The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-07-26

9th. l have taken, nearly every day,
about half hour gymnastic exercise in
the open air
7th. I have conformed to the customs
Of society only SO far as they were not at
variance with health.
sth. Regarding procrastiuation as the
thief, not only of time, but also Of health,
have Stunned it as especially danger
Gus in all matters pertaining to physical
well being
9th. l have poisoned myself as little
as possible by food contaminated with
lead, copper. brass or bell metal.
10sh. l have developed my body har.
moniously.
llth. l have allowed myself at least
ten hours rest in almost every twenty
l2'h. I have paid a due regard to
bathing, without, however, rendering
myself amphibious, or carrying good
thing to excess.
18th. have been particular that eve
ry portion Of my dress should be as loose
aud easy as the frecst action of my mus
cles and limbs would demand.
During these nine years, while endeav.
oring to promote my physical welfare, l
have made the following discoveries:
1st. That whatever increased my
strength improved my health.
I'd. That one means of improving my
health was to increase my strength
Sd. That the stronger l became, the
healthier became
4,h That it was as easy for me to
increase the strength Of my body as it
was that of magnet.
5th That by developing my body
harmoniou>ly, could preclude the posi-
bility Of hernia, or any other serious in
jury, that otherwise mi ght arise from au
extremely violent action Of my muscles.
9th. That lifting if, properly practic-
ed, was the surest and quickest method
of producing harmonious development,
while it was also the most strengthening
of all exercises, and consequently the
most hurtful.
7th. That it was better, while exer-
cising, to perform twenty different feats
once, than one feat twenty times.
9Th. That it was possible for me to
take in fifteen or twenty minutes, all the
gymnastic exercises that should require
in twenty four hours.
9th. Tha. l could gain faster in
strength by forty minutes, eymnastic ex-
excise, once in two days, than by twenty
minutes o. the same daily.
10. That, as my strength increased,
H. l,,k
less protracted.
llth. That increase Of the muscular
power was attended with increase of the
digestive.
18th. That one means Of increasing
the digestive power, was to increase the
muscular
18th. That many articles of food had
formerly proved injurious to me, not
because they were really unwholssome,
but because | was unable to digest them.
IA. That person may become possess.
ed of great physical strength, without
having inherited it,
18th. That, by increasing the strength
prcdisposition to certain diseases may
be removed, and diseases already present
removed or mitigated.
10Th. That increase Of strength can.
not long continue, on q diet exclusively
vegetable.
18th. That increase of strength can.
not long continue, On diet exclusively
vegetable.
18th. That which benefits part of the
body, benefits more or less tho whole.
10th. That, long before | succeeded
in lifting l,l0O pounds with the hands,
or in shouldering barrel of -four from
the floor, had ceased to be troubled
with sick headache, nervousness aud in
, digestion.
Goth. That a delicate boy of seventeen
need not despair Of becoming in time
remarkably strong and healthy man
Having made the subject Of health and
strength speciality for 80 many consecu.
tive years, and with a success that has
excited much interest; it may be par
donable in me to offer the following rules
for the promotion of physical culture:
l. Select, if possible, for your sleeping
apartment, room on the ''sunny side
2. Let the sun have access to it at least
six hours day.
8 keepit thoroughly ventilated the
whole time, particularly during the
night.
| 4 Contrive, however, to have it thor
oughly ventilated without subjecting
you to too great draft.
5 Practice general ablution at least
once week, in cold weather, and twice
week in warm, bnt seldom oftener in a
New England climate. In Offering this
rule, expect to be ceusured by a largo
class in the community, who seem to de-
light in daily soaking and splashing in
water, no. having probably, the slightest
Consciousness that by 80 doing they de-
feat every intention for which water is
externally applied. ]
6. Allow yourself not less than eight
hours rest as a daily average. { allow
myself ot less than ten.
7. Never while in good health, let the
temperature Of your apartments when
heated arti6cially, get above 20 degrees
by Fahrenheit. RI prefer for myself a
temperature Of about 80 deg
8. Keep the atmosphere OF any apart
meut you occupy sufficiently pure, by
occasionally opening windows, and sun,
ciently moist, when it is being artificial
" warmed, by the constant evaporation
Of water.
Q. Never forget that the combustion
of anv inAamablc substance is invariably