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HOW TO GET STRONG
that he has never known a case of chronic dyspepsia where the stomach was as high as it ought to be, while at the same time the person had proper nourishment; that the vital organs are developed by exercising the muscles which surround the vital organs; that they bring a definite mechanical pressure to bear upon the organs—they seem to be so related to them that one can judge of the condition of a vital organ by the muscles over it; that a person with chronic dyspepsia cannot hear a touch upon the muscles over the stomach; that a deep, full breathing exercises the muscles around the waist and exercises the viscera; that their contents are thus moved and their energy is quickened; that over ninety per cent. of diseases are caused by derangement of the stomach and liver; that physical culture should continue through life; that that which produces health produces beauty; that that which produces beauty will produce health; that the arteries can be assisted by any muscular exercise; that, other things being equal, the slower the movement for most exercises the greater the result; that jerks are a sign of weakness; that as soon as the stomach and liver are habitually carried at their normal altitude chronic dyspepsia, torpidity of liver, and all diseases consequent upon them cease; that consumption commences at the tops of the lungs, where for some time before the air-cells are not properly filled during respiration, and so partly collapse and tubercles are deposited; that his exercise for this is taking and holding a full breath, then putting one hand as high as possible and then carrying the arm far back; that bending far over backward develops many muscles, equalizes the circulation of the blood through all parts of the body and gives staying-power, roundness, fulness, and symmetry; that the nervous, anxious person seldom eats as much as is good for him, while one of more vital tendencies is liable under favorable conditions to eat too much; that the quantity of food should be regulated somewhat according to the amount of exercise taken; that chocolate and cocoa are harmless mixtures; that tea is less harmful than coffee; that the suffering that comes from coffee as a beverage can hardly be estimated; that cold drinks should never be taken with meals, nor within half an hour before or after eating. And in this connection Finck well says: Wincklemann remarks that among the ancient Greeks "A proudly arched chest was regarded as a universal attribute of beauty in male figures. The father of the poets describes Neptune with
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