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Show FOR THE CIRCULATION. To exercise properly the worker must arise half an hour earlier than usual This may seem hard at first, but i he benefits derived from this half an hour of early morning exercise exer-cise will repay one for any incon-venieces. incon-venieces. Fifteen minutes should be devoted to physical culture exercises in front of an open window Imme-diately Imme-diately after arising. They should bp simple in character, their object being to fctart the circulation. Deep breathing breath-ing should form a good part of these early morning exercises Of course, a warm wrapper should be thrown over the nightgown in or dor to protect one from the cold air. With the circulation started in this way, go to the bathroom which should be warm, and there rub the body vigorously with a rough Turkish Turk-ish towel. Thtis will start the blood rushing in the body until one glows all over. After rubbing for five minutes, min-utes, jump into a cold tub. If you are uot used to taking a cold bath each morning, begin now to accustom yourself to this sort of treatment. It is one of the surest ways of warding off colds The first time you take a cold tub. have the water tepid, the next morning a trifle colder, and so on each day until you are able to take an entirely cold bath. In the middle of winter take the chill off the water by allowing a small portion of hot water to run in with the cold. If you do not react from the shock of this cold plunge, then the cold dip is not for you. If you become chilled rnd your Hps of a bluish tinge, you may bo sure that your system does not take kindly to tills treatment Continue the rubbing with the rough towel and be content to bathe the chest only with dashes of cold water. wa-ter. After a substantial breakfast devote de-vote fifteen minutes to walking before going to the office. When the day's work is over, walk part of the way home, at least a mile, which Is equivalent to eight city blocks. |