Screenland (Nov 1934-Apr 1935)

for January 1935 63 "The upside-down sit-up!" There's a name for you — and a fine exercise, too, which Mr. Davies suggests to help you attain a grand figure. The three pictures on this page show James Davies and Miss Toby Wing illustrating. For details read the accompanying article. Write to James Davies for advice about your own personal problems of diet and weight. Mr. Davies' valuable articles are to be found only in SCREENLAND, and only in this magazine will he answer your questions. He's too busy to answer you by mail, but will select representative letters for attention every month — this month's answers will be found on Page 82. Address James Davies, SCREENLAND, 45 West 45th St., New York, N. Y. the floor with the toes. Back to the original position. 2. Lying flat on board as before, grasp edges of board with both hands, swing legs over head, touching floor to left, then to right, and back to position. The following are exercises for reducing the hips that can be used in addition to those I have given you! in previous articles : Tie a rope to something steady — the stove, steel banisters, a heavy door-knob. Lie down on the floor with your head toward the rope, stretch the arms back and grasp rope with both hands, high enough so that you can lift your shoulders from the floor with its aid. Raise shoulders and feet from the floor and roll on hips, keeping steady with the aid of the rope. First roll three to the left and back, then three to the right and back. None of these exercises is easy, but each one will reach the tighter, deeper muscles in the abdomen and hips. You'll need a lot of will power to do them. But as I said before, go slow and be careful, but keep on. The first day, do three and rest ; then three more and rest. Perhaps the second clay you can do four and rest ; then four and rest. Working finally up to five and rest, five and rest and five and rest. Then do it regularly every day. I wish I could give each one of you a massage and routine of exercises and start you on the road to a perfect figure, but I feel sure that if you will consistently follow the clear instructions contained in these articles, your figure will show results in a reasonable time. With the girls here at the studio, six weeks is plenty of time to show positive results. After two months, I usually cut out all massage, or at the most give one a week, and let them rely on exercise. In the past six weeks, I have been working on two girls in the studio. Let me give you a comparison of their measurements. When they came to me: {Continued on page 81) Non-Fattening Daily Menus Fruit and Cereal. apple or V2 Grapefruit or Prunes. Whole Wheat Cereal 1 Orange or Small dish of with thin milk and no sugar. Or Shredded Wheat with thin milk and no sugar. MONDAY Luncheon : Poached egg on toast, beet salad and baked apple. Dinner: 1 Lamb chop, carrots and peas, stewed rhubarb, 1 slice brown bread (no butter). TUESDAY Lucheon: Stewed oysters, tomato salad, sliced pineapple. Dinner: Lean beefsteak, asparagus on toast, peaches. WEDNESDAY Luncheon : Tuna fish salad, spinach, apple sauce. Dinner: Veal stew with carrots, boiled onions, beets, gelatin dessert. THURSDAY Luncheon: Sweetbreads, apple and raisin salad, string beans. Dinner: Mushroom omelet, salad with tomato gelatin containing shredded lamb or veal, peas, carrots, berries. FRIDAY Luncheon: Tongue and lettuce sandwich with brown bread, stewed pears. Dinner: Baked fish, 1 medium-sized potato, boiled cabbage, sliced orange. SATURDAY Luncheon: Scrambled egg on toast, lettuce and tomato salad, sliced peach. Dinner: Roast meat (lean), cauliflower or brussels sprouts, baked apple. SUNDAY Luncheon: 1 glass buttermilk, cottage cheese, 1 slice brown bread and butter, baked apple or stewed prunes. Dinner: 3 ounces soup and 2 soda crackers ; broiled chicken, spinach, sliced tomato and lettuce salad, stewed or baked fruit.