Evening journal., 1918-03-28
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UnCtiOnallOiSOrde1S

HX1 'Nl common Oi the bodily func
uN iions that NAV he improved bv
III correct and iudicious exercise
are those of the Ever. 'he bowels
and Tho digestive oreans Of coursc
r'1h' living in general Is 80 6rs' eiira
So" a~d ~reve,tive ~ fi,-r';orai d;sor
i"rs R''i rr,.,o--.h~~ 'has ore ~ the
frs' "-;,o'~is ~ r;e,i,. r,.;-o is e~e-c;se
Aud tie FIRST o-i~c;~'e of ovo-~;se is
r"rs"''"-a~~"- orce the right exercise
?ro d~'o--,i,ed
~4''.;''. ;s sh~ .h;.,o ,-i,~- =, eo-.,es
90 '~d"~'~r 'he f,.-~f:o-e 90 A., .ta;r
h"'' Rue ;' --.'t-s h. a~s;,.;s,. ...I~-e IL
v-l''h~ '-,oss ~4~~s;ve --,a io7e. E-hie 10
10 h7-., For e.-.-,-i~ eh~..iA~- ever.
cise alona e-- -o' ho~~ ~ h~-~es ~ NJ
C1n 81 ~ d;s.a~t as sLe i;,-~~ which
orr''"''oe 0f''s@ y t--~e ~--s 20 she al
d~.-,@~ i'~~~'iv w-A~r fho S;-~L--o-.-
T'~-~fo-~ ~ ar;.4.;o- a-o,,-a .i,~ .i,i-rf,
sd ~ -N'ornen in the exercise given
fo- .h~ liver
T''~ aoor ,v~re'ses h-;-,sv'-r, ',.~ ~iav.
ne 'hev 10 ~ s,iscies ~ 49, -hAo-.,s-
h4e'' and 'h'vh are nar';e,'i--iv henef
c'7l ~ 49, e7-iv s'apes ~ tver COM
rlairt '',d'ueet;oa a"d fha --,0~e co--,
fro- n fha sto~,~~i, ius put 7 would
car''o~ Won N ~ra~.'ciro fhe c.~reises
10 ~ siow Soasrls ~ too vioo-ous
e~c-o'ri-~ arr l,o,vn n 10 ,,ore harm
th7H oooi so h~ s''re 10 "'-t~ ;' easv."
To hegiu with there r,rs' he nerfect
Tel7va''on Coax voursclf into a con-
tented sta'e Of mind before taking the
first nos'tion Now qet down on all
fo"rs. and inst e1ef 20 This sueeess-
Nsrff.s IL a..I H.
ahdo-,en The sccond noeit'or sec-,s 70
just rafr->'iv grow 49, ~ 'h~ fire. With
Tho head i,-ees a,d abdomen still lax
slide hack u-f'i ih@ trunk ~ The hodv
res's m 'ifa hau~..hes. and ~ The same
tir1c h"rd 'hc o'hdws a1d lower the
hea u-''i " torches fhe hanis: this
last Is the isnee-rhesf ~osiHon R~Neat
The eVercise. risinr 20 tho erst nos'''on.
ah,.t' elk times 7. is oartiruiariv help.
fui N ne case ~ d'-es''or irorhles
"Hows your livcr?" was formerly re-
garded a. a perfectly nroner way OF in
quiring after the health Of an aequaint-
ance NOWADAYS OF course one is not
supposed 10 possess so extremely vulgar
an appendage as a liver Still there Is
liver comnlaint in the oommunity-and
a great deal OF pessimism. Liver COM
NNdNWNUlN anu UNNnllNlANAn CIV NlNt.-tsa
identical, you know Therefore. Il you
remove the cause Of your pessimism
pay more attention to your liver. Think
OF It as the great filtration plant OF the
blood. and remind yourself that Il must
be 'scpt in an active state 10 do its best
work
All Of the exercises given today are
beneficial 70 the liver; heNing the lee
and IN gh are especially so. Lie on the
back with the arms extended above the
head, then draw the leg up. slowly
bending the knee Thus the thigh rises
10 a position at right angles with the
prone body Now bend the thigh, max
ing it meet the abdomen. Repeat with
each leg alternately six times.
The next two positions illustrated are
extensions Of the exercise described
above Continue BY raising each leg
with a kick until it forms right angles
with the body Kick alternately six
times. And do not hold the breath
while kicking Now try raising both
lezs simultaneously six times; then al
ternate with the kicking exercise.
These last positions will do much to
tone up the digestive system and stimu-
late the bowels to action. They are best
practiccd the first thing on rising. Re
member, too, that perseverance alone
points the way to success. II torgettul-
ness is responsible for your lack OF per-
severanceeit might prove an exceeding
iy good plan 10 tack the accompanying
illustrations somewhere alongside your
bed. Ten or twenty minutes of exercise
every morning will do wonders for you
and your appearance. Is your skin sal
low. and altogether lifeless looking
That common, unbeautiful condition is
but one OF the symptoms of liver trou-
he. YOU know. Isn't il worth twenty OF
thirty minutes a day to keep yourself III
and good to look at?