Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-02-22
By Mrs, M. Elizabeth Bailey

Breath IS nfe. Few people reallZe that we breathe as we think. The
 most interesting, and by the masses
 the least understood; the phenomena
 of life is breathing. Every change of mental state is ac'
 companied by a corresponding change
 in the power, force and rythm of res
 piration.
 We all know this, and yet the fact
 seems to have escaped the attention its importance deserves.
 Think of the affinity which there
 certainly is between the mental action
 and respiration.
 We can live a long time without food or water but without oxygen
 (the breath) we cannot live five min utes.
 i Is it not legitimate to believe that certain ways of breathing by reflex action will produce certain trains of thought
 If this be true, what power is really within our grasp? The power of breathing is the power to draw in the invisible essence of continued exist ence Does not everything breathe? The plants by the wayside; the trees in the forest; the birds of the air. Even the fishes depend for their exist ence and continued life upon the breath, the functions of respiration.
 The atmosphere of the plants is the product of solar radiation. Apart from the physical elements of the at mosphere the air we breathe is charg- ed with natures finer and more ether cal elements, magnetism, electricity and others.
 Stop and think of few of the cor respondents of that and methods of breathing.
 First the respiration produced by the state of mind called comage.
 When called upon to face danger, we find the inhalations long, deep and wig orous. The lungs are inflated to their utmost capacity. There are attracting dynaminic forces fthe atmosphere to supply the floating forces, both phy- sical and mental, which courageous action demands.
 Compare with the opposite emotion fear Fear reduces the breathing to a minimum.
 We all know how exhausting is anxi- ety, but few realize that it is because we inhaled at the time we were so disturbed, continued, pessimistic slow poison
 Hope produces breathing similar to courage. It is more peaceful, requires less grip and tension of the diaphragm.
 Love and peace produce a gentle, peaceful, receptive respir ation, that speaks of joyful rest, and the delicious aroma of summer flow CTS.
 Raised chest means hope and cour- age Level shoulders patience; straight back and girded Joins, denotes much strength.
 A thorough system of exercises must go hand in hand with deep breathing exercises, and concentration and the thought must be used intelligently up on the parts exercised.
 The three principles of being, men, tai and physical and moral are strict Iy correlated to and strengthened by systematically, mental inn agery and physical exercises. I quote from the famous Dr. Johnson; who, says, in part: Push the work ahead, interest your neighbors and friends; interest the school teachers. The lat ter will smile vacantly and say Yes 1 have always known that deep breath ing was excellent, etc.. That is not the point. Get them to begin a SyS 5em in their classes, by which the pu- pills will be taught deep breathing and carefully. Reward the apt pupils to encourage others The teacher who will do this will soon see l marked improvement in her class But first of all teach them "Poise"-l correct sitting, walking, standing and l thinking.
 Physical training is fast becoming m established science.
 Deep Breathing and Tuberculosis
 The following is quoted from lec- 1 ure given before the School Board in