Physical Education and the Preservation of HealthWilliam D. Ticknor, 1846 - Всего страниц: 90 |
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Стр. 74 - The effect of cold water as a tonic is well known. The refreshing influence of water, applied to the face, neck, hands, and arms, is a matter of general experience. The operation of cold water, applied to the whole surface of the body, is to produce an agreeable and refreshing sensation. This is followed by a glow more or less considerable, depending partly upon the difference between the temperature of the water and that of the body, and partly on the state of the body itself to which the application...
Стр. 10 - My wish now is, to point out some of the principal ways in which literary pursuits may be destructive to health; and also to show what measures might be adopted to prevent these pernicious consequences. Action is the object for which organization was created. If the organs are allowed to remain inactive, the channels of life become clogged ; and the functions and even the structure get impaired. Young animals are filled with the desire of motion, in order that the fluids of the body may be forced...
Стр. 41 - ... might be introduced without any ill effect. Our young men may surely find time to cultivate those exercises which Cicero and Caesar, and some of the most studious among the ancient and modern philosophers, considered necessary, and contrived to prosecute in the midst of their studies and affairs.* If the gymnasium is deserted because it calls for too much effort, let me entreat them at least to adopt a regular plan of walking.
Стр. 16 - ... in the fore-part of the body. Nor do the changes stop here. The posterior ends of the ribs being pushed forwards, and the anterior ends being confined to the sternum or breast-bone, the right edge of the sternum will be drawn forwards, and the left edge consequently turned backwards. The fore-parts of the left ribs will be gradually forced inwards or backwards, and thus the left side of the chest distorted and contracted. I...
Стр. 36 - I will mention. For a great number of years, it has been the custom in France to give to young females of the earliest age, the habit of holding back the shoulders, and thus expanding the chest. From the observation of anatomists, lately made, it appears that the clavicle or collar bone is actually longer in females of the French nation, than in those of the English.
Стр. 41 - Cicero is described by Plutarch, as being, at one period of his life, extremely lean and slender, and having such a weakness in his stomach, that he could eat but little, and that not till late in the evening. He travelled to Athens, however, for the recovery of his health, where his body was so strengthened by gymnastic exercises, as to become firm and robust ; and his voice, which had been harsh, was thoroughly formed, and rendered sweet, full, and sonorous.
Стр. 35 - The ordinary carriage of the body in walking should be an object of attention to every instructor. How different are the impressions made on us by a man, whose attitude is erect and commanding, and by one who walks with his face directed to the earth, as if fearful of encountering the glances of those he meets ! Such attentions are even of great importance to the fairer sex, where we naturally look for attraction iu some form or shape.