Diet and Health; With Key to the CaloriesPeters, Lulu Hunt
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Diet and Health; With Key to the Calories
Peters, Lulu Hunt
Diet
[Sidenote: _Little Movements with Meanings All Their Own_]
1. Feet together, arms outstretched, palms up, describe as large a
circle as possible. Fine for round shoulders and fat backs. Do slowly
and stretch fifteen times. Smile.
2. Arms outstretched, swing to right and to left as far as possible at
least 15 times each.
[Sidenote: _Important! Keep Facial Expression Throughout as per
Artist's Idea_]
3. Bend sideways, to right and left, alternately, as far as possible at
least 15 times each.
4. Revolve the body upon the hips from right to left at least 10 times,
and left to right the same.
5. Bend and touch the floor with your fingers, without bending your
knees, at least 15 times.
6. Knee-bending exercise, at least 15 times. This is hard at first.
7. Hand on door or wall, swing each leg back and forth at least 15
times. To the side 15 times. Turn head, raise arm, and tense both.
[Sidenote: _You Will Soon Be as Graceful as Annette_]
8. Step on chair with each foot at least 10 times. This is good for calf
and thigh muscles. After a while you won't look as though you needed a
derrick to get onto a street car.
9. Arms on sides of chair. Come down and touch abdomen. Fine for back
and abdomen. Fifteen times.
[Sidenote: _It Has Been Called to My Attention that Bone Back Brushes
Should Not Be Used by Some; i.e., There Is Danger in Affinities_]
10. Brush hair vigorously at least 200 double strokes all over the head,
N.S.E.W., using a brush in each hand.
[Sidenote: _Good Exercise_]
(Military brushes are best. If you can't purloin a set of your
husband's, two ordinary brushes will do.) Now shake out the loose
dandruff. This is one of the best exercises and must not be omitted, for
it accomplishes two purposes. It is a good arm and chest exercise, and
it gives a healthy scalp absolutely free from the dammdruff.
NOW
This for a few minutes, followed by this, the hot preferably at night.
8
At Last! How to Reduce
The title of this chapter indicates to whom it is addressed. All others
please refrain from reading, for it is strictly private and
confidential, and is intended only for those who need it.
You thin and you normal had better save it, though, for you may qualify
later. You are keeping right on reading now! I'm surprised. I wanted to
tell my fat friends that the first thing they have to do is to get
control of their will power, and now I can't do it.
Somehow, will power with a layer of fat on it gets feeble. Don't laugh,
you too thin! It gets worse than feeble, if there is no fat at all and
the nervous system is starved, it--well, I won't say what it does, for I
don't want to worry you.
[Sidenote: _Now That Order Is Restored I Will Resume_]
Will power, being feeble to a greater or less degree, must be bolstered
and aided a bit, to begin with, so--
_First Order_
[Sidenote: _Watch Your Weight!_]
[Sidenote: _Nature Always Counts_]
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