Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1927-01-28 | Page 3 | Straight Back Proof of General Fitness

Straight Back Proof of General Fitness A pretty good Idea of a man's physical physi-cal litness can he got from the way In which lie holds himself. If his bad; Is straight, with his shoulders well back, it is a bundled chances to one that he Is as til as he can be. Ill the same way. a person who makes it a rule always to carry himself erect Is going to help very con siderahly to preserve good he.'lth. The spinal column is one of the deciding de-ciding factors of health. When It Is stralr.ht. us it should he. all the carli-l;itn carli-l;itn s between eio-h section f il.e spine are in their natural state and retain their elasticity and nuppieness. Immediately a man lets himself if I i-ound-shouid.' red. some . of the cartilages carti-lages are o impressed. They lenciin in this urnatural state, with the result that the s;ii.;:il cord becomes pinched, as alsc lo t'.ie numerous uerxts pass ing from the spinal cord to the body The effect of this perpetual piucbin Is to deaden the nerves, and this in I time sets up general III health. I