Sex efficiency through exercises : special physical culture for women / by Th. H. van de Velde ; [photos, by E. Steinemann].

As a rule, it suffices to perform the more vigorous exercises of resistance twice or thrice in the course of the week. The intervening days may be used for the gentler exercises of the shoulder blades and adjacent region, for an absolutely exclusive cultivation of the pectorals would destroy sym- metry and harmony of line. The whole region must be developed in unison. In the following exercises, this requisite has been kept in view, and a couple of appropriate trunk exercises have been added, in order to avoid lopsided monotony. Direction for the Exercises. They must not be attempted unless the bust is supported by a firm and comfortable bust-bodice or soutien gorge, either during lactation or after the child has been weaned. The bust-bodice must fit closely yet allow freedom to the muscles while supporting the glands, so that they sag as little as possible. There should be elastic bands over the shoulders, and it may sometimes be well to tuck folded handkerchiefs or soft thin wadding inside the brassiere or bust-bodice which the nursing mother should always wear, in order to have extra support during the exercises and prevent undue shaking of the delicate mammary structures. The " rebound " exercises should not be practised while the woman is breast-feeding her child, only after weaning, when the breasts are no longer tightly distended with milk. And it is obvious that a certain moderation and care should be observed as long as there is any swelling above the normal size, when swinging the arms quickly and vigorously; for the breasts are very sensitive to sudden pressure, however rapid. It may be well again to remind readers that the follow- ing suggestions aim at restoring the maternal breast after lactation:— (29) Exercise of Resistance against Pressure. (a) The patient sits on a chair, without leaning against it for support, with her arms hanging loosely. The instructress lays her hands on the upper portion of the patient's arms and exercises a gentle pressure, while the woman slowly