Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... SOME HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS. IF, as we are so often assured, one man's food is another man's poison, it is undoubtedly true that a prescription of exercise for one man or woman may be less or more than another man or woman may require. It is utterly impossible to set down rules that might be applied to all people alike. We may count with a good deal of certainty upon particular characteristics in the human form and organization, and exercise is a medicine of such universal application that we may count definitely upon certain results from its adoption. But we cannot say when and for how long the reader of these lines shall follow the specific exercises. The average person, particularly if he or she leads a busy life, will probably find it an advantage to spend at least fifteen minutes over particular exercises in the morning before fully dressing, and fifteen minutes again in the evening before retiring, with another period of special exercise in the afternoon if possible, and not too close to the evening meal hour. Of course light exercise is no detriment immediately before a meal, but if the exhilaration of practice should tempt rather vigorous movements prolonged for some time, the fatigue might not improve the appetite and would scarcely be beneficial in other respects. The entire series of movements outlined in the preceding chapters, if each is repeated ten, fifteen or twenty times, does not occupy very much time, and will leave the whole body in a pleasant glow, with no located fatigue. The constitutional difference between one person and another will render exercises much easier to one than another. Consequently it would be unwise to direct that any exercise should be practiced any more frequently than is rendered feasible by the...
