Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1896 — A LUNG BATH. [ARTICLE]

A LUNG BATH.

It Is a Wonderfully Refreshing and Health-Giving Practice. Did you ever hold a watch and sec for how many seconds you could keep a stream ofair flowing* from your lungs? If not, make the test, and you will find that no matter how small the stream, you cannot keep it constantly flowing. in for more than 15, or possibly 30 seconds; but if you will try two or three times each day, you can double the time within two weeks. The boy or girl who will try this and keep it up regularly for a year, will not be likely to die of consumption, and should they ever become public speakers pr singers, they will be very thankful that they commenced when young to take “lung baths.” Harper’s Young People, in speaking about breathing, says; “Did you ever think of taking a lung bath? One’s lungs need cleansing as surely as do the hands and face. This is especially true after one has been in a crowded hall or church, breathing in so many impurities. How can one take a lung bath? By simply drawing a deep breath and then expelling the air from the lungs. You will feel wonderfully refreshed thereby and the general health will be improved.”