Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-07-14
DIR. WINSHIP ON PHYSICAL CUL.
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Having made the subject Of, health and
strength a speciality for so many consecu
tive years, and with success that has ex
cited much interest," il may be pardonable
in me to ufer the following rules for the
promotion Of physical culture:
1. Select, if'possb'e.. for your sleeping
apartme NJ room on the 'ssunnv side"
| z. Let the sun have access 10 it at least
six hours a day.
| 3. Keepi, thoroughly ventilated the whole
time, particularly during the night 1 so#.s
T.. Contrive, however, to have it thor
"ughly ventilated. without subiecting you
to too great draft
5. Practice general ablution at least once
week IN cold weather. and twice week
IN warm. but Sc dom o"tener in New En-
gland climate, Ia offering this rule l
expect to be censured by quite large
class IN the community, who seem 10 de
light in daily soaking and spashing in
water not having, probably, the slightest
consciousness thatby so doing they defeat
every intention Tor which water is extern
ally applied ...1 s#3 So W."
s. Allow yourself not less than egh,
hours rest as daily average. | allow
myself no less than ten.
I Never, while in good health, let the
temperature of your apartment, when
heated arti6cially, get above 7Oo oy Fab
renhe!t. prefer for myself q tempera
ture OF about Coz
s. Keep the atmosphere of any apart
ment YOU occupy sufficiently pure by oc,
casionally opening windows, and Sufficient
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warmed, by the constant evaporation Of
water. H. I'll.
&. Never forget that the com bnstion Of
any ntlamab'e substance is invariably pro
| ductve of poisonous gasses.
| 10. Never use food OF any kind, if YOU
can conveniently avoid it, that You have
reason to believe was prepared in a copper,
brass, or bell metal utensll. no matter bow
scientifically such utensil, may have been
"proteced.'
| IL. Never use water internally or ex.
! ternally that has come in contact with
teda or any other poisonous substance, if
you can have choice OF that which has
only come in contact with iron, gutta per-
| cha, or glass. @t ana '44 g."
IL. 1t you must use water that has
come il contact with poisonous sub
stance, neglect no expedent for rendering
such water as nearly free from IL as POS
sible - ,..-. .. '..
l3 Most use that kind of food which
you most prefer, if your experience is not
against it, without regard to what Liebig
hrs said Of its chemical constituents, or
Beaumont of It's digeStbiltv
Il, /.
if you are not an invalid, but comp etely
satisfy your appetite The digestive pow
er, Ike the muscular. will b. weakened ;f
net vigorously exercised.
ID. Avoid EXCESSIVE eXerci>e Of either
| mind or body. lest YOU create a necessity
for narcotics and stimu'ants,
rs. Avoid too little exercise for the same
reason. .r ..
L.. Increase your strength as one means
OF improving your health.
Is Practice Iifihg as the most strength
ening of all cxerei4es. AID consequently
the most heathful; but practice it with
the utmost caution until you have ceased
to have any weak point.
l9. Use dumb-helis As means Of ex
e.cse TO te ranked next TO lifting in i'm
portancs, and let them be always as heavy
rs you can conveniently handle; but use
them with great caution, and never for a
longer time than ten or fifteen minutes in
the course OF whole day
20 Develop the body harmnniously, in
order that you may preclude Tie possibility
Of hernia, or any other serious injury 9TH
erwse might result from violent action
of muscular system.
u Never let the duration Of gYmnastic
exercise exceed halt-hour daily, or an
hour in two days.
%. Never rise early unless you retire
early, or sleep with your windows closed.
or have something to attend to which will
not rernit you TO lie late.
| q. n yon retire late, or sleep with your
windows open, lie until you feel like ris
my whatever may he the hour.
"a Gradually wear less clothing about
your neck until you wear so little that YOU
can a, any time allow your neck TO be en-
tirel Y exposed without being Liable to take
| cold -r -a.,.
%. Be careful that your dress is at all
times loose and easy in every particular.
26 Conform to The customs Of society
no further than your health will permit -
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