Judge — May 24, 1913 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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Get it anywhere. for the active buman to avoid even the first kind. He has to mix with his fellow- beings, travel with them, talk with them, shake hands with them, in his day's work. He has to take pot-luck with bacilli, or be silly. Of course you might ask the person beside whom you were about to sit down if he or she were ever guilty of sneezing. If he or she should deign to answer you instead of calling a cop to return you safely to your keeper, the answer might be yes, and you should at once move on and repeat the question, regardless of the fact that you might get each poison answerer's germ-laden breath. On the other hand, if the questioned per- son forswear any acquaintance with the sociable and satisfying ‘‘Archoo!’’ you should run like the devil, for he is prob- ably one of those who carry germs with- out himself becoming infected. So there you are! Satan and the ultra- marine profundity—take your choice. The only course left, if we are to be- lieve this Howto guy, is to race for the lofty and uncut timber, taking care not to become overheated as you sprint; climb the tallest tree you can find, taking care not to expose yourself to drafts while so doing, and scream loudly at the approach of any human being whatsoever. Doesn’t it sound silly when you try to reduce it all to the only possible practice? And how especially silly—almost crim- inally silly and teapot tempestuous—it sounds when on its heels come such real human sorrows as the Omaha storm and the mid-West floods! A bas the needless, heedless alarmist! The Inheritance Tax The stork flew to the residence district. Even as he flew, an international seance was being held in the halls of purgatory. The spirits of a Scotchman, an English- man, a Frenchman, a Dutchman and a dignified old Quaker consulted with the spirits of the mesdames from Italy, Spain and Canada, and each, unasked, brought a gift—a nose here, red hair there, a dimple, a pair of crossed eyes, a bit of character, a piece of temper, a weak lung, a remarkable memory—truly, a queer as- sortment! These they silently sent to their great-great-grandchild. And, behold! on earth a babe was born, and the child was an American boy! —M. A. Norwood. A Regular Circus “‘What did you think of the dinner party last night?’’ “It was the most daring bareback per- formance that I ever attended; and as for your niece, she outstripped all her com- petitors!'" Out of the Frying Pan “‘When she married, ten years ago, she stated freely that it was simply to avoid working for a living.”” What does she do all the time?”’ Takes care of seven small children.’” DEEP BREATHING. By D. O. Harell M. D. BELIEVE we must all admit that deep breathing is a very desirable practice. Fur- thermore, we know it to be a fact that not one person in twenty, or perhaps one person ina hundred, really breathes deeply. Every physi- an can verify the statement that we are dai!y called upon to prescribe drugs for ailments that owe their cause directly to insufficient and im- proper breathing,—Oxygen Starvation. Breathing is the Vital Force of Life. Every muscle, nerve cell, in fact every fibre of our body, directly dependent upon the air we breathe. Health, Strength and Endurance are impossible without well oxygenated blood. The food we eat must combine with abundant oxy- gen before it can become of any value to the body. Breathing is to the body what free draught is to the steam boiler. Shut off the draught, and you will kill your fire, no matter how excellent coal you use. Similarly if you breathe shallowly, you must become anaemic, weak and thin, no matter how carefully you may select your diet. I might continue indefinitely to cite examples of the great physiological value of deep breath- ing. For instance, it is a well-known fact that intense mental concentration and nerve strain paralyze the diaphragm, the great breathing muscle. This depressing condition can be en- tirely counteracted through conscious deep breathing. The main benefit of physical exercise lies in the activity it gives the lungs. What we term “lack of healthful exercise,’’ in reality means insufficient lung exercise. Since few persons have the strength and endurance to exercise vio- lently enough to stir the lungs into rapid action, common sense dictates that the lungs should be exercised independently, through conscious breathing. Exercise that fails to excite vigor- ous lung action is of little real value. Unfortunately, few persons have the slightest con- ception of what is really meant by deep breathing. In fact, few physicians thoroughly understand the act. Ask a dozen different physical instructors to define deep breathing, and you will rec dozen different answers. One tells you it means the full expansion of the chest, another tells you it means abdominal breathing, the third declares it means diaphragmatic breathing, and so on. In the end, ‘one becomes thoroughly confused, and justly forms the opinion that most teachers of physical culture are incompetent to teach deep breathing. Recently, there has been brought to my notices brochure on this important subject of respiration, that to my knowledge for the first time really treats the subject in a thoroughly scientific and prictical manner. I refer to the booklet entitled, **Deep Breathing,” by Paul von Boeckmann, R. S._ In this treatise, the author describes proper breathing, $0 that even the most uninformed layman can get a cor- rect idea of the act. The booklet contains a mass of common sense teachings on the subject of Deep Breathing, Exercise and Body Building. The author has had the courage to think for himself, and to ex- pose the weaknesses in our modern systems of physi- cal culture. I believe this booklet gives us the real key to con- stitutional strength. It shows us plainly the dan- ger of excessive exercise, that is the danger of devel- oping the external body at the expense of the internal body. The author's arguments are so logical it is self-evident that his theories must be based upoo vast experience. Personally, | know that his teach- ings are most profoundly scientific and thoroughly practical, for I have had occasion to see them tested in a number of my patients. The booklet to which I refer can be obtained upoo yment of ten cents in coin or stamps by addressing yr. von Boeckmann directly at 1940 World's Tower, 110 W, 40th St., New York. The simple exercises he describes therein are in themselves well worth tea times the small price demanded.—A derertisement. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. 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