THE SIMPLE SEVEN.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 273, 3 November 1916, Page 7

THE SIMPLE SEVEN.

A CURE FOR TIREDNESS. Catherine, fresh from her daily war work, strolled in to see me and sank in a crumpled heap into the easiest chair available. “[ am tired." she exclaimed. ‘ln lact. I’m in a chronic state of tiredness nowadays. My doctor says there’s nothing oi-gnnivally wroiut. and that my tiredness and half my minor ills, such as void catching and indigestion, are due not to work but to the was 1 hold myself. Did you ever hear such a thing?" “Otten, my dear." said J. ‘•The work you do should make you healthy tired hut not perpetually tired. The doctor is probably right. It is not less work you want but some, simple exercises as well."’ “That's a hat he lokl me." said Catherine. “At niv time or lite, too, when 1 am a good deal nearer iorty than thirty! It seems to be absurd to begin ‘jerking’ arms and legs aitn.essly about- now.’’ IMPROVING HEALTH AND APPEARANCE. “1 quite agree that aimless movements are absurd,’’ 1 said, “but- if you were ten years older than you are. J should still agree with the. doctor and recommend exercises, but avith discretion. of course. 1 u ill show you seven exercises so simple and easy that you will hardly believe they eau do good. iiiiH \ut tiu'v v. ill iiuprvs'e yviir general health and appunrujive so inncli that \<ni vv ill find it quite easy to hold yourself upright ef<'n when working. and you will ieel lite is quite zestful again. “To Is'giti witu. ordinary breathing exercises would very likely make* you tee, dizzy, so try mis: When you ffake in the morning throw back the bedclothes, stretch out first one arm. then the other, and yawn very thoroughly hall a dozen tunes. Vour bedroom window should be if ell open a t the top. by the nay. “Then throw ai'ay till your pillows except a very thin one. lie iiat on your back and shoot your arms straight up in the. air anil duiui again live-to ten times. “Rest a minute, then while still lying on your back draw up your knees to your chest and then shoot out your legs widely apart on to the bed. Do this also five times. . “Then, discarding even the tiny pillow, touch the footrail with both feet, place the arms by the sides with the palms ot the hands downwards, raise the arms —keeping them quite stiff-— slowly and even.y till they rest on the mattress behind the head, stretch as hard as possible and then return the arms to the first position. After practising this for a morning or two, take a deep breath as you raise your arms, and breathe out as you do the return movements. | THE MORNING BATH. i “Then get out of bed, have a quick all-over, wash with hot water, and a cold sponge —not icy cold but cold enough to be bracing—followed by a hard rub with a very coarse Turkey towel. Never soak in a hot bath in the morning. . “After having practised the lying down movements for. a fortnight you can with advantage add the following exercises to your list, which are done standing “Place your hands on your hips, throw out your chest, pull your shoulders well "back, rise on the balls of your feet, and slowly sink with knees wide apart' until you almost sit upon your heels; without pausing, rise slowly, until you are in the first- position, rest a second and repeat five times. If you find it difficult at first to keep your balance, you may rest your finger-tips lightly on the back of a chair while doing it. WALKING AND BENDING EXERCISES. “Next stride up and down your room Of, better still, a long passage twenty times, throwing out the legs well in front and si' inging .the arms to their utmost limit meanwhile. “Take a litt.e rest, then place the hands on the hips and, keeping the body below the waist quite rigid, bend forward till the body is at right angles with the legs, five times. Then bend backward as far as ever you can also five times, and end up with bending alternately well over to the left side, then to the right, five times each side also. “If you persevere with these very simple movements for six weeks you will then be able to do almost any exercise you like without strain, though I think you will find the simple seven given will be quite enough to do you a great deal of good.”—H., in “Daily Mail.”