Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-22
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Sclr-Iinproycmcnt.

Although IL is no longer the fashion IN
call It such. everybody with any ambition
in life "ndeavors to devote Il rca sonablc amount
"i tInc "ac'r day to some kind of self improve
mcnt. That is the way to look upon cxcr-
else The proper purpose Of regular daily
cNerciS" or physical training Is not to develop
large muscles nor to acquire enormous muscu
lar strength. but I" improve health. And
by health don't mean just freedom from
serious disease. mean cuphoria a normal
mctahoiiSm, feeling bully. full of pcp 4
great many people hav" something like 20 per
cent. ana fancy themselves we'll; thcv mood
some medicine to increase their health IN To
80 or 90 per cent. Exercise is In many cases
inc riGht medicine. The great drawback
about exercise is that il doesn't come In piil
form; and a LESSER drawback about IL is that
II hasn't been featured enough in current
literature :" most Of us stiI neglect exer-
else.
say 20 per cent is about the average stan
dard OF health possessed. but not exactly on
j"ycd. by persons who consider thomsclyc.
well. From 20 on down To 80. 40 ana 30 pcr
cent hca!th is the field OF tho semi invalid
"h" Is sun able to hc up and about. thoush
complaining. And from 30 down to zero is the
hc!d of tho frankly i'll. There arc all grades
OF health impairment from the ideal 100 no.
cent class down to zero. at which roin, Tho
f"iemn gentleman with tho high hat as
e"h'S charge of tho case. But most people
VI" not r"a!izc or admit that they aiiing
""''i 'l''I STANDARD fallS below Dor cent
'fhe popular conception OF health is very lib
'f"h FROM 30 per cent or better down To 70
or little less is tho field Of slight so-cnIlo1
iuhcti"naI' ailments. such as brain flag au-
'"'h'oNication. torpid liver. that tired feel
hS. iack of ambition. constipation, poor crcu-
ration. restless sleep. slow digestion. and so ON
ThcSc are the expressions of "A slow meta
h"iism an inadequate. combustion process in
the body. tonic is needed. but Il can't he
taken from bottle. More oxygen is re-
CURED but II can't he absorbed from tunL
The only effective and satisfactory wnv IN
absorb the needed amount Of oxygen 10 he
exercise every day-as much exercise rvcrv
DAY in IN" year. rain or shine. snow or h,ow
as Is represented by two miles of oxypcn nm
IN" hoof three times a day at "A REASONABLY
hr!Sk 'acc. ion can take more exercise in
less ne, but you can take no better exercise
Tor heaith's sake. at any time In order ia in
duo" reasonable amount OF swca,inc and
reasonably harder breathing. one must wall,
nj II rather brisk pace: and some sweating
ana SOME increased breathing should he con-
Sidercd the Surest Indication that the excrcisc
is doing good. For most persons any cycr-
else which falls short of this is OF very doubt
ful value.
Everybody. no matter what his siutinn f.,
lie. eau walk more less every day II his
ieSs ar" iunctioninG. /; circumstances on
som" days shorten the walk then everybody
can make up the deficiency by taking sufficient
exercise III his own room or his own nm.
gymnasium Many readers even prefer q SO,
Of exercises have devised Sent rIadIv ON
receipt Of stamped. self addressed cnvclou. ana
your request for the Hrady symphony.