"LEARNING TO RELAX"

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 141, 18 December 1928, Page 13

"LEARNING TO RELAX"

WOMEN THE STRONGER SEX

The New York correspondent of the '' Evening Post,'' writing on 28th Nov- | ember, says:—That women are becom- j ing physically the superior of the sexes as a result of the vogue for short skirts, and that men are advised to take ' to wearing "shorts" if they wish to maintain their traditional "superiority," are views seriously advanced by Dr. Ephraim Mulford, president of the Medical Society of New Jersey, at a conference of the Tri-Stato Medical Association. "To-day our American women are in better physical condition than our men," he added. "And while there are many reasons, we might credit one to tho fact that women do not wear too many clothes, especially in the summer. Their garments, light in weight and light in colour, permit the ultra-violet ray of tho sun to give its full benefit. Men, in their dark clothes which completely cover them from neck to ankle, are denied this energy. "Women are learning how to relax. While they go wholeheartedly into an increasing number of activities, from home to politics, they realise the importance of once in a while taking a complete rest; and often that time is when they are having a manicure or a marcel wave. Men do not rest, even when they are being shaved, for the barber prevents their complete peace of mind. "Whatever the reason or reasons, women aro demonstrating without fear of contradiction that they are stronger. They can stand long swims in icy water, they can play tennis from sun-up to sun-down, and they live longer than men."