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Swimming and dancing is good ior bow legs ; but riding and football should be avoided.

Brain Fag. See “Auto~intoxication."

Breath, short. Study *' My Breatłiing System ” and perform the exercises cxplained therein.

Bronchitis (chronię). Study ** My Breathing System ” and perform the exercises explained therein.

Carriage, bad. Exercise No. 8 should be omitted. whereas Exercises Nos. i, 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17 and iS and the special Neck exercises (see page iii), are excellent, if performed correctly. Do not sit in a too stitf and erect position when resting, as this will only tire your weak back-muscles.

Catarrh (in nose, bronchi, stornach, intestines). See the foregoing chapter.

Ciiest. weak. narrow, pigeon and other deformities. Study " My Breathing System " and perform the exercises explained therein.

Chilblains. See the foregoing chapter.

Circulation, bad. See the foregoing chapter.

Colds, liability' to. See the foregoing chapter.

Colitis. See the foregoing chapter.

Congestion, in head. tliroat, etc. Downward bending, as in Exercise No. 11. should be omitted during the ftrst weeks and replaced by the special foot exercises (see page 114). Exercisc No. 9, and the sąuatting of No. 10. are very good. The worst fault is holding the breath.

Constipation. This may be due to one or morę of hve various causes, (1) Lack of pro per exercise for the abdomen. Exercises Nos. 3. 4. 6. 11 and 18 are the most elfective in this case. (2) Too much one-sided exercise with free perspiration. For instance, long-distance runners or walkers are sometimes constipated, because the fćeces become too hard and dry. (3) A wrong diet, i.e., too refined food, of which the greater part is absorbed so that finally there is nothing on which the bowels can act. In sucli cascs morę bulky or volumi-nous food should be taken (vcgetables. porridge, brown or black bread). You must be careful not to fali in the Scylla of indigestion, in cvading the Charybdis of constipation. (4) The habit socommon amongst thin persons, or soldiers, of keeping the abdomen con-stantly indrawn and rigid, so that the intestines and bowels are kept immovable and without proper room for working. The pupil must lirst of all learn to relax the abdominal wali and to move the lower ribs. and thereby the diaphragm, to the utmost limits when brcath-ing during exercise. (5) The right time is simply missed (for going to the stool), a comrnon cause amongst women and children. The bowels should be educated to act oncc (or twicc) a day exactly at the same time, and when Naturę calls, she should be obeyed immediately. It if is held over for only a few rninutes, constipation may already be established.

Consumption, beginning. Study “ My Breathing System ” and perform the exercises explained therein.

Cuamps.

Cretinism.

Curvature of spine. The best exercises for straightening the spine are Nos. 1, 4, 7, II, 12. 13. 16 and 17. A good special exercise is to