Show GOOD POSTURE IS TO BE encouraged standing well Is result of habit in household work prepared by the united states department of r k posture 1 Is lie hie result of hahle the reversion reler unconscious reversion sion by tile lie muscles and bones to the positions they have been allowed to take lahe day after day finally lInn lly they assume these positions automatically lind anil if they fire are not correct we develop bodily distortions nn an unattractive appearance and a whole series it if unsatisfactory consequences poor inor posture leads to fatigue to backache to strain on the wrong parts of the body find and often to one sided growth or such physical imperfections as a narrow cliett round shoulders protruding abil ornen and many others it Is possible to maintain a good posture while engaged in almost any household task tile the fact that all household activities must be performed repeatedly suggests that they may be made to encourage habits of good posture pasture or to correct poor posture 11 1 r 4 4 j 41 c A I 1 V f t iii I 1 r X 0 k k 4 A bad standing position if one thinks think definitely of how one la Is standing sitting or stooping while at work take such a simple mutter matter as standing at a pass closet or cabinet to operate an electric toaster shown in the photograph by the united states department part ment of agriculture A linnio home agent to in massachusetts wed used this frequently recurring activity to show farm women how to stand find and how oot not to stand she showed them how they looked when they allowed their shoulders or lips hips to slump forward and the right way to stand while working at a counter or table various demonstrations of posture have been given showing farm women the rig right lit find wrong positions for dish 14 4 ir I 1 Z 7 standing property properly with back and shoulders shoulder straight washing MO mopping aping handling bundling foods it the oven sitting to prepare vegetables and so on on any one interested con can apply this idea to a scrutiny tf of her own way of working it Is sometimes possible to see oneself to in a large mirror as a particular task Is carried on and to note improper positions of bead shoulders hips hack back or feet |