New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-23

11th. That increase Of the maseuisr power varz
attended with Increase Of the digestive.
18th. That one means of increasing he ikgsstsye
power, was to increase The muscular.
18th. That many articles of food had fcrmes1y
proved injurious to me, not because they WezE
really unwholesome, but because I was nBahls ie
iii. That person may become possessed d
great physical strength, without having iatss-
tied II.
18th That, by increasing the strength, pssass-
position to certain diseases may be removed, and
diseases already present removed or mftigssed.
10th. That increase of strength cannot long con-
tinue, on diet exclusively vegetable.
th That increasing sa ne strength m made e1 x.
the lungs and the other emunctories.
18th. That what benefits part of the body,
benefits more or less the whole.
18th. That, long b0fore succeeded In lifting
100 lbs. with the hands, in shsuidering basTst
Of -four from the floor, had ceased TO b HoubleA
with sick headache, nervousness and indigestion.
10th. That delicate boy Of seyentesf need nea
despair of becoming in time remarkably STRONG
Having made the subject Of health and strength.
speciality for 50 many conseeutiye years, an6s
with success that has excited my interest, i Enay
be pardonable in me to offer the following rules scF
the promotion Of physical culture s F8
i. Select, II possible, for your sleeping apart
ment room on the g sunny side. Y
4 Let tie sun have access to 1t at least sx hours
a day. Iit ~
.. Keepit thoroughly ventilated the whole time,
particularly during the night. Z, ~
Contriye, however, to have # Thoroughly ven
tilated without subjectfng you to too great draft
s. Practice general ablnfion st least ence week
in warm, but seldom eftener in New England eil-
| snred BY quite large class IN the Community WHO
seem TO delight In daily soaking and spiashing m
water, not having probably. the sIishtess con-
| tention for which water IS externally appiiedj
6. Allow yourself not less than eighf hours rest
as daily average. II allow myself not less thaB
4 Never, while ia good health, let she ssiapera-
ture of your apartment, when heated astiEciaEIy.
get above roe BY Fahrenheit. q prefer fcs nyssh
a temperature Of about COZ
8. Keep the atmosphere Of any apartment yoR
occupy sufficiently pure, by occasionally opening
windows, and sufficiently moist, when it NJ being
artifcalIy warmed, by the constant evaporation o.
water. %gS 9s
o. Never forget that the combustion 81 any IN
fiammable substance is invariably productive ok
poisonous gases. sss N SsS89
venently avoid It, that you have to believe
was prepared in copper, brass or beH metal
| utensil, no matter how scientifically such utensD
may have been !. protected
/ IL. Never water internally or externally that
has come in contact with lead or any ether poison
4 Gus substance, If you can have choice 81 thai
which has only come in contact with iron, gutsa
Ia. You must use water that has come IN con-
i tact with poisonous substance, neglect no exPe-
dent for rendering such water as nearly free nom
4 T. IA
Is. Most use that kind q food which you most
prefer if your experience is not against IS Mi3hous
lregard to what Liehig has said Of lts ehemlcai
constituents, Or Beaumont Of its digestabiiity
4 IA. Never g rise from the table hungry ypD
are not an invalid, but completely satisfy yUsr ap
petite. The digestive power, like the mnasulax,
will be weakened, # not vigorously exercised
81 Is. Avoid excessive exercise Of either mind on
body, lest you create necessity for narcotics an
stmulants. N I'M q tsg8@ sss sfssT
l6. Avoid too little exercise for the same reason.
IT. Increase your strength as one means a Msr
proving your health. a.sss SA tsa @
4 I8. Practice lifting, as the most strengthening o.
all exercises, and consequently the NEST
but practise ii with the utmost caution until yoU
II have ceased to have any weak point. 3
II 10. Use dumb-be as means Of exercise % Pc
ranked next to lifting In importance, and le& them
be always as heavy as you can conveniently nam
Il die, but use them with great caution, and ncyeS
"A for longer time than ten or fifteen minutes I'M the
course of whole day. ~ s
n 90. Develope the body harmonionsly, in orseT
that you may preclude the possibility Of hernia or
any other serious injury which otherwise might re-
suit from violent action of your muscular BysteIn
4 81. Never let the duration Of gymnastic exercise
exceed q half.hour daily, or an hour once ~ two
N days.
sleep with your windows closed, or have sometlinE
To attend to which will not permit you To liz late
49, IL you retire late, or sleep with your Window
open, lie until You feel like rising, whatever ma,
be the hour. Sa @a8d Gs H1S
. "a Gradually wear less clothing about you
neck until you wear 30 little that you can at anJ
y time allow your neck to be entirely exposed win
+ out being liable to take cold. s5 ..E..
q rs. Be careful that your dress is at all tune
% loose and easy In every particular.
h 49, Conform to the customs of society no furfhe
n than your health will admit