Promoting Good Posture

A girl ought never be allowed to stoop; stooping spoils the figure, weakens the chest, and interferes with the digestion. If she cannot help   stooping, you may depend upon it that she is in bad health, and that a doctor ought to be consulted. As soon as her health is improved, the dancing master should be put in requisition, and calisthenic and gymnastic exercises should be resorted to. Horseback riding and swimming in such cases are very beneficial. The girl should live well, on good nourishing diet, and not be too closely confined either to the house or to her lessons. She ought during the night to lie on a hair mattress, and during the day, for two or three hours, flat on her back on a reclining board. Stooping, if neglected, is very apt to lead to consumption.

If a boy is round shouldered, let him be drilled, there is nothing more likely to benefit him than drilling. You never see a soldier round shouldered nor slouchy in his gait. He walks every inch a man. Look at the difference in appearance between a country bumpkin and a soldier. It is the drilling that makes the difference.

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