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 bag of sand, or rather yielding substance. Look at the women of Southern Europe—go down about the fruit-market in any of our cities upon any day, and you will see some—and observe what weights they carry on their heads, and with ease; and see what fine, shapely, well-made necks are theirs.

Try another thing. Turn your face slowly, as far around as you can. Now do it the other way, and many times every day.

Next tip your head over backwards slowly, as far as you can, and as often as you can, each day. Draw your chin far in many times daily—hundreds if you will—for this is excellent for the neck; and to give you a good carriage.

Every morning and night; and if you awaken in the night, lie on your back; rest on your head and heels; and you will not stay there long. This is called the " Wrestler's Bridge." For till you make both shoulders of a wrestler touch the ground at once, you have not thrown him.