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thing, of the "neck-root joint," in order to accom- 

 pHsh the first, whereas an inhalation through the 

 mouth allows a greater filling of the upper lobes 

 mthout moving the lung tips. 



§ 188. A few directions given by Mons. Morquin 

 for various exercises may be introduced here : 



(A) Extend the arms and fingers to either side, the 

 fingers being kept close together. Push with the 

 ends of the fingers from the body, thus stretching 

 the fingers to the utmost. Very soon one of the 

 fingers will experience a tendency to close * and 

 the others to follow it. 



Keeping up the tension, let the fingers bend on 

 their own joints (i. e., not at the knuckles) till the 

 tips of the fingers rest on' the inner faces of the 

 knuckle joints. 



Next close the knuckle-joints until the nails are 

 supported against the ball of the thumb, and the 

 heel of the palm. Thus the fingers are well sup- 

 ported. This exercise seems an excellent one for 

 developing the strength of the hand. 



Finally, bend the thumbs which, meanwhile have 

 been kept tensely extended, so that their nail sec- 



* We think the middle finger first. The stretching is the outer bear- 

 ing carried to its extreme point— the bending the induced inner 

 bearing. 



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