Show WHY GROW OLD c Excellent Personal Appearance Is Is Dependent on You r Posture Habits Habits' By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN Our habits in sitting and standing and walking in reading reading reading read read- ing and sewing and studying all play their part in the way we look A tremendous difference difference difference differ differ- ence can be made in person personal l appearance if we take heed of this fact The habit of slumping over a desk or a sewing machine or in ina ina ina a chair will give you round shoulders We Ve should always place our hips back toward the back of the chair and then bend from the waist with a straight back rather than slumping for for- ward The habit of sitting on your spine slumped down in a chair will give your posture a in caved-in look with head protruding protruding protruding pro pro- forward and spine curved If It you are accustomed to looking down when you walk to sleeping on a big pillow to standing with the weight on one foot rather than equally di divided divided divided di- di vided between both feet to carrying carrying carrying car car- heavy books always under the same arm your head is almost almost al almost al- al most certain to push ahead of you and you may very well develop develop develop de de- de- de curvature of the spine which is often evidenced by one shoulder and hip being higher than the other Daily we mold our contours by bythe bythe bythe the physical attitudes we as as- sume Good posture is in itself a fine exercise Line and contour contour contour con con- tour are influenced by everyday habit If you let go with your abdominal muscles and allow your hips to swing out in the back and your knees to be tense you are sure to develop swayback swayback swayback sway- sway back and feel tired This places a astrain astrain astrain strain on the ligaments and muscles muscles muscles mus mus- cles because it throws the body of off balance It also ruins your figure Most of us spend about a third of our lives in bed if we get that good eight hours of sleep Many of us also read in bed which adds even more hours If you read with pillows head you are most apt to develop deep lines in your neck under your chin You may also strain your eyes The lightweight back rests which can be placed on a bed are arc most helpful If you haven't one of these a chaise lounge is bene bene- There is nothing more pleasant or restful than reading in bed or in a relaxed state It It- might be a good idea however to think of f the repercussions in youth youthfulness by safeguarding your figure and your neck by the postures you use If you would like to have my leaflet Grace and Charm send a stamped self-addressed self envelope with your request for leaflet No To 57 Address Josephine Josephine Josephine Jose Jose- phine Lowman in care of Salt Lake Telegram Home Hom Service Bureau |