Expanding The Chest

Take a strong rope, and fasten it to a b(;ara overhead ; to the lower end of the rope attach a stick three toet long, convenlont to grasp with the hands. The rope should be fastened to the center of the stick, whichshould hang six or eight nches above the head. Let a person grasp ;he stick with the hands two or three feot apart, and swing vory inoiierately at first - perhaps only bear the weight, if very Weak - and gradually increase, as the mus cles gain strength trom the exercise, until t may be used from three to five times daily. The connection of the arms with ;lie body, with the exception of the cavicle with the breast bone, being a muscu lar attach ment to the ribs, the effect of this exercise is to elévate the ribs and en large the chest ; and as Nature allows no vacuüm, the lungs expaud to fill the cavity, increasing the volume of air, the natural purifier of blood, and pieventing the congestión of the deposit of the tu berculous matter. We have prescribed the above for all cases of hemorrhage of the lungs, and threatened consumption, for thirty-rive years, and have been able to increase the measure of the chest from two to tour inches within a few months, aud with good resulta. But especially as a preventiva we would recommend this exercise. Let those who love to live cultivate a well-formed, capacious chest. - The student, themerchant, the sedentary the young of both sexes - aye, all - should have a swing on whieh to stretch theraselves daily. We are certain that if this were to be practicad by the rising generation in a dress allowing free and full developmentof the body, raany would be savod trom consumption. Independently of its benefioial resulta, the exercise is an exceedingly pleasant one, and aa the apparatua costs very little, there need be no difficulty about any one enjoying it who wishes to. - Dio Lewi. While Eev. Mr, West, New York clergynian, was walking down Broadway a day or two since he was informed by a young man, who said he liad drawn a prize in a lottery, of bis intentiou to give a portion of his winnings to the church, and would not he clergyman aecoinpany him to the lottery office to get the cash'. Kev. Mr. West was williug, and they entered s garabling saloun where the clergyman participated in a little game of banco. He lost seventyfive dollara and concluding that ha bad been wiudld caused the arrest of the allgd owsti of th saloon.