The Red Cloud chief., 1891-01-16
HOLDING HIS BREATH.


Nov to Asola Fa~am0sis- "A New Yosk
Lawyess Novel ida
4 slim young man walked briskly up
broadway, say the New York sun.
There was nothing striking about his
personal appearance except his chest
which swelled out n il il would rip the
buttons Of his coat. At Canal street the
crowd blocked his way. lie scowled,
looked angry. and then great white
cloud issued from his lip~. Twenty"
he muttered. His chest slowly fell o.
normal size. but only for q moment, for
disengaging himself from the hurrying
throng. ne caught his former swinging
gait. his shoulders went back and his
chest rose again 10 its full prominence.
A young man recognized him ~ .
lawyer in the Equitable building with
whom he had an acquaintance. lie
tapped him on the arm and Said: TAX
ing your constitutional mo, I am
out on my daily drunk. ! see you look
surprised. Yes, you're right; ! don't
drink. but ] have . way to get exhila-
rated ON oxygen and 80 ] take an air
spree every day, ! learned the trick by
ONC0I 0Kp- j live III lIutspu
place. As had been confined in the
Office every day, last Thanksgiving a
year ago l found myself suffering from
symptoms Of pneumonia. I believed
breathing would cure me. and one
evening in walking from Park place
home ! tried on how many cxhalations
! could walk Ia Clinton place. twenty.
five blocks Of varying size. making u
distance Of nearly n mile and a half.
AT first I found it difficult Ia hold
my breath for more than a few PAGES.
hut by the time ! reached Prince street
my lungs were working better. was
in n profuse perspiration from head Ia
foot. II seemed that I had discovered
depths in my lungs I never thought
existed Every inhalation seemed 10 go
down to my very shoes. My feet felt
light and ! seemed to eat up the dis
lance. As l nearrd Clinton place !
began To feel distressed. l know
20 that I did too much at first. !
Various c0lOrs haxa,ed before my !
eyes. When my breath went out | felt
empty. On arriving at Clinton place !
had a sharp shooting pain ACROSS my
temples. When ! stood still il seemed
n II my heed would break. hut this
feeling gradually passed away and in
half an hour ! WAS feeling splendid. I
noted down the count Of brcxths that
first night-9s.
"Ikept up the practice from that day.
and my lung capacity has 81 increased
that last Thursday I walked the same
distance IN - breathx, having
nearly double my breathing forre. Nv
chest measurement . year ago wss
% inches: now il is 70. I have not had q
touch Of pulmonic trouble since that
HAS your increased lung capacity
been Of any other practical benefit To
your"
Yes \ few months ago I Was in q
hotel FIRE in the West. I was one Of the
last awakened. My room WAS fall of
smoke. ] put = wet towel over my
mouth and through il drew one Of my
long breaths. On that single inhalation
I made my way through the smoke
filed halls. Had l taken one breath of
the smoke I would have become eou-
fused, and would never have got cot
alive. ! am firmly convinced that Il
people knew how 70 hold their brrath
there would be fewer deaths 1T fires.
Il can now hold my brrath over .
and . half, where q year ago
lOrty-fve seconds was my usual limit.
Ny tendency tO become rUund shout
aered has entirely disappeared Ny
step has become elastic. and nv sppe-
nvenouA have all Of my clothes
'ery loose to give room for expansion
my walks.--N. Y. Sun