Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-01
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: Comparatively few people realize how
much their health and vitality depends upon
the way they breathe. A good supply of
/ fresh and fully oxggenzed air is of greater
importance to maintain strength than rich
and nourishing food. In far too many cases
/ food iHjnres rather than helps, because
loading the system with impurities which
cannot be removed, excep, with abundant
supply of fresh air filing the lungs, and
/ thus brought in contact with the blood as il
passes through the heart and is thus sent to
the exire mites. of the system. All the
blood in the body Is thus pumped through
the heart every four minutes. Ii at airy
tine the air is no. duly oxygenized it can
not fully perform its Office Gle aRsing the
blood of Impurities A sluggish circulation
results as a matter of course. A slight cold
taken when the blood is in this condition
naturally settles on the lungs. and the dread
DESTROYER in our northern climate. tuberculaT
consumption, soon hurries the victim to his
grave.
These evils are re media Bile without med
icine to any one VIII, will take care to sup
ply the lungs with full amount of fresh
pure air. Though the lungs may be al
ready partially closed, and the premonitory
symptoms of consumption be present, a
careful attention to deep breathing, taking
I frequent full inspirations of fresh all
through the nostrils. will often effect a
cure. The writer speaks from personal
experience in this matter. When q boy be
suffered a severe attack Of Inflammation of
the lungs, which the doctor on examination
declared had left one of the lungs almos,
wholly he2atized and the other badly
affected. For several winters there.
after the writer was threatened
with consumption, but by hard work
on the farm he was in two or three years
entirely cured. and the inactive part of the
lungs restored to rs good condition as tha,
of most people. In the intervals of farm
work. often when Strengthening up while
digging bitches fer under drains, he took
care to breathe several breaths. swelling
the lungs a. far as possible aud then slow
ly respiring. This a, first was accompa
MED by severe pains in the lungs, but with
practice the amount of air inhaled gradu-
ally Increased. rhe chest expanded, and
after two or three yeare of this practice
the doctor who made the first eIsmina.i On
sounded the lungs aaain and found them in
good condition.
The benefits of deep breathing are great
ly increased by having cold and dry at.
mosphere. Breathed, as this should De.
through the nostrils it is not fully warmed
until ii enters the lungs, and its expansion
nv hest in the lungs stretches the air cells
sn1 enables subsequent Inspirations to be
much fuller If there are any impurities
on the lungs the oxygen Of the air unites
with them. AMI removes them. In the
writer case inflamma nor had lef, the iunss
partially flied with blood so that ins cad
of being lastic they we're dull and heavy
/ like piece of liver. In this condition
unless speedily checked, tuberciss are al.
m sure to form, snd those are even more
itficult to rem ,ye. because they indicate
( impurities IN the blood
/ NJ better receipt for maintaining healt.,
can be given than 10 exercise much in the
open air, 10 breath through the nostr /.
See ping he mouth closed, and IL the
work be such as to crsmp the
body, 70 straighten up freq iently and take
several full ins;irar.ons Chopping in the
wood 10 cold we ather secures to the worker
most of these conditions. and with a little
care can secure them all I, ought not to
be DIFF cult to remember that the month is
10 be kept closed, aul a ! the bresthing m
less than the full inspiration, is to be
through the nose. This is especially i'm
portsn, it til lungs are weak. BIZ =athins
through the mau b brings air too roughly
and suideniy in the lungs. especially in
cold weather. ehiie through the muse the
air has opportunity {, be warme and partly
expsnjsd before reaching the air-cells,
y ere is expsa-ian is completed
No; only those engaged in sedentary oc
/ cupstions, but also those Ahose work re-
qGires them to pend in strained positions
will be greatly helped by filing the lungs
as fully as possible several times . day.
When the habit of deep breathing IL once
formed the iunss will thenceforvard al
wavs require larger supplies of air. There
is 10 better course than this to prevent sick
ness. and maintain at all times degree Of
physical health tina, gives Eest to life and
makes il worth iiving.-Amerieaa Cxlfira-
tor