Use of the Arms in Walking.
Dr. Dio Lewis does not believe in muffs. In a recent publication he says:—"The first time you are walking with your arms at liberty, stop moving them, and hold them by your sides. You will be surprised to find how soon your companion will leave you behind, although you may hurry, twist, wriggle, and try hard to keep up. One reason of the slow walk among girls is to be found in this practice of carrying the arms motionless. Three miles an hour, with the arms still, is as hard work as four miles with the arms free." "I have seen the queens of the stage walk. I have seen a few girls and women of queenly bearing walk in the street and drawing-room. They move their arms in a free and graceful manner. Could this habit become universal among girls, their chests would enlarge, and their bearing be greatly improved. See that girl walking with both hands in her muff. How she wriggles and twists her shoulders and hips! This is because her arms are pinioned. Give them free swing, and her gait would soon become more graceful." "You have seen pictures of our muscles. Those of the upper parts of the body, you remember, spread out from the shoulders, in all directions, like a fan. Now, if you hold the shoulder still, the muscles of the chest will shrink, the shoulders stoop, and the whole chest becomes thin and ugly." "But some girls will say, \