Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

"pick-ne-ups' of the Americans.
Now, there is a method of stimulating without re-
action, of reinforcing vital resistance without pulling
cork, of overcoming fatigue without resting. So far
know, it is original 1t came to when wall ing
trip through Switzerland years ago, noticed
my little fox terrier painting quick, deep brea.hs
We have been told that a dogs open-rnouthed,
tongue long breathing is his method Of perspiring.
But reasoned that it might be his way of burning up
fatigue poisons, of bringing tremendous amount of
oxygen into the blood through the lung cells. and that
this might have been one element that gave him his
wonderful powers of endurance enabling him circle
back and forth all day long, running ten miles while
walked
tried his principle, and successfully that now,
when fatigued, drowsy, just before performance
requiring the expenditure of considerable energy, |
adopt the dogs procedure, which consists simply in
going into the fresh air in standing by open win
dow and forcbly inlaling and exhaing deep breaths
for three four minutes at stretch repeated at inter-
walls of fifteen twenty minutes. This aerates the
blood charging it with all the oxygen that the red blood
corpuscles carry This also burns up carbonc acid
gas in the lungs washing them out in every cell, and
the poisons of fatigue that have been thrown
into the blood by the breaking down of tissue Symp
toms of seepness sluggishness almost completely
and Immediately dispele1
PAPID deep breathing also stimulates the mind anaz
ingly and business and professional friends, to
whom have recommended it, state that WHERE before
they cropping for words ideas their correspon
dence after this forced oxygenation their dctation
tested the speed of their most expert stenographers
Some physical culture friends who tried out the ex-
pertinent claimed that in 4chnning the bar, dumbbel
lifting, other feats of strength and endurance their
capacity increased from twenty to forty per
by forced deep breathing
In addition to overcoming mental and physical ia
tgue this also materially prevents and the
self consciousness that public appearance frequently
provokes, the most blase. 1t may be well add
word Of caution against the practice of these breathing
exercises by the aged by those with weak hearts
hardened arteries; for there follows decided increase
In blood tension, and marked pulse rate which
might prove detrimental to those whose continued
istence this sphere depends upon observing the
most quiet and composure. But for the young or
mddle-aged who tire readily for the and those
of sedenary habits, and for quick stimulant that is
all stmulant, nothing exceeds this method of deep,
forced breathing And it nothing but slight effort
While on this subject it might be pertinent
mention that for all singers actors cergymen lawyers
and Others using their voices, exercises tending
crease lung capaclty-as running, fencing walking,
swimming dumbbells, etc-are invaluable; for upon
the strength and of bellows the lungs depends
the amount of air that be forced through the vocal
cords to sustain long phrase, deliver peroration
that doesn't seem hobbegated because Of shortness of
breath; in other words, to give performance that
convert an audience of spectators into assemblage
of friends.
1t is the consensus of opinion among medical men
that alcohol is extremely harmful the In fact
Narchlafava, physician to the King and the Pope and
other eminent authorities contend that it is poison
and never in any circumstances fit for human con-
sumption Experience has shown that it has powerfully
irritating effect upon the vocal apparatus Any singer
speaker who values the continued possession of his
voice would do well to leave it severely alone.
We are justified in saying that, as stream can rise
no higher than its source voice rise no higher
than the body that produces it.
Good health is Indispensable to
the possession and maintenance
~ of good voice. With proper OBJ
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