Show 0 DANGERS AN E 11 OF SEDENTARY LIFE english physician points out positive necessity for exertion A very good illustration of the dangers g ers attending a sedentary life la is given by sir william grove who observed the effects of activity and inactivity on animals he sayar to keep itself healthy it must exert itself for its food this and perhaps the avoiding its enemies gives it exercise and care brings all its organs into use and then it acquires its most moat perfect form of life I 1 have witnessed this effect myself and that Is the reason why I 1 choose tho the rabbit as an example an estate in somer r set ets shire litre which I 1 once took temporarily was on the slope of tho the hills bills the rabbits on one part of it va viz that on an the hillside wore were in perfect condition not too fat nor too ton thin sleek active and vigorous and yield yielding ipg to their antagonists my family excellent food those in tho the valley where the pasturage was rich 1 and a nd luxuriant were nil all diseased mo most st of them unfit for human food and ma many ny lying deab on the fields they had not to struggle for life their short life was vas miserable erable and their death early barly they wanted the sweet uses of adversity that Is of antagonism |