CHAPTER IX. 



PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF THE COMPLETE 

 BREATH. 



Scarcely too much can be said of the advantages 

 attending the practice of the Complete Breath. And yet 

 the student who has carefully read the foregoing pages 

 should scarcely need to have pointed out to him such ad- 

 vantages. 



The practice of the Complete Breath will make any 

 man or woman immune to Consumption and other pul- 

 monary troubles, and will do away with all liability to 

 contract "colds," as well as bronchial and similar weak- 

 nesses. Consumption is due principally to lowered vitality 

 attributable to an insufficient amount of air being inhaled. 

 The impairment of vitality renders the system open to 

 attacks from disease germs. Imperfect breathing allows 

 a considerable part of the lungs to remain inactive, and 

 such portions offer an inviting field for bacilli, which in- 

 vading the weakened tissue soon produce havoc. Good 

 Wealthy lung tissue will resist the germs, and the only way 

 to have good healthy lung tissue is to use the lungs prop- 

 erly. 



Consumptives are nearly all .p ajrow-phfxaf <^\ , What 

 does this mean? Simply that these people were addicted 

 to .improper habits of breathing, and consequently their 

 chests failed to develop and expand. The man who prac- 

 tices the Complete Breath will have a full broad chest, 

 nd the narrow-chested man may develop his chest to nor- 

 mal proportions if he will but adopt this mode of breath- 

 ing. Such people must develop their chest cavities if they 

 value their lives. Colds may often be prevented by prac- 

 ticing a little vigorous Complete Breathing whenever you 

 feel that you are being unduly exposed. When chilled, 

 breathe vigorously a few minutes, and you will feel "7 

 a glow all over your body. Most colds can be cured by fyt 

 Complete Breathing and partial fasting for a day. 



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