Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-04-08
LESSON FROM ORIENT
Systsm Of Exercise Claimed to Quist
Most Unsteady Nerves,
csaes fssn caass ~ aiaAse oessisiss'
- j. nsi@s Taken CO - TAif
cs~AsPy with GssAf
EnthusiaAm.

Enthusia~m-
Exercises for fat, exercises for I'm.
perfect digestion, exercises for that
Tired faeling--,heAe are our common
portion, Americans have been body
building by physical culture with as
.onishing persistence Of late. Cures
Tor half the lila that fesh Is heir 10 have
been found In various 'movements,"
and It has seemed that the cold morn
ing tub and the l5-minntes' drill was
10 become a. universal a. breakfast IT,
self.
But Tow comes an exercise system.
reports the New York World, which lie
claimed TO havs an almost occult IN.
luence; to promote personal magnet
ism, to quiet. strengtlNny ard steady
the most erratic nerves, And 20 promote
great power OF mental concentration In
The fightiest-
This new and peculiar fad II. a.
might be guessed. orIeptss ~ ats origin,
and either because Of this 81 because OF
some realization OF real ,posslble bene.
fits II 10 being taken up with enthusi-
asm.
Oriental nerve control 10 tnught by,
IIindoo occultists, q class OF tcachers
who are generally recognized to have
delved with great and tangible results In
the realm OF mysticism.
Its remarkable featurs-.s -rs 'greal
Amplieity, for the system consists Of a
Few exercises IN breathing accompanied
by q mild admixtnre Gf oriental ph!ios-
ophy. These ore hased upon the fun
damsntal ttQta that al vital tcrces In
the eSiv efntet In the lungs ard that
breathing according to certain reiss Will
generate new ard healthy fcrc.,i In the
body which and expression 10 the alb
sence OF nervousness. strong p'rsona'
magnetism and the ability to corcen.
trase the nind readily upon asiyer sub
3est. -
The frs. position ia the principal CT.
ercise for developing control Ia taken
with the heels together and hsrds hsrs-
ang at the aides. The position should Be
erect, without stiffness, ard the mind
should DWELL upon the philosophy OF
rerye control while the lungs, .Ihais
md exhale deeply.
When both m!nd and body aeem coz
sen,ra.cd upon the matter. with q Ions
Inhalation the arms ahcr,d b. raised
slowly at the sides IN s@re.Ased posi-
ton till on line with the shoulder.
This attitude 10 retained frt a q " s?c-
onds, while several 'bfe0lhs IRE taken.
Then, with lungs fnil OF air. the arms
should fall slowly to the sides. s!th the
elbows held Ia toward nv kody and the
hand and forsaria forming. 3 curve.
During this gentle fnc,suen! the
breath should be eshn,es 40 softly ths,
ale effort has the effect o. bsiny in
conscious. One has q dr6wsy sensat.cr
which, In a little white. ,gl,ta placs 20
one Of increasing physical control and
greater mental balance.
The erect position should be retained
In this movement and finger OF the left
hand pressed agsinst the RICH. nostril.
This exercise IL the same as the frat.
AND may be psacticed FIST with the right
arm and the right nostril closed. and
then With the lstt arm. having the left
nostrll closed.
When a pupil has thoroughly uas-
tered this exercise tsns!ty Ia oombired
with It by holding the sight am In a
horizontal position and LETT Hager
against the right noStrh while deep
breath is being taken ard held for
about Ave seconds. Meanwhile the ex-
tended arm should be made TO st!ffcc
from the wrist to the shoulder and then
from the finger tips TO the wrist while
the lungs are being expanded with the
Imprisoned air. In the FIST lesson Ave
seconds is considered long enough be-
fore relaxation occuFs, As the breath
Is gradually expelled the arm should re-
lax from the shoulder to the wrist and
from the finger tips to that point. AZ
the arm slowly becomes l.mpthe elbow
should be drawn In toward the side OF
the body and the fingers curved upward.
After exercising each arm In this man
nes ten or twelve times the two arms
may b raised together. ~ -s'> .N.e.
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