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Show TRY THE SUN BATH RECOMMENDED AS A PRESERVER OF HEALTH. Ml of Us Should Get More Exposure to the Air Wonderful Cures Have Been Reported In Germany. "If you want to keep well, tnke sun baths," Is tho latest health dictum. Not all of us can carry this treatment treat-ment to tho extreme, of tho enthusiasts enthusi-asts who spend tho grenter part of each day exposing their bodies to tho air, but all of us can, with a llttlo management, man-agement, get moro sun thnn wo do. If you have n sheltered yard or back porch spend ns much tlmo as possible on It. Wear tho airiest kind of costume. cos-tume. The neighbors may bo horrified, horri-fied, but shut out their prying gazo by screens. Uarcfcct or sandals which mako walking easier, may qulckfy bo tossed off, and a low-necked nnd bIcovcIcbb nightdress or wrappor of sheer material ma-terial will allow lots of sun to got at your skin nnd do Its healing work on tho pores. Let your hair down, also, for that, too, is bonofltcd by air nnd sunlight. If you nro not very strong, Just lying ly-ing In tho. sun In a steamer chair will build you up. It vigorous enough, calisthenics cal-isthenics In your airy costumo Is better bet-ter still. Tho valuo of this exercise nnd sun bath combination has been proved In nn open air institution for men and boys In Germany, whero wonderful cures nro being mndo of rheumatism, nournlgla, slight paralysis and nervous nerv-ous affections. Tho patients excrclso In n high-walled high-walled spneo, clothed only in light bathing trunks. Tho grounds aro equipped with an open-air gymnasium, tennis courts, shower baths and couches for resting. Kvon whon tho snow Is on tho ground this somewhat chilly euro Is vigorously carried on. |