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 knee the same. (Bedclothes disappear). Raise both legs up straight, give half a dozen kicks in the air, whirl around, and sit up on the side of the bed, and the agony of rising has become the joy of getting up!

4. Churning or Kundalin is an exercise practiced in the East 4,000 years ago, and it is Just as good today as then for massaging the internal organs. It consists in making the middle portion of the body describe a circle while seated, keeping the head erect and still. “An organ half sick from neglect takes courage and renews its life” under this treatment.

5. The Tickletoe or Aeroplane Exercise, for training the trunk muscles, consisting in “sailing along,” with the arms stretched out level a little above the shoulders, and stopping at every other swing to touch the toes with the hand, the right foot with the left hand and vice versa, while the other hand 1s flung up and back.

6. Pep Hops call for a rhythmical hopping first on one foot, then on the other, eight times, then four, then two, and ending with a run of four steps, and you do “stunts” with the foot that is not hopping at the same time! This is for heart training and circulation, and for fun.

7. Star Gazing is the final exercise, for strengthening the muscles of the neck, and consists in putting the hands back of the head, bending it far forward, then gradually far backward, and rolling it from side to side while you take a few deep breaths. This starts you out with an uplift and poise that should last through the day.

In a little fifteen-cent pamphlet on Physical Development, put out by the Boy Scouts of America, you will find the famous “Daily Dozen Set Up” by Walter Camp, described and illustrated. Also the description of the setting up exercises outlined by, formerly Secretary of the Physical Department, International Committee Y. M. C. A., and Deputy Chief