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rickets, a disease which is more common than is sup- 

 posed, may be remedied by deep breathing. How 

 encouraging it is for weak, sickly children to know that 

 with plenty of nourishing food and abundant exercise 



out of doors, they may 

 grow to be healthy and 

 vigorous. What a sat- 

 isfaction is the knowl- 

 edge that many of the 

 world's most useful men 

 were children from 

 whom little was ex- 

 pected because of poor 

 health, but who, by 

 careful living and by 

 persevering in out-of- 

 door exercise, developed 

 into vigorous manhood. 

 One of the most notable 

 of such examples is that 

 of our energetic and 

 distinguished President, 



Theodore Roosevelt. Though fond of active games in 

 childhood, he could not play as vigorously as did many 

 of his companions, because of lack of strength. Realiz- 

 ing that much of the enjoyment in life was derived 

 from being able both to work and to play one's best, 

 he determined to make himself strong and vigorous. 

 With this purpose, he gave much time to out-of-door 



Theodore Roosevelt. 



