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Rh sense in which we use the term. There is no draw­ing out of the high faculties of the soul, and consequently no love of wisdom imparted under such a system: neither walking, however, nor any other exercise of the body upon itself, can ever give all the movements necessary to a young person for the perfecting of the frame; and it was this conviction which led to the invention of the vast number of mechanical contrivances which make up a modern gymnasium. These apparatus supply the means for enabling us to expand the chest, or strengthen by exercise any member of the body that needs our aid. Nor is it possible to do this without some adaptation of mechanical means; and the more perfect the means the more complete will be the success.

The expansion of the chest is one of the first things to be attended to in any efforts to improve the bodily health. Now, the thorax is composed of the spine posteriorly, and of the sternum, or breast­bone and ribs, laterally. The ribs incline downward with the spine, and hence, when we bend forward, the inclination is greater; and as a natural conse­quence, the capacity of the chest is diminished, and the ability to breathe freely suspended. To this we may attribute pallor, ill-health, and affections of the