Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16

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amiable and successful. Such is the
claim Of a well-known New York
tutor in athletics. physical instructor
OF scores Of celebrities
The claim that deep breathing
gives pose, mental and bodily, and
makes for stable health and purpose,
is not new. 1t is as old as the civil
ization Of India, But the exercises
described on this page in text and
picture are new They were invented
and composed by Jack Cooper, known
of politicians, statemen, millionaires
and dramatic stars, as q guide to
health.
Very directly he goes TO work with
his pupil. He calls in the morning
literally pulls the pupil out Of bed If
he happens to be a man, sends man
datory message if 1t be a woman,
and when the pupil is clad in bath
ing or gymnasium suit, orders the
windows flung wide and begins
The first exercise resembles the
Tapping Of an excited hens wings.
With hands clenched under the arm
pits and jerking the elbows back
with rapid motions the lungs are
quickly emptied Of the stale air
which remains in them after n night
of shallow breathing The first work
in preparation for the day is to rid
the body of the carbonic acid gas.
that. if allowed to linger in the lower
cells of the lungs, will poison your
day II will devitalize you. You
viii be weary, feel unfit for the days
York, be blue believe things are
against you" A sweeping out of the
lungs will ill you with more vigor
and hope.
Playing hen" as it is called, will
clean the lungs as thoroughly as the
careful housemaid sweeps the floor.
Done methodically and with spirit it
will remove all the lingering dirt
from the corners" The lungs thus
swept free every morning will offer
no refuge for evil bacilli. When the
lungs have been swept clean you
are ready for the exercises which
follow.
BY playing hen" you have IRE.
leased the unused muscles of the
back and shoulders, and strengthened
the auxiliary muscles of respiration"
so your instructor would tell you.
1nvigorated by this air bath yon
would better take next the most diff
ticut and so the most exhausting ex-
ercise. Better take it before the
others that will fill the ten minutes
have wearied you, for its success de-
ponds upon the vigor with which it Is
done. Squat as monkey does with
knees far apart, and raising the arms
above the head, initiate and empty the
lungs breathing in rhythm with the
movements of the body. Rise. squat
rise, squat-at least three times,
the weight being distributed through
the legs AS you spring up and down
vigorously expel and take In the air,
emptying the lungs to the bottom
cells on the sinking of the body and
literally filling them as you rise.
This, the instructor Will inform you
when you have risen painting from
the exercise, gives activity to the
principal muscles of the abdomen,
back and thighs, also to the respira-
tory muscles, the diaphram. which is
the partition between the upper chest
and abdomen, and the intercostal
muscles. 1t exercises particularly
the muscles that surround the chest
walls and abdomen.
4 big medicine ball is a friend to
the lungs, and if not a first aid to
them, at least a third. Place it on
the floor and bending from TIE waist
strike it a blow with your palm that
causeS it to bound upward With the
otner palm slap it back To the floor
Pat it back and forth to the floor
following it if it rolls away from you.
The air will pass in and out of your
lungs in quick gasps.
You will be forced to take deep.
generous breaths and the air will flow
into, and out of, your lungs in a
deep, strong, purifying stream, if you
use the stationery run as an aid, to
give the breathing impetus. With
out moving from the spot on which
you were standing raise your knees
high as though running. Run, so TO
speak. without progress. With each
Of the nOn-progreSsive steps raise the
arm on that side and lower the one