The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16

every morning will keep you
we'll and make you handsome.
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 poise, 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 stare, as guide to
health.
Very directly he goes to work with
his pupil. He calls in the morning,
literally pulls the pupil out OF bed, II
ne happens to be man, sends man.
datory message II 1t be a woman,
and when tho pupil is clad in bath.
Ing or gymnasium suit, orders the
windows flung wide and begins.
The first exercise resembles tho
Mapping 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 a 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. It will devitalize you. You
will be weary, feel unfit for the days
work, be blue" believe things are
against you" A sweeping out of tho
lungs will fill you with more viger
and hope.
Playing hem as it is called, will
clean the lungs as thoroughly as the
careful housemaid sweeps the floor.
Done mcthodically and with spirit 1t
viii remove al 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 ere
leased the unused muscles of the
back and shoulders, and strengthened
the auxiliary muscles OF respiration"
so your instructor would tell you.
Invigorated by this air bath yon
would better take next the most diff.
hcult and so the most exhausting ex-
ercise. Better take it before the
others that will I'LL the ten minutes
have wearied YOU for its success de-
ponds upon the vigor with which it is
done. Squat as a 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,
cmptying 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.
A big medicine bah Is friend to
the lungs. and if not a first aid to
them, at least third. Place it on
the floor and bending from the waist
strike it blow with your palm that
causes it TO bound upward. With the
other 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
on the other. This may be profltably