2956. So also with most out-door laborers, and persons who take much exercise in the open air, because the lungs give us the power of action; and the more exercise we take, especially out of doors, the larger the lungs become, and are the less liable to disease.
2957. In all occupations that require standing, keep the person straight.
2958. If at table, let it be high; raised up nearly to the armpits, so as not to require you to stoop; you will find the employment much easier—not one half so fatiguing; whilst the form of the chest and symmetry of the figure will remain perfect.
BATHS, &c.
(SEE PAGES [124] AND [125].)
2959. Water is the means of personal purification. Use it freely.