HOW TO TAKE A WALK

Evening Star, Issue 22459, 2 October 1936, Page 12

HOW TO TAKE A WALK

AMUSING VARIATIONS Politicians who may wan? to “take a walk ” have received medical advice on how to do it without, looking funny (states the ‘New York Times’). Of seventeen possible variations, tha American Medcial Association magazine, 1 Hygeia,’ reported, 16 were amusing to onlookers. The tabooed were:— “ The Waddle,” in which tlje walk is taken with the toes turned out. “ The Jumping Jack,” a hop, skip, and jump, caused by overworked knea muscles. “The Shoulder Sling,” in which one foot turns out and twists the body “ The Hip Switch,” found in persons who have learned to prevent their toes from turning out without correcting hip motion. _ “ The Caress,” in which the walk is taken hesitatingly, usually in low« heeled shoes. “ The Mince,” in which the tea comes down first instead of the heel. .“The. Bouncej” which raises tha walker high on his toes with each step. “ The Pound,” in which the walker whacks his heels fo remphasis. “The Heel,” common even in nice people. Same as the pound without the accent. “ The Rocking Chair,” which rocks the walker back and forth with each step. • *■ “ The Peer,” in which the head precedes the body. “ The Elevated Shoulder,” just what it' savs. “The Kangaroo,” with the upper part of the body forward, putting the walker always in position for a spanking. “ The Settle,” resorted to by the tall person who would rather not be conspicuous about it. “ The Roller Skate,” in which th* arms are held close to the sides and steps are short and mincing. “ The Dead Man’s Walk,” in which the upper part of the body, including the arms, is lifeless, and the feet shuffle along blindly. All sorts of persons—not just politicians —are afflicted with. these amus. ing gaits, the magazine said. The only proper way to take a walk is to keep the shoulders and pelvic girdle in lin* and hold the head back slightly.