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tigued, if necessary, making all tlie while a powerful 

 mental effort to control the mind. Of course, evil 

 thoughts will not be expelled by thinking of them, but 

 by displacing them by pure thoughts. Exercise aids 

 this greatly. 



Exercise is also essential to balance the circulation, 

 and thus relieve congestion of internal organs. Seden- 

 tary persons especially need systematic exercise. No 

 single form of exercise is so excellent as walking. Four 

 of five miles a day are none too many to secure a 

 proper amount of muscular exercise. Gymnastics, the 

 ''health-lift," "Indian clubs," "dumb-bells," rowing, 

 and other forms of exercise are all good; but none of 

 them should be carried to excess. Ball-playing is likely 

 to be made a source of injury by exciting, in vigorous 

 competition, too violent and spasmodic action. 



Daily exercise should be taken to the extent of fa- 

 tigue. It is better that those who are still strong 

 enough should have some regular employment which 

 will secure exercise. Those who prefer may secure 

 exercise and recreation in the pursuit of some study 

 that involves necessary physical exertion; as botany, 

 geology, or entomology. The collection of natural- 

 history specimens is one of the most pleasant diver- 

 sions, and may be made very useful as well. 



Pleasant companionship is essential to the best 

 progress of these patients, especially in their walks, 

 as much more exercise may be taken without an un- 

 pleasant sense of fatigue with a cheerful companion 

 than when alone. Solitude should be avoided at all 

 times as much as possible. 



Diet. —So much has already been said upon the 

 relation of diet to chastity and its influence upon the 

 sexual organs, that it is unnecessary to add many re- 



