Show few people really rest know how to rest exercise Is very necessary to health and many do not take enough of it but on the other hand perhaps even more people rest too little or what amounts to the same thing do not rest properly no matter how well de the muscles are it they are rigid and stiff they will not do the best work they must be readily relaxed in use even athletes it they really understand the laws ol 01 exercise strive for relaxation as well as for ell developed muscles rest means relaxation not only 0 the body but of the mind also ay iy america particularly we are apt to forget this that is why nervous prostration Is such a popular phrase just now alie germans as a nation go more than we do in all things the english and even the french take life more easily perhaps our atmosphere conduces to energy and hurry at any rate the popularity ef such words as strenuous hustle and the like in this country show our attitude as a nation of course we cannot immediately change all this we do not wish to enthusiasm and energy hard work and hard thinking have brought us to our present state of prosperity aad we cannot afford to fall back now nor do we need to hard work whether of hand or brain does not kill but continual work and worry do it we would secure the future generations from nervous degeneration we must learn how and when to relax this Is very hard tor some tempera ments some people must have their hands constantly occupied in some way and it Is difficult of course to remember that haste is often slower than deliberation we say that have no time to go slowly A great fault in busy people Is their failure to relax thoroughly at night many go to bed and sleep after a fashion but with tense nerves the should be as divested of worries and cares at bedtime as the body is of clothes the muscles must be relax ed if exercises are taken at night they should end in a few especially for relaxation some of the most helpful of these relaxing exercised may be mentioned 1 stand easily erect chest raised and abdomen in and let the head tall gently forward then arms and trunk above the waist all this must be done without effort the breath being gently expelled at the same time aft er a little pause raise the bobiy slowly 2 stand erect raise the arms above the head and let them tall first the fengers then the wrists then the arms 3 let the arms bang at the side then slowly and gently swing them from side to side gradually letting the head and then the body swing with them remember that your object is to re lax the muscles and do all these exer aises easily and with as little exertion as |