The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-26

l. know how to get every posssfiS'
benefit out OF it? Do YOU realize
:;that;the tenth Of mile may be made
%rtote. precious than long cross-ooun-
try trampf 1t is how you walk. not
how much you walk. that makes you
young and strong and happy
II is true that if you are summer
inglin the city your walk cannot give
you as much all-around exercise as ii
can in the country. You would appear
somewhat unconventional walking UP
Broadway or State street, or what
ever your main business street may.
be, kicking stone ahead Of you or
performing fancy steps. Nevertheless
theree are certain exercises that ydr
can:take while walking between 3sycsiE:
:fr64f; door and the street cag$&oa $751; s,'
!: ctsessthat are not noticeable fs:sai Isl:
other pedestrian and that are b4ildjf3,
up day by day great, full thesi'.
throwing back your shoulders and eiT;s'
ing you a pair Of lungs so sturdy that
they will be able to fight for their
rights against a host Of microbes.
These exercises. as you must be
guessing. have to do with your breath
ing mechanism Take advantage Of
them wherever you may be- if the
air You inhale is clean country air.
cool from some bay or stream and
sweet with grass and flowers, you
cant get too much Of it, [ wish that
YOU could bottle it somehow in your
lungs, ready to have on hand for the
rest Of tie year after you return to.
SCOT and smoke and city odors BIZ
an indirect way, You do Tbe..l.H..;g.s':
are 50 benefited by their pe.s.5:1.. Il. i.:s
wholesome breathing thatg?f:: ' ;:.e:;
in good condition to face:S!a:is:s:i;.; S.:
wholesome city conditohSGi%s A. 5:;. ::..:: Il
If you are walking sas 4: :.
pace, it will be a ionE:!:s. 9t::iIIij.f
to inhale during FIVE sI.IS.S%3: Sst::. &:
daring FIVE If yotit ssp$S!::;.. ,ii 81; IS
count six steps to ihe;''BsS. l:.;.:::$;::I:5f.
!. you are free from eytSid'ss$:iBss: stii$is.
to inhale through the nosSaqd ..'ei%}~t Ia Z:
through the open mouths !: III: a'trj6i.i%t.1j::'
ed city street you may not like To-
do this. and so this, the best kind ri
breathing, must be confined to YOUR
room with its open window.
When breathing deeply throw the
chest forward and the shoulders back
It Is well for awhile 10 let the hands
rest lightly on the chest, the elbows
held out on level with the shoulders.
The arms will become tired of this
position long before the lungs become
tired of their heavy exercise. Rest
the arms by letting them drop loose
y at the sides or resting the hands
on the hips
One of the most famous Of OUR
American actresses, one who never
went to a dramatic school and gave
herself all Of the early training which
she received, says that she taught
herself a graceful walk by practicine
with her hands on her hips This posi-
ton encourages the shoulders TO
straighten and throw them selves back
ward and il gives an elasticity to the
tread. Try it for a mile. resting the
arms occasionally, and see how much
more vigorously you will walk. Lift
ing the arms in this fashion seems to
lift the whole body, to relieve it of
its readily acquired droop.
# you can find a hill, either in the
city or out OF it, take advantage of
that hill II may prove a godsend to
You Walking tip it quickens the
breath and makes the lungs empty and
refill quickly and vigorously. So long
as the painting is not severe, this is
good for you. unless YOU are a victim
to asthma or weak heart Try the