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T HE leg Is one of the most
beautiful parts of the human
body, for from the rounded
hip to the slender ankle it makes up
a most harmonious whole, whose
roundness develops with progres
sive amplitude to express at one
and the same time solidity and
strength, and distinction and fitness.
It is armed with two bony proc
esses which are like the relays of
strength; the knee and the ankle.
They may also be compared to two
powerful springs, brought into ac
tion by the will.
' For the leg to be beautiful it must
be long and straight, not heavy, with
no fatty lumps, looking as if no
amount of labor could tire it.
1 Even though the beauty of the leg
itself escape the notice of others,
the> nevertheless have many oppor
tunity. for appreciating your light
ness of motion and the elegance with
which you use your legs. They give
woman her carriage, and there is
noising by which a woman can at
tain a greater effect than in her bear
ing.
Therefore, devote yourself espe
cially to the preservation of the
plastic beauty of your legs, to their
whiteness, the softness of the skin,
and at the same time do not fail to
educate your legs, to exercise them
so that they perform their office
without any apparent effort, that
office of supporting and bearing the
body firmly yet gracefully.
Those persons whose feet are dis
eased or who wear badly made shoes
will certainly walk badly, but those
whose legs are not exercised well
or are weak from inaction walk very
much worse, for not only are their
rteps ill regulated, but the movement
at the hips is abnormal and cramped,
spoiling all of the harmony and
charm. Naturally gymnastics are
necessary to give the leg suppleness
and ease of action. But it will
suffice if certain exercises are taken
daily to give them the proper supple
ness and keep them strong and
elastic.
Here are some exercises from
which you will derive most rapid
benefit:
First—Standing erect with both
hands on the hips, kick each leg for
ward as high as possible, standing
firmly on the other foot.
No. 226—The Education of the Leg
Second—Rest the right foot on a
stool and stand very straight on the
left leg, at a distance of eight inches
from the stool. Bend the body for
ward until you touch the right knee,
then return to the normal position,
then bend your chest backward and
return again to erect position. Re
peat this exercise at least ten times,
standing in turn upon each leg, the
hands on the hips.
Third'—Bend down so as to sit on
your heels while holding the torso
straight. During this exercise you
may hold the hands on the hips or
push the arms forward horizontally.
Fourth—Lift the right foot to the
height of the left knee, then push
the right leg forward and to the
right until you touch the floor with
the heel, while you stoop slowly, by
bending the left knee, not curving the
body. Repeat this movement sev
eral times, alternating from one foot
to the other, having both hands upon
the hips.
Special Directions—Be very care
ful not to use massage on the legs.
Only in case of accident and when
the specialist prescribes massage as
necessary for the elasticity of the
joints should it be resorted to. This
is medical massage, altogether dif
ferent from that used for other parts
of the body, for beautifying purposes.
Gymnastics should altogether take
the place of massage so far as the
legs are concerned.
Be sure to keep the legs perfectly
clean. Your daily bath will do this.
After the bath rub the legs dry with
a rough towel or the friction glove
from the feet upward. Rub after
ward with alcohol applied with the
bare palm. Never let the legs re
main bare, but put on stockings at
once when you rise in the morning
or after the batli, unless you jump
into bed at once. When taking the
daily foot bath you may continue the
washing up the leg, soaping it thor
oughly.
The Knees—So that the knees do
not spoil the appearance of the leg
they must be neither too prominent
nor too round. If too prominent they
show weakness of articulation; if
too round they give the appearance
of heaviness.
It is true that the knees, as part
of the legs, form a part of the secret
plasticity of the body and give no
special distinction to external* at
tractiveness, but a woman gives care
to their beauty for her own personal
satisfaction most of all. This con
sideration is important, but it must
not overbalance our attention to the
knees on account of their frailness.
Many colds, pains and indispositions
are contracted through the knees.
The knees should always be kept
warm. For this reason all who have
the least tendency toward rheuma
tism should wear knee-warmers.
These woven bands are put on under
the stocking and are hardly per
ceptible.
It has been said that for the knees
to be beautiful they should be in a
straight line, projecting neither out
wardly nor inwardly, this is when the
legs are placed together, heels touch
ing, thighs tense.
To overcome hardness of the knees
apply a poultice of breadcrumbs
every evening. Tie it on so that it
stays in place all night. This hard
ness will not occur if the knees are
bathed and rubbed immediately after
ward every night. Glycerine and*
lemon may be used successfully to
avoid any callosities on the knees.
They may also be rubbed with ver
juice (the sour juice of green
grapes).
Garters—The old-lashioned garter
is absolutely proscribed by all au
thorities. The garter running to the
corset has taken its place, and the
double kind should be used, because
it holds the stocking in place well*
and at the same time keeps the cor
set in place over the hips and stom
ach The old circular garter inter
fered greatly with the circulation of
the blood and should not be used at
all. Do not be afraid of pulling the
suspension garter tight, for they
should hold the stockings without a
crease.
Varicose Veins—Do not consider
varicose veins as trifles, for while in
themselves they are not dangerous,
they show that great precautions
should be taken on account of the
fragile condition of the circulation.
They come from some compression
of a vein. The blood finding it diffi
cult to make its way toward the
heart spreads out and dilates the
vein, which has a certain amount of
elasticity. They* show themselves
externally by more or less violet-
colored swellings. When varicose
veins have reached a certain stage
of development on account of strains
through walking too much or stand
ing too long, fissures may occur, or
even ruptures, which are very dan
gerous if not attended to at once. If
you have varicose veins do not walk
too far; abstain trom violent exer
cise. Be careful not to stand too
much. A normal walk is never
harmful.
Cold is very harmful to legs with
varicose veins. Warm skirts should
be worn, and even equestrian tights
in Winter. Rubber stockings are
also to be recommended to those
with very large varicose veins, or
bandages of wool.
The woollen bandages have the ad
vantage that they can be changed
and washed more fre
quently; they do not
lose their elasticity,
while the rubber
stockings become lax
and disintegrate
rapidly, especially
when washed fre
quently.
For the same rea
son woolen bandages'
lie closer to the leg,
even thougn they are
a little harder to
manage, but it is
well worth the trou-
ble. . *7 ot.
You should be care
ful to roll up the
bandage every night
when removing it so
as to put it on easily
in the morning.
If a rupture of a
varicose vein takes
place call a physician at once.
While waiting for him, apply com
presses of cold water so as to stop
the flow of the blood.
Oedemia is also an accident to the
circulation, resulting from some
great physical strain. It consists in
the swelling of the leg, very red, and
immediate rest is necessary. In se
vere cases consult a doctor, who will
order the proper bandages.
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Fourth Movement——The Straight Leg Exercise.
Third Movement—The Kneeling on Your Knees.
Second Movement—The Stooping Lesson. First Movement—The Forward ^ick.
To Capture
the $250,000
Worth
of
Prize*
Offered
for
the Fir*t
Aerial
Trans-
Atlantic
Voyage,
Aviator*
the World
Over Are
Now
Devising
Plan*.
One of
the Mo*t
Promising
Is
Illustrated
Here.
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This Plan
Provide* for
Three
Depot-
Ships to Be
Stationed
600 Miles
Apart.
The
Aviator
Will
Alight on
These
Depots for
Rest and i
Fuel. This
Plan
Would Take
7,2 Hours
for the Trip,
but Would
Be Practicable
with Ex
isting
Apparatus.
F OR the man who succeeds in making the first aerial passage
from America to England await prizes amounting to
nearly a quarter of a million dollars. All over the civi
lized world aviators are perfecting their plans for entering the
contest. No flying machine yet devised is equal to the task of
making the flight in safety, but several plans have been sug
gested by which the feat might be accomplished by the adoption
of ideas which the science of aviation has already developed.
The problem has been approached from various angles, hut
the most promising have resolved themselves Into two. The first
suggCBtigu provides for a trip in three stages, the aviator arrang
ing a series of depot ships at certain positions on the line of
passage at distances six hundred miles apart. At these depots,
the aviator will stop to rest, to overhaul his machine before
commencing his flight early the next day and to take on a fresh
supply of fuel and food.
In the event of adverse weather, it will be possible to remain
at these havens of safety for almost any length of time before
proceeding with the journey. The location of these depot ships
will be made known to the aviator by means of charts, compass
and wireless telegraphy.
The distance from Newfoundland' to the Irish coast is about
2,000 miles. Travelling at an average of eighty miles an hour,
the aviator would be able to make his first depot ship, located
600 miles from the starting point, within seven and one-half
hours. The second and third depots would be made in even
less time because full speed could be maintained from depot to
depot, whereas in leaving the coast it would be necessary to pro
ceed at first at a comparatively low rate because of the danger
of collision with coast-wise and other vessels.
The trip between the first and second and the second and
third depots might, therefore, be made in seven hours flat, a
speed of eighty-five miles an hour being attained.
From the third depot to the Irish coast, a distance of some
two hundred miles, would be made easily within two hours and
a half, travelling at an average speed of eighty miles an hour.
This would complete the trip within twenty-four hours.
But it has been suggested that the whole journey might be
made in one continuous flight. This would involve the building
Of an exceptionally large and powerful biplane, entirely different
in many ways from those hitherto constructed. One plan pro
posed to have a boat-shaped stepped body totally enclosed to
proteot the pilots from the strong continuous wind current. The
wings would probably be made on the Dunne method—a system
which makes the machine automatically stable as already demon
strated in England and France. This method has also been fol
lowed in most of the recent German craft.
The Plan to
Cross the
Atlantic
in 24
Hours in
a Con
tinuous
Trip
Would
Involve
the
Building
of an
Aeroplane
More
Powerful
Than Any
So Far
Conceived.
An Average
Speed of
About
85
Miles an
Hour
Would
Have to
Be
Maintained
to Make the
Trip in a
Day, but
This Would
Be Quite
Possible
with a
Powerful
Aeroplane.