Show Giant Power of the Human Heart I I 1 1 J. J STRICKLAND GOODALL L DR illustrates the enormous power of the human heart in a striking way Take a two-pound two weight in the palm of ot the hand resting the elbow upon a table and raise a and lower it from the level of the elbow t to the shoulder houlder This Is exactly the work done by the heart at each beat Do tills this about seventy or 01 eighty times a minute and see how long you can keep keepit it up At t each contraction the heart does eno enough h work to lift lift a two two-p two und weight one foot The heart hear of a young and healthy person is almost immune to weariness or strain But if it its I muscles be bo weakened by bythe the accumulation accumulation lation of body poisons or orby by anaemia it h Is very easily strained The heart has has' been known to break from the tha strain of sudden emotion Anger will vIii Increase se the work of the heart from to pounds foot-pounds a minute Therefore Keep your t temper tamper is good physiological advice Running to catch a train running upstairs or any sudden and unusual exertion puts a great extra strain upon the heart The healthy heart of youth is equal to such strains not so the heart that has been weakened by uy disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease dissipation or old age Dr Goodall tested the heart of a healthy man before he ran to catch a a. train it was beating 76 to the minute and doing pounds foot-pounds of work a min mm- ute He tested immediately after the run It was beating to the I minute and doing pounds foot-pounds of work a minute |