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 sleeping apartment brings refreshing rest as disease departs. No garment worn during the day should cover the body in sleep, and bedclothing should be regulated to an accurate degree of protection, neither too heavy nor too light.

EXERCISE. The maintenance of every muscle and organ of the body in proportionate development is regulated by its work. Constant use of a particular muscle adds to its substance at the expense of that of its neighbor, hence the aim of all exercise should be directed at equality of labor. Trunk and legs, arms and neck, all should receive proportioned attention. Muscular development also depends upon an unimpeded circulation of blood and upon healthful cell-forming constituents constantly furnished to replace used tissue. Constriction of the body in any part prevents free circulation, and only loose garments permit of full growth and proper development. The tight collar, the garter, and the corset, make flabby muscles inevitable, and only a body unrestrained by the bonds of conventional dress can hope for physical perfection in form. But few elderly women of the present day can exhibit an abdomen that is not pendulous, nor breasts