New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-02
FOR A WE'LL FORMED CHEST.
SOME SIMPLE EXERCISES SUGGESTED.
NATURAL RULES WHICH MAY WARD OFF Dis
EASE OF THE LUNGS AND WILL IMPART
GOOD SHAPE TO GROWING YOUTHS

NATURAL RULES WHICH MAY WARD OFF Dis
EASE OF THE LUNGS AND WILL IMPART
GOOD sHAPE TO GROWING YOUTHS.
in these days Of advanced and practical ideas on the
subject OF ply sical culture. the parent who rears
narrow chested, round shondered, or dyspepuc child
Vs. nine times ont Of ten justly chargeable With serious
neglect Changes are 80 readily and easily wrought,
for better worse. upon the yielding bones OF .
growing child that there Is little for malforma-
tion and city bred children especially apt TO reach
maturity with chests below the average development,
on account Of the restrictions they under against
shouting and yelling 10 the full extent OF their lung
mower and also on account OF the smaller amount Of
violent exercise they get in comparison with country
children.
Long before the discovery Of the contagious bacil-
us OF consumption, II bad been observed that peo-
pie who played Wind instruments we're, as rule,
much less susceptible that disease than their fell
lows At the present day II is believed that II TINS
bacillus when drawn into the lungs, comes In conacs
with an undeveopcd or weakened arcell there,
finds tust the kind Of lodging II Is seeking ana thers
may establish itself and begin 10 get In Its deadly work
Now few people engaged In sedenary occupations nave
all the cells OF their lungs In good working order. II
the adult reader doubts this. let him espei all ths
air he can from his lungs and pass tape'line AROUND
his chest Now let him nhale all the air he possibly
can and see how many inches bis chest will expand.
II his tape measures four inches more than II dia
before he may feel pretty that all bis lung ces
are doing their work. II 1t falls much below iour
inches some of his air-ces are nabby and weak rom
want OF practice and ripe for the reception OF me
first sneaking little bacillus that happens to come u
contact with them
t.w s,mnle rules and exercises which narrow
Or aacbesed children may easily practice have been
obtained by a Tribune reporter from the popular
physical instructor Of the Manhattan Athieue "'"o
Dr. c. p. Linhart. His long ana successful career
as developer Of physique and the number oil exainp'"
N which he can point among the members OF that
big club and also among the sons OF members, WI"
have been materially benefited by following his In
sruct,ons will commend these exercises TO many ID
a former interview published In this paper, Dr.
nhart outlined for busy men series OF EXERCISES n''
exceeding five minutes In duration. They were "ldeiy
read and adopted with advantage BY many people VINO
have since expressed their qualification at nndihs
them in The Tribune.
~ Y,,hor. mid. The following exercises are for
,t aavoonnlent and may be taken by old and young
rals and female with advantage. The time oil each
movement should last about twenty seconds VIII 'e'
seconds of rest between every two mus 'ne ""'''
series would consume about four minutes Ally o"s
movement OF the series may be repeated uree UT io"
times II desired in special cases. ana the "hoe e"'ui'
he taken once a day. anyway. They VIII develop inc
h., ., tho vounc making the narrow chest broad ana
tho shallow deep II persisted in they VIII alter the
shone NJ the chest for the better up TO twenty-five
years of sge. For the old, they VIII keep 'he ca
,,,i.s NJ the minute aircells from shriveluns ana
extending a standing invitation for disease TO come an"
settle there for singers. they VIII Suehe'"c" .'
muscles OF forced expiration not brought INTO use ny
ordinary exercise and for all, they VIII III 'ne e'
or breathing under difficulties and emergencies care
should be taken to go through the following "o'e
n,rt directly after full meal after prolonged OF
violent muscular exercise. At such times they "ou'u
produce dizziness or even falntihs'
Movement No. stand erect, the head Throw"
hack the chin close TO the chest. Gradually MI 'ne
,rrcs a. fuu A. possible through the nose at the
cam. lima raising the shoulders up and back ABOUT
an inch above the gatural position Inns s"ou'u
consume ten seconds. Then alIo" lhe mr 70 e''"f'
SLOWLY through the nose. letting the s"o"iuefS
sumo their normal position, III about Ten Seoon"'
more. - ,r
Movement No. u-Bcgia the same way % l"
No. J. After hlnng the lungs drop the snouior''
| ,cr and down as far as they will CO. hodihS INC
hrea,h for i've seconds. Then exhale' whhe 'e'.us
| the shoulders assume their natural PosNc" q"iN~
.wo,.ment No lII-Lct the arms hang down oy
IN. sides and gradually I'LL the iuNss 10 III w. -
a, IN. same time raising the arms cAtehaeu Ut mo
Ids slowly. until the backs OF the hands "oon
60, 81. hsaa This should take about ten secohos
IT,, xhal. for ten seconds mote. allowing ue n~i''
| to fail slowly down again BY Inc SUES -
Movement No. IV-Begin the same As II, ~.
| go , whom the lungs are hlled and the hands
,o,cb above the head. hold the brca'l anu uiop "'
| a,,,. ,uclly down at the sides. EXhaic ha'urau'
at.r i've seconds Of holding the breath THIS nove'
,, l. especially adapted to narrowchested peope'
| - A. will surely broaden such a chest
| Movement No. V-Fill the lungs slowly throusu
So, nose IN about ten seconds. at the same time SLOW
| =, ,.ir- the arms extended al full length IN IRONS
=, the body until the hands are above the mead ana
hack Of il as a. as they will 90 without bendhs 'ne
| hack or knees Then begin TO eNhaie, letting ,hs
arms fall slowly down again In front, occupying 'ea
| seconds. - 49,.
| .uovement No. VI-Begn rs In No. V, but when
,ba lungs are full and the hands overhead: hod sho
breath for five seconds. ana drop lhe haIs q mo~a
| down In 'front.'. Then eXhale naturally. ms morT
r,rt Is particularly adapted To shallow chesteu peyp,0
-. r. viii surely deepen the chest that Is, lehslhc"
| is diameter from front TO back ., A.. ,rrc, n
| " Movement No NlI-GTadually NIL the iuhs ~ ~
| choir utmost capacity during ten seconds. L4en
forcibly eNhalc until all the air possible Is aIveu
ont Throw the shoulders forward at the SAINT .",0
Ter the AIR escape with loud whistle or a mss, y,
! - long drawn A'aah. This movement Is espeoiiS
| beneficial to singer or public speaker, o,,a n.
| lost continued DR.. Lilhnrt, III taken III 'o ~
where the air Is foul. II taken In resh air, .ns
"e"snn will not feel like breathing at all Tor snSr
period afterward 80 nvisorlted ana putineu cn i'm
| ilood he from the unusual amount OF OXYGEN ~
| ,nrtca IN II by those cells which generally arc nv
rniled upon TO do ANYTHING IN his ordinary breaun.S
neops who cannot spare time 10 60 through eNch .vo
frief movements would accustom themselves ~ On
To- several long slow brcatls. full as possible, "
sosrg oni doors once or twice day that alone wV.iS
40 something toward exercising those alrSciis VIM
4, many cases are almost entirely neglected. anu oH'
| used and thus easily become prey 10 diseaso'
| The New.York Central has the only natural S!aeS