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Show FILLING THE LUNGS No ploco ot advice tho physician can -give will bear moro frequent repetition re-petition than tho pithy; sentence.: Breathe deeply. It Is a perfectly simple sim-ple rulo of health, yet It Is constantly con-stantly broken. There are two ways to learn to breathe. It our powers 'of self discipline discip-line are poor, as Is the case with most Insufficient breathers, tt Is a good plan to Join a gymnasium or callsthenlc class and learn to use the lungs, as a baby learns 'to use Its feet and hands. ,But remember that lessons In breathing will do no goo If the scholar thinks ho Is absolved from his task except when he Is in ,the class. A simpler method for thoso who havo not time or opportunity to attend at-tend a, gymnasium Is to turn life's dally routine into a continuous discipline discip-line In breathing. It tho poor breather breath-er takes tho trouble to watch almsolt carofully ho will And that when ho Is engaged upon any work that calls for oloso attention ho does not overy brcatlio as deeply as usual; "io almost al-most Invariably holds his breath. Thus the blood current Is vitiated when it ought to be cleansed nud tho worker exhauBts himself, not so much by his labors as by his neglect . Draw In doep drafts of air ovory time you take a breath and every Uttlo while- stop everything elso and fill your lungs a few tlmoB with breaths that test their capacity. You, will bo surprised to see tho Improvo-mont Improvo-mont that It will mako in your gen-oral gen-oral condition. |
