Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1911 — Train Your Breathing. [ARTICLE]

Train Your Breathing.

“If one learns to breathek properly when young be finds the benefit of it in middle and old age,” said a physician. “Yon will notice, that when a middle aged man gets int 6 a train be holds his Breath and then grunts loudly as he sits down. This is a stupid practice. It throws a terrific strain on the heart and may even burst a blood vessel in the lungs or the brain. Many of those) sudden deaths we hear of are due ,tp| bolding the breath while* making a vio-' lent effort Only* the trained athlete is usually free from this fault Athlete or not, every one should practice easy and regular breathing. If it cannot be managed with closed mouth then the mouth should be opened when performing such operations as lifting a weight, running upstairs, stepping into a railway carriage, and the like. You may add years to your life by this little precaution.—London Globe.