw the ball against the wall, catching it on the rebound. He selected a small rubber ball with plenty of spring in it, and after a few days became sa ax- by washing the face and neck alone. ablution of the whole surface of ths body is necessary. - and makes the skin elastic and smooth as satin. to shrivel and contract on the application of temporary cold. complete without the Tilk SUNDAY CALL. bracing, and the nerves, deadened by the night’s repose, require a gentle stimulus. If a warm bath {s preferred, let it be fol- lowed by a dash of cold water. A warm bath at night is restful to many people, but if one is very tired the exertion of bathing is too fatiguing, and af footbath or a handbath will be more restful. - To immerse the feet or hands in hot water is always soothing. An important step, to be sure, to the attainment of beauty is the night bath. and if possible one never should retire witiout removing from face, neck and hands at least the accumulated dust of the day; the wornout cuticle, which peels off the face when not promptly removed, spoils the complexion. Let no woman deceive herself, however. The muddy-brown look which the neg- lected skin assumes cannot be removed An This clears the complexion The skin also loses the tendeney The ordinary plunge or tub bath is not shower bath, ac- pert that he could really perform wonder- tul tricks with the ball, throwing it with great force and keeping it on the bound for some minutes. It geemed like a trivial pastime for a man of millions, but he became very much interested in it and in the end it cured his cough, strengthened his chest and gave him the exercise he so much needed. He played ball with the windows open to insure plenty of fresh air. For the Back. In practicing with the ball, whether il be a rubber ball or one of heavier com- position, try these three movements: One is the bowling movement, in which the body is bent sideways, while the hand is stretched out for balancing the figure and the body is inclined as much as possible. One leg is stretched straight, while the weight of the body is thrown upon the other knee, which is slightly bent. The ball is held in the hand, over the bent knee, aud the chest is free and the lungs are open to receive a good, long breath. For house practice a very large rubber g::l‘. as heavy as possible, will be the An exercise which has little grace, but is useful for strengthening the back, con- sists in grasping the ball with both hands and leaning forward as if you were about to throw it. Great strength can be ac- quired in this way, for the body is in a trying position and the back has a strain put upon it, just where it is weakest, namelv, across it, just above the belt. A third exercise is more than good. To perform it lie upon your back in the mid- dle of the floor and lift one foot until it stand high in the air at right angles with the body. An assistant will now be re- quired to place the ball upon your foot, while you try to balance it. When very expert it will not be difficult to bend the aema, ranacea for almost every ill. is overwrought and tired, she has a bath prepared in such a way that it soothes the nerves. 'S CoMPLETE Awp WERURIOLS W oA NTManTs cording to some sanitarians, who claim that it has an invigorating effect on the system unknown to the tub bath alome; that the shock of falling water given by thie shower stimulates the surface circu- lation and produces a healthy glow that is not only very refreshing, but counter- acts the enervating effect produced by the hot tub bath, affording a splendid means for rinsing the body after the bath and closing the pores of the skin, giving the bather a deliclous sense of renewed vitality. If a shower bath Is not possible a good substitute i{s a cold sponge bath. To be- come accustomed to cold bathing, begin with a towel dipped in cold water, wring- ing it thoroaghly and rubbing the body vigorously. Gradually increase the amount of cold water in the towel, and presently you will find yourself bathing in the coldest of -water. You can massage yourself by vigorously rubbing, kneading and manipulating with open or clenched hands. theroughly dry. All this is done after the body is "t-day there is a different bath as a If a woman Another bath acts as an invigor- t}le} ball, but at first this will not be pos- sible. These three exercises will greatly assist the one who is anxious to find true phy- sical culture. As far as beauy is concerned it is quite a different thing from mere strength. Aside from a certain rugged beauty the strong woman is not always the hand- some one. For Good Looks. ' How to get strength and beauty is the important question. This is one that can be largely answered in the methods adopted by a woman after she has exer- cised. Suppose she be attired in a gym- nasjum suit and that she has indulged in violent exercise for three-quarters of an hour. At the end of that time she is in a glow and if not actually perspiring is very near it and is also breathless and tired physically. It is only the trained athlete who can indulge in a plunge, hot or cold, at this time and the amateur will find herselt far too exhausted to recuperate in _this way. She must select gentler methods. The best thing the beginner can do after exercising is to slip off her gymnasium suit and get into a very warm wrapper. An_eiderdown bath robe is excellent, but under it she must have her flannels to keep her body very warm. She should lle down in bed and cover up, and if she feels like it she may take a little nap. Anyway, a rest of fifteen minutes is what she needs. Now for the bath. It must be a warm one, nearly 9 degrees, according to com- fort, and should be taken with soap and the flesh scrubbing brush. Now.in the best of all times to clear the pores of the skin. Go over the thoroughly, knee, place the ball on the sole of the shoe "and lift it again without dropping- ating tonic; or there is a bath to make her thin, to make her fat, and the one whose sole purpose is to beautify. The Marie Antoinette Bath. To soothe the nerves and renew life try an aromatic or Marie Antoinette bath, thus named because it was prescribed for the Queen by her physician. She took it cold in summer and tepid in winter. This is the recipe: Take a pound of thyme, sweet marjoram, hyssop, .mint, sage, rosemary, borage, crushed rice, crushed bariey, boil in two quarts of wa- ter, adding a handful of salt. Strain and add the liquid to the bath. Lait virginal is a preparation for the bath, which is also restorative and buoying. It requires rose water, four ounces; tincture of myrrh, two ounces; tincture of benzoin, two ounces; essence of citron, two drachms. This being the proportion for two quarts of water. ‘When the Parisian takes an aromatio bath, the tub is lined with a linen sheet, gored so as to fit the tub. The bath bag, containing many aromatic ingredients, herbs, spices and perfumes, is thrown in, and the tub being almost filled to the edge, the bather gets in and stays there until she fs perfumed through and through. A cologne bath acts as an invigorating tonic, so does a lavender bath, only in a lesser degree. The lavender is crushed and left for three days in white wine vinegar, then strained and bottled and used as needed. Verbena leaves, plucked and thrown into an earthenware jug of distilled wategr, left for days and then strained and added to a little aleohol in which rose leaves have been steeped, is also a refreshing prepa- ration. To reduce flesh, there is the lemon or lime juice bath, and nothing is more re- freshing on a hot day. Indeed, the lemon bath originated in the tropics. Remove the pips from three or four lemons and the outer yellow skin, leaving the rest, cut in slices, and put into a jug of boiling water. Cover up over night. In the morning strain add pour the lemon water into the bath. Rose water and milk is the bath for the woman who would take on a little extra flesh. Queen Isabella of Bavaria bathed daily-in milk, containing rose water. The famous bath of the beautiful Russian, Marie Czewertinoska, was a cask of malaga wine, placed in a silver tub; in this she plunged herself every morning, after which the tub was emptied and a fresh cask provided the following day. In cases of insomnia the hot bath has been known to produce sleep when noth- ing else would. It should be taken quiet- touching the neck and eheeks lightly, and using a softer brush for the purpose. A second bath with enough benzoin in the water to make it milky is necessary to clear oft the soap. This done, the seeker for physical cuiture will find her- self amply rewarded by the results that “'Il‘lh!oglol" ho is going to be e girl who is gof a sional athlete or who is seeking profes- cham- — To the Morning and Even- ing Dip Diana Owes Her Ra- diant Complexion and Spark- ling Eyes—The Latest Bril- liant Ideas to Make Bathing a Sybaritic Dream by Means of Crushed Flowers—Mecca Bal- sam—Rose Water and Aro- matic Herbs—The Maric An- toinette Bath. | | f | t as little éffort as possible 11d remain in the water hav thor- 1y and with ju and the bather sh just long ) to ever for special athletics take up the first thing basket or vase, place it e tips of her fingers and wi bout her bathroom, in loose attire. There is nothing better if one would cultivate correct poise of shoulders, and that attractf kind of grace revealed by an erect, svelte figure. The modern bathroom is luxurious to a degree, and invites to frequent use. There is the bath proper; the shower and needle bath, with its rubber curtain: the sitz bath, the foot bath, the shampoo and the lavatory, with all the appointments n‘ the mast attractive description—onyX. porcelain, glass, silver plate and mahog- any. Pedicuring. Aside from the daily bath, the feet should have their own particular bath, three times a week at least. Her fresh complexion and sparkling eyes, one Wo- man, who is no longer young, declares is due in a great measure to her very care- fully kept feet. The foot tub should be three-quarters fllled with soapy water, as hot as can be borne; while the feet are soaking, the toes are gently rubbed and manipulated all the time. This prevents lame joints and sometimes corns. The feet are rinsed first in tepid and finally in cold water containing a dash of alcobol For the .pedicuring process cold cream, nafl polish, nail powder, cham3is pad, & box of pumice, clippers, chisel and round chisel are required. With the clippera the nails are cut, the square cut being the proper shape; this obviates the danger of ingrowing nails. After being cut the nalls have a little polish rubbed om with the chamols pad and then a dust of powder. The chisel and round chisel are for the treatment of corns, and should only be used by one who has had some instruc- tion from & chiropodist. They are as sharp as a ragor and used to pare away corns. Any callous places or rough skin are rubbed down with the powdersd pum- ice or emery paper and the cold cream is rubbed over any tender parts of the feet, or the feet may be massaged with théh amollient, immediately after being taken from the bath, and before the pedicuring process begins, or instead, they may be rubbed with arnica or alcohol. The toes must be kept as straight as possible; when there is a tendency to crook or overlap each other, it is well to place a thin splint under them at night, tied closely against which they can be held in place. An alcohol securing, by arating effec hol will suffic foot bath is a method absorption, a very exhi lon of %-proof alco- sveral baths, and the only accessori: are a hot brick ar a little cologne, this latest idea is not expensive one. The method of procedu consists of dropping the hot brick i the alcohol (previously perfumed) abo fifteen or twenty minutes before using then, after ascertaining that the lquid is just hot enough not to burnm, the feet are fmmersed in the foot bath, and, after covering the tub with a cloth, to prevent any escape of thé vapor, you sit and re- flect upon the b of existence. A warm bath, with a handful of sea salt In it is about as restful as a nap. Paddle in it until it cools, dry with a Tough towel, put on fresh stockings, have a change of shoes. If one could take the time in the middle of the day to change the stockings for a fresh pair we should not hear so much about cold feet or rheumatism. One rellef from fatigue is to the feet in ice cold water and them immersed until there Is a sensa- tion of warmth.' A bandage, wet with alum water, and put on when retiring, Is excellent for strengthening tender feet. It Is sald that nervousness Is kept out of the celestial empire by the use of soft- soled shoes. The hard soles worn by the Arglo-Saxon race are the cause, in measure, of the extreme nervous tempe: ament. Would we not be more amiable and therefore more beautiful if we wore soft soles, at least, when at home? plunge plonship honors in golf, tennis or even in bowling should take this treatment nearly every day, devoting am hour and a half to it. But the woman who merely seeking to improve her gen physical condition can be content with twice a week. Meanwhile she can prac- tice the exercises daily and twice a day t.'pnho“ giving more than five minutes