The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1903, Page 8

UNDAY CALL. S - — | FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAHEN IN 1 REALISTIC SURROUNDINGS. x i -— (Copyright, 1903, by Anthony Barker.) ¢ ND pray. why do you carry a cane?” asked a friend of & cer- tain United States BSenator, who is known far and wide as making as little physical exer- tion as pos “For exercise, sir,” was the response, Jokingly delivered The Senator had his little joke with a fact: & light walking cane is the only apparatus needed for a highly beneficial system of open-air physical culture that #n by taken with ease by the business man on his hotsweather vacation, country or sea mbles. movement will interfere Instead, cane ex- ercise will send him who practices it back to his hiotel or cottage reinvigorated from Sead to foot. It will do for the arms and upperpart of the body what walking does dor the legs. It will take care of and healthfully exercise those sets of muscles that cannot be.brought into active play by pedestrianism. Therefore, cane exer- cise takes no thought of the legs, for the Jegs uncénsclously exercise themselves. This mode of outdoor physical culture, thers removes the frequently raised ob- Section to Wwalking, that it does not act with equally beneficial effect on all parts of the body. At the same time, it per- mits of no neglect of the lexs, which is so often the case with other systems of ex- ercise, many of which make little or no provision for securing a sturdy founda- tion to the body. But cgne exercise is valuable for an- other reason—it can be adapted to the individual without the slightest difficulty and without reducing its efficlency. It can be made as vigorous or as mild as suits the needs of the pedestrian, and in any case it will be equally beneficial and upbuilding. The strong man and the weak each can use the system to advantage. There is not & muscle in the ubper part of the body that cannot be exercised by the aid of the cane. Neck, arms, abdo- men, back, all are cared for; and he who earnestly uses the cane cannot help add- ing an inch or two to his chest’s expansive powers. Whenever possible take the exercises without coat or hat. Minus coat, the movments will be freer; and minus hat, the hair will be materially improved by the sun bath it will get. Exercise until the upper part of the body is weary, and then, if you are near & boay of water— lake, river, stream, sea—take & dip. Since the pores have been opened well by ex- ercise, the swim will act uke & massage, cleansing the pores and giving the skin & healthtul glow. Let the cane be strong. Should an ordinary cane be too light, cut a heavy four of which are llven' below and are side and thereby lose much of the benefit oak stick from a handy tree, or you can “typical of many others that can be easily to be derived by practicing them cor- make use of an iron rod. dut, keep wl.lkln: in the line or rectly. To enbance the value of the exercises, path before you. Don't go from side to These exercises are peculiarly suited to NEW SYSTEM OF PHYSICAL CULTURE .~ FOR COUNTRY OR SEASHORE. near its ends in the hands, in front of the body, and hold it down the full length ©of the arms. “ Then, while walking dead ahead, revolve the body to one side, as it the spine were a pivot, and swing both arms along and as far back as possible. Continue for several moments trying to turn the body sidewise, more and more; one arm untll the other is extended out on a level with the shoulder. (Figure 2). Then, with both hands tightly clasping the cane, pull hard to straighten the crooked arm, and pull . bard with the straightened arm in the epposite direc- tion, but not hard enough to prevent the bent arm finally coming out victor. Pull the cane from side to side until weariness sets in. The upper part of 'the body between the shoulders, the lower part of the neck, the back of the arms, afid the hands and ‘wrists are Intensely exercised. IIL Btretching and: Reaching.—Al- though this movement makes it appear as if you were endeavoring to impale yourself on your own walking stick, don’t mind that. Think only of thé beneficial results it will have on back, chest, back ot the shoulders, arms and the entire abdominal region. Put the handle of the cane in the pit of the abdomen. The other end should be slightly higher than the handle. Reach energetically with one hand for this end, then try te reach beyond the first hand with the other, and so on. (Figure &) All this time keep the body, with the excep- tion of arms and shoulders, about in the correct walking positfon. When the hands can reach no farther, lean the upper part of the body well back, taking care to keep cane and hands In position, The exercise can be varied ahd its ben- efits enhanced by moving the stick up and down, and from side to sids, while the arms are still outstretched. IV. Desp Breathing~This exercise i of most vital valus, as it enables inbala- be performed in the open and in & place ExXxERcCi\sn where there is not much dust, as in the woods or on & lawn. It is permissible in this case to breathe through the mouth, but from this exercise the per- nicious habit of mouth breathing must pot be contracted. To do the exercise, grasp the cane in the hands, palms outward, and hold it back of the hips, with the arms straight and conveniently apart. Then, keeping the arms straight, begin to raise them to their highest possible point. Do this witn dogged determination, and at the same time shove down the shoulders and in- hale, (Figure 4) After inhaling all you can, make a final effort to inhale more, to raise the arms another notch, and to lower the shoulders another iota, and then exhale and relax. Of the many other exercises that can be devised, lunging and whirling are ex~ cellent, pESIRAE ST ' The Newest Shirt Waista. The shirt waist is losing its last vestige of usefulness and is becoming only a thing of luxury fit for thoss who wear the things of vanity and frivolity. The new- est shirt walsts, uttle things in lawn and thin muslin, Inexpensive though they be, are not durable, for they are made with row after row of insertion and with whole yokes made of lace. One of the prettiest ef shirt walsts is made upon & French pattern, which pro- vides a lace yoke in the front coming down to a deep point. At the back jhers is & point not quits #o Seep. The walst is buttoned down the back, &as so many French waists are arranged, giving the » i §§‘ h Bii i i i | | ; e i by Effl ] ; 13 1 8g 18 i i il fik ith time on aod justrious inclination are investing e tin wash fubs Do Digger thaa 3] EEE dish pans, and are patronising the small wash boards known to childhoo ith special soaps and with a nice bluing they dre washing out and preparing their own shirt waists and getting them ready for the little nickel plated flat iron, which s a part of every summer trunk. The French are making a specialty of their belts. They do not always wear a belt, for many of the French gowyns are cut princess shape, but when the beit is worn it is one of the handsome things of dress. Enormous siides of gold and steel or of gold and turquoise are rum upon wide pieces of satin ribbon. The ribbon is brought around the waist in belt fashion and pinned In the middle of the front. A big handsome turguoise pin, or a pin of steel, i3 fastened in the middle of the front to cover the joining of the ribbon.