Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1914 — SLOUCH IS MOST INJURIOUS [ARTICLE]

SLOUCH IS MOST INJURIOUS

For Physical Reasons It Is to Be Avoided, No Matter What Fashion May Decree. Slouching is a habit which many of our women and girls have contracted. In some instances it is affected for the purpose of attaining a certain poise of the body—a poise which has been decreed by recent fashion authorities with little regard for hygiene. The consequence is, in many cases, misplaced organs and inability to withstand physical exertion; these eventually lead to premature decay. While slouching, from the fashion standpoint, is but a passing mode, it is a dangerous fancy to indulge in, for when the time comes, which it is bound to do, for an upright pose, some of the organs may have become weakened to such a degree that they will not respond to the call. As a means of attaining* an upright pose and, to assist nature in regaining its normM condition I would suggest the following exercise: Standing erect; feet slightly separated, arms at side, begin by raising up the shoulders and throwing them back; repeat this movement eight or ten times. Now raise the shoulders and with the muscles cause them to rotate; two minutes should be consumed in rotating. ’ ' Next join the hands at back —and raise the shoulders high; while holding this pose the hands —still clasped—are slowly moved up the back as far as. one possibly can, held so for a few seconds and then lowered. This movement should be repeated eight or ten times. — Kansas City Star.