Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-11-16
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portion OF each day TO active exercise IN the open sr
unless some means were devised ny which ,hey rlsh
receive an equal compensation ioT les, amount OF
work II would perhaps hc tho part of wisdom TO
economic a little 10 dress, that moro umc might 10
gained for exercise. any rate It would cost moth
ing paw attention To temperature and ssn'''a.
ton Tor want Of which latter their health no less ssti'
ouSly suffers.
There are other cla,.e. Of artisans who suner mesh
from scdeptary habits such ,rcdrers, tnerdesrs'
SAT- naIsrs, cigar manu- fschr,rs, 80. some Of these
will pass under review hereafter Engtsvefs arc prob
ably more stationary their position Than any other
class Of artists The head is brought forward and the
trunk bent, while the lower limbs arc employed. THIS
posture prodlsposes to affections OF the head and d.
gesye organs to which engravcrs are particularly
subject The sigh, also suffers from the employment
Of the eye upon minute objects aud by the use OF len.
ses 50 that Tor ,omclimc after using them even Young
men unable Ia Judge accurately OF tho relative DIS
lance or size Of objects In those who have followed
the business for long time, the night eye, To which the
convex lens is usually applied, becomes more ptomin-
han the LEFT, and must he closed In looking al dis
tan, objects and the sigh, OF the left eye is usually
better than tina, of the right. Some OF the most emi
engravers in this city partially guard themselves
against the evils incident 10 their profession, by All
semous habits OF living and taking much exercise.
aud not remaining long at single sitting. When me
principles of physiology are generally understood ~
every class Of our citizens as ihorc is great reason
to expect they will bv of rea,isoI and loo
lures addressed &c the popular mind there can bc no
doubt that many OF the evils suffered by the vari
Gus classes of artisans, well members OF the
learned professions, will be IN a good degree success.
fully guarded against.
Its matter Of common observation, tina, some per.
sons suffer from seden,ary habits than others
Those who have been accustomed TO active life,
ly live long and never happily, after exchanging :his
ior sedentary pursuits. life Of inactivity causes The
lymphatic to predominant the nervous, sanguins
aud muscular temperament. This is owing the
fact already pointed out namely that muscular sisr
else is Indispensable In poriecllng and yitazing the
blood, thus producing due proportion OF hbun, the
substance OF which muscles composed. Ihactivi.
~ tho 10 predominant the hbrinous
componens Of the blood. and in this the lyme
pha,c dia,hesis is produced. This condition Of the
system, il is well known predsposcs TO dyspcpiic and
cachec disorders, dropsy, affections Of the kidneys
and urinary crgans-to constipation hacmorholds and
obesity besides various complaints pecunr'o females
When. in addition to sedcn,ary habits the trunk 10
bent and pressure thus made by the lower portion Of
the sternum upon the epigasrlum, we have added 10
q these, gasrodyna, nervous palpaiions, pulmonary
and cardiac diseases, chronic gaslrs, together with .
=, general arrangement Of the assmilatvc secrctory
and excretory functions. We need hardly add ,ha,
II the perncious effects nl inactivity all aggravated
by improper diet, by deficiency Of food we'll too
full living and especially by the use OF alcoholic .n.
ulan,s
- We may here, p,rhaps, with proprieiy conclude our
. remarks on This subject having stated as clearly a.
al lie those general principles aud facts Of uni
A versal importance, which may serve as guide to all
q whose occupations compel them TO sedenary habits
leaving i, to the Judgment and good sense Of each in
!, d,dual to make the application, and find the proper
n remedy
New York, Jan 231, 1871.