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a day. Ile was so much bcnefited by the first that he concluded to take the wliole bos the following morn-ing. His life was sami with groat difficulty.'

Another generał caution in the use oi thesc excr-cises necds to be giren, and that is that beneficial effects are not nsually secnrcd by thosc who liave compłetely passed the growing period. I should never cnc-ourage a man of over lifty to eipect to profit by su eh esereiscs, and a man orer forty sliould cxpect less tkań the young man may. Big girtk of mucle is to be secured witli advan.tage only during years when the body is at. its maximum of effieieney.

Before nndertaking to carry out this system of cxerciscs, seycral things should be done. First de-terminc how long it will be earried out; plan per-haps for one month, or at any ratę, sonie defimle period, otherwise one⁵s resolution is apt to weaken and one will gradually do less and less, thinking to continue it when it is easier and business is not so pressing. This is nsually an absolute fałlacy. Hen stop and do not begin it again. The thing to do is to undertake a definite plan. One month is a good lengtli of time to undertake. It is long enough to