The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-02
ABOUT BREATHING.
DEEP BREATHING IS GOOD.
4 Cure For Coz sumption.

edly made the statement, and are
frequently relterating the assertion,
that if people but knew how to breathe
and would then give daily attention to
the proper manner of inhalation, such
q thing as q consumptiye need never
be known.
''There is no reason why any ons
si.osid die c: c.1neuI1 ption, ior would
the disease exist" says one OF them
''if better care were given to general
health and an understanding be gain
ed OF the..right way and. the wrong
way CT breathing" He further insists
emphaticaliy that consumption may
not only be aToided where there exists
what is known as herad itary tendency
in a family or families, but that the
disease itself may be arrested when it
has made even considerable hesdway
and that the lungs may be restored TO
e. healthy condition after the tuberc1.-
lar bacili have Tor some time been
carrying on their work OF destruction
of the lung tissue.
Ninety-Iine per cent Of the popu-
laticn are ignorant of the true and
only right manner of taking into and
expeliing from the lungs the constant
~ infowlng and outgoing air that we
breathe. Deep breathing is exhila-at-
ing and healing, while the practice so
common of lnhating but the upper
pafto the lungs proves dangerous
Hard colds may thus be
accounted for. and many OF the
:'tirad feelings" that overtake the
Individual who takes less thought to
proper personal care than to the a.
mount O. work that must be done"
LING troubles so frequently follow
that is is said one-seventh OF the Lnmau
race die fror,, some torn of it, The as
ssrtlon IS appalling in the light oI the
TACT that of consumrt,- there neSd
ne acre
Tue sss.ci il ,aat is,s1 rits On he ws5ri.
CT dasLrncti.,7 through. The air-ceis O.
tie lungs ca,nnot pr: re2ate Or 1--we IL
pure. fresh ail. rs tbe haoiil Of other
species, they thrive cs.ly where I'M
healthy conditions exist and where
insufficient nerva-folce lies.
One who .3as ever noticed ana made
examination OF iila lungs ct animals, Or
even fowls, knows they are OF sub
stance that is spyngy and full OF the
minutes. Of holes. through detective
breathing bat few inches of the lungs
are retaining the poiscoed, vitiated air
that sooner CT later brings disease in
us wake. Hence our consumptiyes
and our sufferers from lung and bron-
ch,ai affections.
Our physicians tell us that "women
are the worst offenders In this respect"
And 1t is because they wear clothes
that are too snug, corsets that press
down upon the lungs ana tie oti:s..
vital organs, and it Is difficult to
breathe freely ana deeply. Women
who take more OF forethought to "looks"
il form and style than to health and
to natures ways OF health provision
~, n
Geeply, and the habit is soon acquired
Of breathing lightly rather than from
the very depths of tie lungs. Results
Of an untoward nature in some form
must inevitably be the result. Ii the
lungs are not perceptibly affected, be-
cause unusually strong, the brain and
nerve centerS Will at least suffer. The
blood IN its passage through the lungs
becomes laden with impurities, and the
brain and nerves must suffer the effects.
But an understanding of right breath
ing carried into practice will work
miraculous cures and cause many re-
forms.
Tight corsets and heavyweight az
ticles OF wearing apparel are not con-
ducive to serene and happy state OF
mind, for general discomfort OF body
must prevail under those circumstances.
And DISCONNECTED body must reflect
Its woes upon faces. Moreover does it
reflect upon the faces of children
whose mothers have given more care
to s'form" and society demands than to
right living.
Right living means right breathing
to great extent. It is simple thing
to acquire the habit of taking deep
breaths, if persisted in. One may take
this course of physical training with
out the services of physician, and
once thoroughly acquired the new
habit becomes as fixed as was the old,
unless cne Iapses into carelessness and
Indifference again.
Step out into the open air, or into a
room with open windows and whsre
there is no fire, and expand the lungs
to their fullest capacity bya slow draw
ing in Of the breath through the nos
trils. Should the exercise need to be