A FEW SECRETS OF GOOD HEALTH.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 January 1914, Page 12

A FEW SECRETS OF GOOD HEALTH.

Some interesting facts have been,published which throw light on ,the remarkable healthiness of women and girls in Japan. They are well worth the attention of parents in our own country. "The Japanese men are strong," said an athlete who had been studying ,in Japan, *'biit' they are weak compared with the women. A Japariesee woman will outwear a man every time ,in the athletic games and in other feats iot endurance."

//■ln yJapaiU,.y6u sec* few ailingi^TOitn^iul All s^w W\tav^ siwed n^ fountain of healthy iApid all are peaceful, jqjmet, contented T J<K)k;V.:W|iicli^v.^a-'.that;/\theV-heart as well as thebbdy ■is at-resti Partly this is diie toVtheJ sensible, quiet, well-ordered life o^vhich ;■' -every. leads, makingihejeare of her body her? chief- ;<wrisideratibn^ to her training/ A, Japanese r. child is taught to^brea^^deeplyvAiriis^loth--ing isinade with this end in view. The lungs must be in^te^ a^ceve^ breatt^, <?(Jtiwnßiititp,: jbhe'; deepest ;lung <^14here; f mw& go a sup^jr-bf: pure;airv' Thcl little ? Japanese is /taiti^bt> thtit no pdri>;<bfvihje ;bddy;shouldt be^re^trict^ ejd. Even her feet are left free, and iare ieribouraged i.6 r giwKl"l^eW ai^/neiT-es in.your feet;?' the Ja£ariest>teach^ lls^i you. must keep them;eupplied with■ "air^!.''The shoes-'of a Uttfe J apanese:girl are light 4nd soft; arid they: are made iic> yield readily t<o> the- shappoorf r the /foot. The Jaipariese young girl is made to take gymnastic, exercjses!' v ' Where an American or^English child swings, or plays horses^ or jumps the rope, or wlls a' hoop, the little Japanese girl goes into a little home gymnasium and practics; gymnastic tricks. She them jujutsu, an<J^ sh6 knows that it is a fine thing to be pr-dficient in jiijutsu. /Every \ little Japanese girl has her gymnasium ' teacher; and after the teacher has gone she; and her liCtle, sisters, will play at jujutsu for; ;an hour. They wrestle with each other, .bend and -sway, and do other tneks, which are watched by the family and applauded. )Such "a; thing as a weakling is hardly known in Japan, for; though the 'race •is a small one, the children" are healthy arid strong. Such a sight ac a tirdd-6ut ( little girl is ? also rare there. And it is not very of ten one sees a peevish child, for both boys and girls are kept interested in their work. _,', ~../■