18 TUBERCULOSIS AS \ IHSI \H or Till v 



instrument \\hich will he helpful in determinin<: tin- relative 

 humidity. It has been Btrcmgly recommended ly the Indiana 

 State Board >i" Health, in it- monthly bulletin, under the name 

 of Direct Reading II l-'i.u r . -M i- :i picture of 



this moisture indicator. Every household, < boQboom, 



and every workroom >h.iild have one 

 of these instruments, for it is a fan 



that the humidity of the air is of as 

 much importance as the temperature. 

 This hygrometer is not alolutel\ 

 accurate, but is sufliciently so for 

 practical purposes. Indecd.it is as 

 accurate as the ordinary thermom- 

 . If the matter ,f humidity was 



: illy attended to l>y every one, 

 there would be $ decided improve- 

 ment in the general health and a very 

 great lessening of diseases of the 



rio. 31. 



air passages. 



As soon as the intelligence of the <rrowin^ child will permit. 

 it should be taught to breathe deeply, and later on he ta>. 

 Respiratory to to ^ c ^ c fW wm " hreathin^ exercises, which the child 

 Exercises should learn to love as the average boy or girl loves genera] 

 with gymnastics. In front of the open window or out of doors 



Movement assume the position of the military "attention/' he. N together, 

 of Arms. body erect, and hands on the sides. \Yith the mouth el- 

 take a deep inspiration (that is, breathe in all the air poasil 

 and while doing so raise the arms to a horizontal position: 

 remain thus holding the air inhaled for about three to live 

 seconds, and while exhaling (breathing out) brin<r the arms 

 down to the original position. This act of exhalation, or 

 expiration, should be a little more rapid than the act of inspira- 

 tion. When the first exercise is thoroughly ina-ten-d and OAI 

 been practised for several days, one may bepn with the second 



ilich is like the ept that the upward m< 



ment of the arms is continued until the hands meet over the 

 head. 



The accompanying illustration (Fig. 32) shows the positions 

 which are to be taken during those tw- -es. 



The third respiratory exercise is taken in the following way: 

 6 places the hands one above the other in front of the cl 

 with the finders bent (I UTOH and shoulder.- make 



a backward movement, the hands mo part with a 



