The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-04-16
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Can anyone learn it?
Is it difficult?
How long will it take me TO acnuir
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Must 1 breathe deeply all the time
Does deep breathing make you beau
tiful? =
These are Just a few of the CUES
tons which are asked about. the won
derful form OF physical culture know
as deep breathing. And the answer
TO them all in a general way is thai
deep breathing can be learned b,
everybody. 1t is difficult at first. hut
recomes second nature after awhile
And 1t should be practiced constantly
1t certainly plays an important part
III beauty's programme.
1t is claimed that people whe
breathe naturally always breathe deep
". The Indian squaw who has never
known band around her waist
breathes deeply. So does the little
baby whose lungs have never been
cramped. So does every human being
until the time comes when the waist
is compressed and the body dwarfed.
As people grow into maturity they
get out Of the habit of breathing deep
~ and they refuse to take in deep
breaths. The body stoops a little.
the shoulders grow round. And the
result is that the person breathes in
little short gasps instead of in long,
deep breaths.
The habit of breathing in gasps soon
becomes deeply seated. You breathe
with only portion of the lungs and
The remainder is never used. You can
tell at glance when a woman is
breathing In this manner And you
may be sure she is not at her best
either mentally or physically. Her
spirits are low and her health is DOOR
The thin girl who breathes in lit
tie gaSps is in danger of consumption.
She is bent. her shoulders are stopped,
and she has a poor walk Often she
suffers from indigestion.
The stout woman who breathes bad
ly is worse off than the thin woman,
for she puts on fat rapidly, and she
has q curious gnaWing at the pit of
her stomach which may be hunger and
which may be indigestion. Often there
Is a great desire for water on the part
Of the fat woman, for she has a stif1ed
feeling, as though her lungs would not
supply her with air enough.
Deep breathing for either of these
women is important, for it gives her
new lease Of life. AS soon as she
learns TO breathe with her whole lungs
her strength increases and she be-
NvllitS Il inherent SORT Oh person.
Deep breathing viii reduce the
weight if you are fat and it will add
flesh if you are thin. Tt is the great
est known equalizer. 1t puts you in
prime condition and you viii soon be !
developed normally. In a short time |
you viii be of correct weight, for your |
heist, and your complexion viii be i'm 1
proved.
The woman who gets up in the morn /
ing and breathes deeply will have an |
appetite for her breakfast. But she |
must breathe good air. Deep breath |
ing in bad air is worse than no
breathing at all You might as we'll !
breathe in little gasps as TO take in
long breaths of poor air.
Before YOU learn deep breathing be
sure that your atmosphere is good,
The air should be free apd pure all
The time. There should be no useless
brlc-a-brac around. There should be
no velvet or producing hangings.
There should be nothing in the room,
the sleeping room, that cam
not be shaken out every day or at
least once q week.
In the sleeping rooms of the wealthy
wise there is an almost puritanical sim
plicity. The beds are made of brass,
the hangings are washable or are made
Of silk, which does not collect dust or
germs. The floor is covered with thin
rugs of fine texture than can be hung
cut TO air daily. There are few pic
lures on the walls and no knicknacks.
The room is kept as clean and neat as
laily airing, sweeping and busting can
make Il.
The result Of sleeping in a room free
II small articles soon becomes appar- !
mt in the health and complexion of the !
II.
rec from microbes and there is plenty ;
u breathing space. The rooms are not {
.luttered up.
Frequently it happens that the room {
# a young girl. just the girl who E
hould have plenty OF air, is crowded I
With tritles. Baskets and what not
lang from the walls. there are photos Z
-alore, there are hangings laden with /
.erms, and on chairs and every avail
bic spot there are tied bows of ribbon.
The result is that the air rs always full 7
{ dust and the girl sleeps in a poor at I
aosphere and wakens with a tired feel (
ng in her head and pimples. on her J
ace I
Now. to get. the best results, sleeping !
r waking, have good, clear, pure air /
nd learn 10 breathe deeply.
TO breathe deeply study the art of a
Hing your lungs full with fresh air. c
tand erect. Place your hands upon =
our hips, throw back your shoulders 4
nd breathe. The process is called abb n
omnal breathing and is taught in all Y
be gymnasiums. y
In walking be sure TO practice deep b
reathing. Draw in a long. deep f
reath. Exhale slowly while you walk. d
GU can walk four or five steps while Y
on are exhaling, and four or five steps
lore while you are drawing in your
reath. Practice this and it Will be- K
lme second nature to you. n
Practice deep breathing every day. II
oosen your clothing, stand erect a
ROW back your shoulders and inhale a N
III deep breath. Try to take ten deep
reaths, or long breaths as they are T
llled r.,
Here are the three position for prac- n
cling deep breathing. Stand erect with d
9th heels together Place one hand n
pom your chest and the other hand Of
pom the middle Of your back. Take a
ng, deep breath.
The second position is this: Stand IS
'ect, with both hands upon your hips, it
lrow back your shoulders and take
n long, deep breaths. Regin at the
and try deep breathing over rC
gain, going through with the three ]
1sitions. one after the other, breathing
eeply all the while. IT
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