CRAWLING.
Tho latest care — crawling— cornea from Berlin, and seems lo have been suggested by the "back-to-nature" idea. The ancestors' of man, nccoidinjj to tho oolution theory, must have gone on all fours, and Ecientists say that ho has never taken quits "naturally' 7 to tho upright position. Ho ia not lo the manner born, aud frequent ills are traced lo his inability to adapt himself to his high estate. Hence tho Berlin people t\ho havo discovered thu crawling cure nrgno that if ho will only get down en all fours, Ire or ghe, in mo=t cases, will be able to correct some of the ills for which (ho upright position is responsible. Crawling is said to be particularly good for strengthening the nuieclea of the back, and correcting stooping shoulders. By crawling with one eide higher than the. other it is faid that an un*ymmetrical carriage can bft corrected. Tho crawlers wear knickerbockers, with pads on their knees and toes, and the back is uncovered, so that the movements of tho muscles may be noted.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 15
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176CRAWLING. Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 15
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