The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

nient, or the only sort Of conveyance at
tainable, pray let it be an open one. else
riding for the benefit Of the air is ridiculous.
In travelling always select the outside-Peo-
pie only take colds by fearing them; an
umbrella, or great coat will always keep |
out the wet. The time Of taking exercise |
should be between meals, neither imme- |
diately upon, nor Just before one. The
amount must rest on The time that can be
spared-distance is less an object than time.
A valetudinarian should be out in the open
air as many hours as possible during the
day, and the man in health, 10 keep so,
should at least, be on foot or in the stirrups
three or four hours daily. The feeble plead
inability to get about, and the indolent will
Justly tell you, exercise does not agree with
them; but the habit OF inactivity once bro
ken, it is astonishing how luxurious exercise
becomes. Weak parts become strong, and
health and strength are acquired every day.
BY exercise abroad, not only do evils Of
the body give way, but also those Of the
mind. A fit of blue-devils is invariably
cured by ride on horseback; there are so
many things to engage the attention when
seated on a cheerful, sprightly pony. and
passing by different objects. that new cur
rents OF thought are driven through the
mind. despite the greatest determination to
be sad. Independently, when mounted, Of
the benefits arising from motion, from men,
tai employment, and the necessary atten-
ton to keep ones seat, the lungs are having
feast of their daintiest relish, as we find
ourselves carried ''over the hills and far
away" the blood becomes purified, and
whizzes to its utmost confines, and the rider,
in short time. feels in reality, new man.
1t is something to fancy We have no life
within us, but it is another to know we have
life under us. Exercise cures constipation,
corpulency, nervousness, and all forms Of
Indigestion. A simple evidence Of the i'm
portance Of exercise is to be found in the
majority who are busily engaged during the
week, and who take what they call rest on
Sunday-that is to say, who do net 90 out
all that day. There are many who neither
dress nor shave on Sunday-but eat, and
drink, and sleep. Without appealing to
any one in particular. for they include rich
as well as poor, may ask, at least, wheth-
er the Sunday incidence does not make the
Monday less agreeable day than the Sat
urday? The extra feeding has good deal
to do with it, but the want Of the usual ex-
element Of business. Ghe exercise Of the
nind,) and the usual busting about, (he
exercise of the body are not uninfuential.
Day promenading is more beneficial than
walking about in the night air. In wet
weather, when outdoor exercise is scarcely
available, pacing the passage with windows
open, is good substitute. A man may
walk many miles in his own chamber
Gymnastic pastimes are recommendable-
the use Of the Observation-Disclosures
Of ball-bauledore and shuttlecock--in fact,
any pursuit that keeps the body active
Friction with the fesh-brush is no bad imita-
ton Of exercise.
"The garden Yields
| A soft amusement, humane delight,
To raise the insipid nature Of the ground"
Persons engaged in sedentary pursuits-,he
LITERATURE, the clerk. and professional man
need not TX themselves TO their seats through
out the day.
"To stand and sit by turns,
/ As nature prompts, is best, but Ger your
| leaves
| To lean forever, cramps the vital parts,
| And robs the fine machinery of its play"
There are many contivances now sold
under the name Of "Easels' to FIX a stand
for books, to chairs, tables, &C., by which
the change Of position is less iIksome than
where you have to hold, perhaps a candle
in one hand and your manuscript in the
other.
He. again, whose occupation binds him to
his books, the student or the sage, if he can
not well pace his closet, book in hand,
should read aloud; independently Of having
what he reads more indelibly impressed up
ON his mind. his lungs gain tone, and his
respiration is rendered easier and stronger.
Beside, it is excellent practice:
e'The chest. so exercised, improves its strength /"
Exercise, while i, gives energy to The mind
and body, Provokes the exhaustion to insure
repose. .s - .
have spoken Of air in combination with
exercise; fresh air under any circumstances,
is Of vast importance. How many pant for
II, and how delicious to a citizen is its fra
GRANGE!
"Ye who amid the fevsrish world would wear
body free from pain, Of cares a mind,
Fly the rank city.
/ The rural wilds
Invite, the mountains call you, and the wales,
The woods, the streams, and each ambrosial
breeze,
That fans the overwhelming sky:
Man, beast. and all the vegetable reign
What has not fresh air, or, as il is called.
when quitting the crowded city, change Of
air. effected. How many has il not snatch
ed from the Jaws Of DEATH How many has
il not saved from the tedious pilgrimage of
sickness. and spared from desolate loneli-
nessl The apparently consumptive, the
melancholy hyPochondriac, and the waning
and harassed dyspeptic. has it restored to
former lifefulness and Joy. The first gush
revives the expiring breath. Bed-ridden in
vaiids have been known to rise and walk
the day following a removal into the coun-
ny. Apart nom local Peesliarities and cd
vantages. fresh air is in every instance use
ful. These are not mere rhapsodes, but
eulogies which the recollections and daily
experience Of all can substantiate.
The present facilities for obtaining fresh
cir far exceeds those Of former times, indeed,
even only ten years back; and he must be
regardless or very apathetic of his own
health, who does not now and them avail