Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-30

are forced to admit that the cure is such
a logical one that they are surprised that
no one has thought of such methods Of
relief before the end of the century.
The heart, for instance, is a muscle en-
dowed with peculiar qualities. 1t may be
overtaxed or strained like any other
muscle. 1t may easily be weakened by
the poisons of infectious diseases. If
man suffers from grip. diphtheria. rheu-
matism. or a dozen other ills to which
flesh is heir. the heart will perform it's
work badly. Designations affect it's ac-
ton and sudden emotions may cause
disorders in its force and rythm. A
strong heart is one of the most u BILE
possessions of man for a weak heart will
make him a miserable mortal who will
make life a burden for himself as we'll
as for all those who are compelled to
come IN contact with him.
For years physicians who have made
a specially of treating such diseases
have insisted that their patients should
avoid any undue exertion, but, as in
many other instances in medicine,
modern theories have upset old prac-
tees. Now the patient is told to exer-
else. exercise. rest. and follow proper
rules in the application of water and in
the selection of food and drink.
According to the theories of the ex-
p%onents Of the new cure exercise and
rest are the most important part of
the remedy and it is also insisted that
the exercise that is most beneficial to
a weakened heart is that in which
there is an element of resistance. a
mild obstacle to be overcomee. That
is during the first stages of the treatment
a second person. who has been instructed
now to use gentle force without doing
injury. should retard or prevent the mo.
ton or exercise selected from being car
fled1 TO ITS fullest extent. This is best
accomplished by holding back with both
hands the individual who is exercising.
Eacn active effort thus meets with mild
resistance and in this way the exercise
is made to combine two sets of activities.
II contracts and expands the muscles
ana ovefcomes resistance. which gives a
tenslty and force to these muscular eff
forts that would otherwise be absent.
The resistance also brings about a mem
tai attitude quite distinct from that in
duced by free movements, which cause a
condition OF fixed attention and extreme
concentration
The forms of exercise to be ollowed in
carrying out this cure are so simple that
they can be prescribed by any physician
they should not be undertaken without
proper advice as to the methods of bath
ing and the system of eating and drink
ing for these features play an important
part in bringing about a perfect cure.
The methods of treating pulmonary in
Vallds is very similar for such patients
also need activity and repose. The rules
OF life must be laid down very strictly,
however. There must be a proper
amount of both exercise and it's ac-
~companying rest. and both sleep and food
must not only be abundant but of a
proper quality. There must be no rest
lessness and no eating of foods that are
injurious to the system of
the patient. 1t is for this reason that the
exercises described while those that
be prescribed by the physician,
moi be undertaken without proper
advice.
While such methods of exercise as those
of the flying rings, the horizontal bar,
the parallel bars, etc, are of the greatest
in the later stages of the
treatment the methods of exercise to be
at first are of a much less vio-
lent character. A patient suffering from
of the heart would dc himself
incalcuable injury if he did not kill him