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Show HOW TO SIT AND HOW TO STAND To sit gracefully is an art to be I . strongly desired. To drop into a seat J anl hold it without awkwardness re- I quires practice, also strong, elastic I mu.-cles in the legs and waist line. To j a few people i given this control of i the muscles, but the majority of us I have to learn it. We all have to re- ; f member that 'unless the body is elas-- . ; lically supported at the center no posi- j tion can be graceful. The ait of rising gracefully is- quite j as important as that of s1ttlr.fi: easily. I The action should be confined to the j lower limbs and the flexible muscular uplifting- of the body at the ribs. This I is done by drawing the feet back to- I ward the seat, bending- the body for- I ward, with the head thrown back, un- 4 til the weight is over the center of 1 the body, with forcible pressure on the j I ground with the muscles of the feet, accompanied by an uplifting of the J ! " body and straightening- of the knee, j The proper way to stand and offer " I the hand in greeting is to hold the j 1 body erect and easy, carry the right I J hand forward in a circle toward the J left side, with the palm upward and I I , parallel with the upper chest. Stand I I upon the left foot, bearing the weight I upon it. Have the right fiot free and I- I slightly backward. Don't stand with ! I th fe. t far apart or the elbows I I akimbo. |
