Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-10-14
Medical Director Tells How Car
dlaG ConVaieScentS Thrive
on Exercise.
MENTAL EFFECT Is GOOD, TOO
Treatment in Force Two Years With
Uniformly Beneficial Results-Most
Joyous of Play Exercises-Phy-
sicalIy and Socially Stimulant.

New York.-Dancing rs par Of the
egular treatment OF those conNalcsc-
ng from heart disease was prescribed
:wo years ago by DR.. Frederic Brush,
medical director of the Burke Founda-
ion, the great institution for the care
md treatment of convaescents at
White Plains, to which many patients
from New York city hospitals and
)ther institutions are sent. The re-
suits of this treatment as shown by
IS effect upon thousands of patients
las been amazing, and doubtless will
elicit gasp Of astonshment from the
lninitiated layman as well as from
he physician of the older school.
Doctor Brush says, however, that
there have not been any bad results,
but on the contrary the exercise has
oeen of great benefit. Modern dancing
(ball, contra and folk types) Is val
liable form Of physical exercise in
he reconstructive- convalescent stages
Of heart disease. he declares. 1t af-
lords high degree Of needed mental
therapy, and advances the patient
| notably toward social restoration. EX-
perience indicates its safety. 1t gives
an added and readily available test of
he cardiac reserves and of progress
The physician tells about his expert
ance with dancing as a therapeutic
lgent in Hospital Social Service.
Applied exercises in the GONZALES,
cent. constructive and preventive
stages Of heart disease have three
main purposes, says Doctor Brush. TIC
improve the general condition (nutri
tional, muscular and organic), In
crease the cardiac reserve power and
lessen the retrospective and neurotic
tendencies. Gradual re-entry into neal
normal occupational and social livins
Is the end sought.
1t Is of assured advantage, says
the physician, to have the exercises
pleasurably anticipated and enjoyed
and particularly valuable to hav'
them simulate or merge into every
day physical and social activities.
Formal Gymnastics.
l VI lldI KY anu ny lhSBii
courage and further exercise, in get
ting hold of the mild Stacker or neu
rasthenic, and serve well In bat
weather times; but in six years oh
servation of some 1900 heart conva
lescents, says Doctor Brush, no regim
has given such all-round satisfaction
safety and success rs did the old farm
regime where n total of nearly 90
cardiacs, boys and young men, wer
given essential freedom in play an
work over the place (under reason
able regulations of rest, etc.).
Dancing may be called an nheren
activity-of all girls, Of women up t
fifty, and Of most young and middle
aged men, says the physician; olde
persons are persistently happy 1
watching It; 1t Is the most joyous Q
all play. exercises, and both PHYSICAL
and socially stimulant.
Convalescents with but a moderat
degree of cardiac reserve may begi
cautiously to dance, then go on to
considerable indulgence, with safet
and benefit, he asserts The heal
patients early led the way In thi
Women were found to be dancing
their cottages and boys exhibited var
Gus zig stunts" etc.
The practice was checked. the
carefully observed, encouraged an
organized; and soon two or three 70
NAL dances per week were given, ope
to patients Of all diagnoses and age