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his column.
for this and am grateful TO report
that | have been. For the genius
had already appeared in the per
son Of my friend and former teach
or. DR.. Edward II Ochsner, Of Chi
eago, who published a little man
ual OF Exercises for Inyalids and
Convalescsnts" over twenty five
years ago.
It's Of great value 20 the invalid
who is confined 10 bed for a long
time, but who 10 not really sick
for instance. the fellow with q
broken leg, TO have something that
is the equivalent in part at least,
OF the exercise Of the muscles that
we all have as part of our daily
routine.
Exercise Every Day
| suppose everyone takes some
exercise every day deliberately.
But We get also a good deal Of
unconscious exercise. You get up
in the morning and go through the
ritual Of the bath. followed by mo-
tons with the towel that really
exercise every muscle in your body.
You move from chair to chair, TO
this part or other OF the house.
You walk TO the bank or TO lunch.
You 90. TO the movies and stand
up and sit down four or FIVE times.
And so on.
These are the activities Of q
Sedentary person, but even Of these
the fellow fat on his back with n
broken leg is deprived. And, as n
consequence, unless an effort in
made to make him use his muscles
he gets up weak and almost para
lyIed.
Simple, Not Too ExhaustinR
Exercises for such inyshds and
eonvalescents should be simple,
not too exhausting and capable OF
being performed without appA-
rstus.
Heading the list for the person
in bed or confined to a chair are
breathing exercises. Many persons
have never learned TO breathe
properly. This is true especially
Of those persons who have never
engaged in strenuous physical
labor. Such persons are very like
ly to use only the upper portion Of
their lungs in breathing-the type
known as chest breathing These
persons rarely use their dia-
phragmS and abdominal muscles
In breathing at all and for that
reason DO no properly nh the lower
portion Of their lungs with any DE-
gree Of regularity
In order to breathe properly, the
lower portion Of the lungs should
be first filed with air. II one has
accustomed himself to faulty
breathing, it is sometimes rather
difficult to learn the right method.
One Of the easiest ways TO learn
this correctly is 70 stand bare
cheSted, or sit if necessity de-
msnds, before a large mirror, then
by bringing the abdominal mus
eies outward and later the chest
above one will be able to fill the
lungs completely. This exercise
should be done several times q
day in front Of a mirror until the
right method has been correctly
learned and established as . habit.
Exercise In Bed
Other sample exercises de-
scribed by DR.. Ochsner which can
be performed even in bed are:
Stand or sit erect, heels together,
breathe naturally through nose.
Right hand closed on chest, push
out horizontally forward, steadily
and vigorously as far as you can.
Draw back TO chest vigorously.
Repeat FIVE times with each arm.
Raise leg to horizontal with knee
Bonded at first, then straightsn
knee. Repeat with alternate leg
3 times each.
Close fists on chest. Raise arms
upward as far as possible, return
to first position. Repeat Eve times.
Stand, or sit erect. Rotate head
from right to left five times, max
ing as large a circle as possible.
Repeat in opposite direction FIVE
times each.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
J.E. IA friend Of mine just
died Of thrombosis and | am won
der.ug what that is.
Answer: Thrombosis is any
form Of blood clothing inside the
blood vessels. Death IS not usual,
however, in any form except coro-
nary thrombosis clothing Of
blood In the arteries SupplyIng the