How to Enlarge the Lungs.
FOWLER and Well's "Illustrated Annual of Phrenology and Physiognomy," for 1866, among other good things, gives the following directions for enlarging the lungs: "Step out in the purest air you can find, stand perfectly erect, with the head and shoulders back, and then, fixing the lips as though you were going to whistle, draw the air, not through the nostrils, but through the lips, into the lungs. When the chest is about full, raise the arms, keeping them extended, with the palms of the hands down, as you suck in the air, so as to bring them over the head just as the lungs are quite full. Then drop the thumbs inward, and after gently forcing the arms backward, and the chest open, reverse the process by which you draw your breath, till the lungs are entirely empty. This process should be repeated three or four times during the day. It is impossible to describe to one who has never tried it the glorious sense of vigor which follows the exercise. It is the best expectorant in the world. We know a gentleman, the measure of whose chest has been increased some three inches during as many months. "A word of caution will not be out of place. Persons with weak lungs and sensitive bronchial tubes should avoid very cold air in performing this exercise, or should inhale it through the nostrils, which is the proper way in ordinary breathing. Such persons should also commence cautiously and carefully, so as not to strain or injure the parts affected, increasing the exercise gradually, as the strength increases."