sons to live without it. Though not meant to be taken 

 literally, the statement was intended to emphasize the fact 

 that many people are making too much use of such labor 

 saving machines and too little use of their own legs and 

 arms; in short, that they are living a hfe of too much 

 ease, so far as physical exertion is concerned. 



The man who has been personal physician to three 

 Presidents of the United States believes in the old saying 

 that "the outside of a horse is the best thing in the world 

 for the inside of a man." 



"Horseback riding is peculiarly and par excellence the 

 exercise not only for the business man, the office worker, 

 the professional and all persons living a sedentary life, but 

 as well for the working man, the laborer in shop and field 

 and for those engaged in active outdoor pursuits. In order 

 to secure the greatest benefits from this — as with all other 

 exercises — it should be practiced regularly for a period of 

 thirty minutes to an hour, every day if possible, but, if 

 not, then at the most frequent intervals. 



"Riding horseback is more than mere exercise. It gives 

 a perfect and thorough massage to the entire system, not 

 only to the muscles, but to all the vital organs, the heart, 

 liver, lungs, kidneys, stomach, intestines, the tissues, 

 nerves, brain, blood vessels, to every ligament and 

 joint in the physical structure. It brings into health- 

 ful play every muscle in the human body, even to the mus- 

 cles of the legs down to the ti])s of the toes in the stirrups. 

 It may be that the legs receive the least of this exercise, 

 but you may be sure that if the rest of the body is all right 

 the legs will take care of themselves. 



"Those who regularly practice horseback riding will not 

 be troubled with a sluggish liver nor biliousness due to 

 constipation, for this exercise in the saddle is above all 

 others an intestinal stimulant. Nor under normal diet 

 conditions will the continual rider ever suflFer from the 



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