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A HEALTHY MAN.

Here Aro tho Points That DO to Mako
Cantenartan. =. -.
Here are the points Of healthy man.
Il you have them all yon may, barring
accidents, count on being cantsnaEian.
II you have most Of them, you h reach .
ripe old age, but even II you have only
few don't be alarmed, for many apparent
" crazy human machines Last q surpets-
ingly long time.
First, your body and limbs should b
plump, but the plumpness ahould BE- 0
the firm and muscular, not the feshy type.
Your figure ought to be erect, and, whether
you are tall or short, well proporttonsd.
Length without breadth is q .v@y bad
thing In man, for there Is no room TOT
vital organs l@ge enough to thoroughly
perfprm their duttea - .
Your step should be springy and elastic,
your Reit firm and easy. These thanSg In
dicate muscles Of good quality and nerve
of good tone. Your eye should be bright
and neither prominent nor hollow. Bright
eyes show that the circulation Of blood In
the brain Is good. ..-.,..
., Your compilation should be clear. and
fresh. It Is usually not well with you
when your face Is pale, sallow, ford or
ubject to sudden fuShings. But tn.thts
matter your occupation has great inhu-
ence, and you might have the worst possi-
BILE complexion and be In perfect health.
But that, Of course, Is the e1ceptionSnos
the rule.
Your head should not be very large, oa
at least Il 1t Is largo your neck, shoulder
and chest ought to correspond In size. II
you feel your pulse, 1t shduld be regular;
II, ttdrops . beat now and again or beats
very fast and e1citedly after the least ex'
ertion OF emotion then the heart is weak.
Your breathing should be tranquil and In
audible. Any sounds mean that the pas'
sages aro moro orless ologged.
You should not know you have stom-
sch--that u to say, a. rule. OF coprse
there are, times when that organ gets out
of order In the haalthiest individual, and
then It Is always sure to make its owner
aware Of Its existence. You should al
ways, except when the weather II bitterly
cold, feel comfortably warm through your
whols body, even t. the tips Of the fingers
and toes. Otherwise something - wrong
With the circulation OF tho heat producing
apparatus. -,.,.
You should have sound .sleep, without
dreams or Nightmares, and II should noA
last too long or too ahort-say, eight t.
oieht and q half hours every night.
Your voice, should not be hoarse, and
you should be . stranger to sore throatS.
Your appetite should not be too great o.
TOO small; while you shonld not be sut.
ferer from headaches, giddiness or nsu-
ralgia, and, Of course, you should not havs
pslpitatiops or taintings or varaoese veins.
Il You answer to the above description,
you have neither disease Of ths brain,
spinal cord, heart, lungs, Liver, stomach.
muscles or nerves, and you are In a. per-
Sect health a. 1t Il possible for human b.
ings to be.
But at tho same time many . round
shouldered, narrow. .chested1 thin and; ~.
low man Is as tough a. steel, WORKS lard
and Nysa4 tali hs is slnost tired OF th1
world, and, Of course, even the hsnlthies,
Of us must 60 through course OF colds,
coughs, headaches, dyspepsia attacks and
the ike.
| Still, II your chest is small In proportion
10 the rest Of your body you are likely Y
havs less stamina, and you should no|
overdo ruch things ss football, cycling %
sven brain work.-Nsw York World