HOW WOMEN SHOULD SIT.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 36, 6 September 1890, Page 16

HOW WOMEN SHOULD SIT.

WOMEN who sit with their legs crossed to sew, or to read, or to hold the baby, are not aware that they are inviting serious physical ailment ; bat it is true, nevertheless, observes a writer in the Ladies’ Home Journal. When a man crosses his legs he places the ankle of one limb across the knee of the other, and rests it lightly there. A woman, more modest and restricted in her movements, rests the entire weight of one limb on the upper part of the other, and this pressure upon the sensitive nerves and cords, if indulged in for continued lengths of time, as is often done by ladies who sew or embroider, will produce disease. Sciatica, neuralgia and other serious troubles frequently result from this simple cause.. The muscles and nerves in the upper portion of a woman’s legs are extremely sensitive, and much of her whole physical structure can become deranged if they are overtaxed in the manner referred to.