HOW TO STAND

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1680, 11 May 1904, Page 34 (Supplement)

HOW TO STAND

Most people—untrained! people—stand j down. The right way is to stand up. J Stand erect, with the weight principally on the balls of the feet, heels touching enough to make ai firm noise; always be sure you are firmly wised; take deep, breath slowly, 'expanding chest, and raising it towards the chin. This upright expansion frees all the muscles! that surround and support the vital organs, and raises them to their normal position, from which they have been consid vrably lowered. ' ' Practice a number of these deep breaths at various times during the dlay. until it becomes ai habit to stand 1 with the weight properly distributed and the chest expanded. Inhale and exhale slowly. At first the chest will contract as soon as the deep breath is ended, hut gradually it will form the habit of remaining expanded, and support the body in true poise.