Girl Scouts Handbook by W. J. Hoxie

Author:W. J. Hoxie
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781631583537
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2018-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

Against these destroyers, which bring debility, disease, and even death, the Scouts’ defences are:

“Sunlight,

“Fresh air,

“Cleanliness.”

HEALTH

Exercises and their Object

To make yourself strong and healthy it is necessary to begin with your inside, and to get the blood into good order and the heart to work well; that is the secret of the whole thing, and physical exercises should be taken with that intention. This is the way to do it :

(a) Make the heart strong in order to pump the blood properly to every part of the body, and so to build up flesh, bone, and muscle. Exercise: “Swimming” and “Wrist Pushing.”

(b) Make the lungs strong in order to provide the blood with fresh air. Exercise: “Deep breathing.”

(c) Make the skin perspire to get rid of the dirt from the blood. Exercise: Bath, or rub with a damp towel every day.

(d) Make the stomach work to feed the blood. Exercise : “Body bending,” “Roller and Rocker.”

(e) Make the bowels active to remove the remains of food and dirt from the body. Exercise: “Body-bending” and “Kneading the abdomen.” Drink plenty of good water. Punctual daily move of bowels.

(f) Work muscles in each part of the body to make the blood circulate to that part, and so increase your strength. Exercise: Walking, and special exercises of special muscles.

The blood thrives on simple good food, plenty of exercise, plenty of fresh air, cleanliness of the body both inside and out, and proper rest of body and mind at intervals.

The Japs are particularly strong and healthy. They eat very plain food, chiefly rice and fruit, and not much of it. They drink plenty of water, but no spirits. They take lots of exercise. They make themselves good-tempered. They live in fresh air as much as possible day and night. Their particular exercise is Ju-Jitsu, which is more of a game than drill, and is generally played in pairs. By Ju-Jitsu, the muscles and body are developed in a natural way, in the open air as a rule. It requires no apparatus.

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