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 On the whole, practice of a deep breathing exercise at the intervals is more practical, although the one method is about as beneficial as the other. But to do special deep breathing during the practice of some of the exercises themselves, as well as at the intervals in the same performance would be out of proportion.

HOW THE NUMBER OF EXERCISES FOR ONE PERFORMANCE CAN BEST BE DECREASED

Elderly people, children and others whose memory is not of the best and who may, therefore, find it inconvenient to remember all the exercises in the beginning or later can shorten the number of exercises for one performance in the following ways:

Eleven Massage Exercises Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 14 A

Nine Massage Exercises Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13 and 14

Seven Massage Exercises Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13 and 14

Six Massage Exercises Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 9 and 14

Five Massage Exercises Nos. 1, 4, 7, 13 and 14

Of course, these groupings may be modified in any other order and number with benefit, but the ones here indicated are the best and most practical. The ideal manner, however, is to practice all the exercises together in the order mentioned.