, 1885-12-16
COOP ADVICE 70 The sgDeNrAHr


Physical Erorciss-"Nervs Food"2Tst
hog Trot-LunE Expansion.
Vigorous bodily exercise" said a dis
tinguished Boston physician, in the Course
Of an interesting conversation, "has very
much the same effect upon the human
system as that produced upon a sponge
by squeezing tia cleansing effect, in a
word. The contraction OF the muscles
squeezes out all waste matter, and the ac-
tivity OF the organs of elimination is slim
ulated. But II the muscles are not sufi-
GENTLY used the tissues become fatty and
watery, the eliminating organs fail to con
vey the waste matter out OF the body, and
the machine becoming clogged up,
ceases to work properly. The undigested
food, ferments and becomes poisonous.
When nature cannot get rid of a thing,
she tries to absorb 1t. So this food,
turned to poision, is absorbed into the cir
culation, and the blood circulating
through the brain causes headaches, nerv-
BUSINESS, irritability, m~elancholia, hypo-
chondria and all sorts Of Authorizations.
A person who suffers from chronic mel
ancholy Is usually a victim of Indigestion,
and the most amiable people in the world
are frequently transformed into fends by
dyspepsia.
But these are only the mental troubles
which result from indigestion caused by
insufficient exercise. You might say that
pretty nearly the whole list of physical
ailments come under the same head,
Gout, fatty degeneration of the heart, and
rheumatism are but phases Of indigestion.
Three-fourths Of all the sore Threats
spring from the same cause, through
sympathy with the stomsch.
II ONLY RELIABLE NERVE FOODS"
uTha haat thing man vuhnua nrrnnu.
ton ia a sedentary one can do is to devote
a certain length Of time every day, at
certain hours, to vigorous exercise-say
half an hour In the morning and IA half
an hour at night. This exercise should
be persistent, not desultory. 1t should be
considered a duty, to be gone through
every day, and the Importance OF never
neglecting 1t cannot be overestimated,
since life and health depend upon 1t. Out
door exercise is particularly desirable in
cold weather, when people are most in
clined to stay at home. The sharp, cold
air Is more wholesome because IL increases
the demand for food; 1t is a dyspeptic
stimulant. 1t does perfectly what
the various preparations and
stuff sold in apothecaries shops
claim to do. These prepare
tions are greatly in fashion nowadays,
like the nerve fool so-called. Good diet
and proper exercise are the only nerve
foods that nave ever been discovered. A
person who leads a s~edentary life fire.
quently complains of a sensation OF real
fatigue, and even exhaustion, accom-
panied by a feeling of incapacity for exer-
ton. In such cases muscular effort Is an
actual rest. The sense Of WEAKNESS and
fatigue which is so often felt after tine Ia
bors of the day are over will frequently
be quite dispelled by a brisk walk of a
couple of miles. To q person not accus-
toned to muscular exertion such a task is
a bore; but let him take the dose. even il
1t is a little disagreeable at first.
Outdoor exercises are, Of course, by
far the best. Running, swimming, foot
ball and base ball are all admirable.
Swimming is particularly good. These.
however, only do for boys and young
men. Perhaps the best sort of outdoor
exercise in the ordinary way is obtained
by running In a go-~as-you-please style at
a dog trot. The advantage, which this
method of locomotion has over walking.
from the point Of view of physical exer-
else, is that in the dog trot all the mus
cles are exercised, whereas in walk.
ing only the legs are used to any ex.
tent. A brisk walk, however, is the mex
best thing; but one must throw out the
arms n legs and put some spring into
the gait. An hours spin Of three or four
miles will suffice the average person for
one day, with half an hours gymastic
exercise. After walking comes horseback
riding, which is particularly good for
those who have to stand a great deal on
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