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Nature's Rewards and Punishments. Nature never 

 fails to punish every violation of her laws. Her reward 

 for obedience is health and the delight that accompanies it. 



Useful Exercise. The man, woman, boy, or girl who 

 has regular work that calls for muscular activity is to be 

 congratulated. Duty obliges them to take regular exer- 

 cise. The boy who has " chores " to do is to be envied 

 rather than pitied. 



Choice of Exercise. But many persons are so situated 

 that they have no work to do. They must choose some 

 exercise that is not for a directly useful purpose. In se- 

 lecting exercise one should choose (i) that which is enjoy- 

 able, for exhilarating exercise is much more beneficial than 

 that which is taken as a necessity ; (2) exercise should be 

 in the open air whenever possible. 



Forms of Exercise. There is a great variety of forms 

 of exercise from which each person can select according 

 to his age, strength, etc. For active youths there are run- 

 ning, jumping, wrestling, boxing, fencing, hare and hounds, 

 putting the shot, putting the hammer, vaulting, baseball, 

 and football. In their season come boating and swim- 

 ming, skating and coasting. Suitable for both boys and 

 girls are archery, basket ball, bicycling, croquet, golf, 

 horseback riding, tennis, and last, but not least, walking. 

 The main trouble with walking is that it is likely to be 

 taken from a sense of duty and becomes mechanical. 

 The good feature of most games is that there is active 

 competition, which makes them so enjoyable that one en- 

 tirely forgets his work for the time. He is, therefore, in 

 better condition to return to his work. 



Exercise in One's Room. In one's room he can use 

 dumb-bells or Indian clubs to good advantage. There are 



