. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. Fig. 8.—Respiratory exercise E: swim- Fig. 9.—Respiratory exercise F: raisingming motion. of shoulders upward and downward. conditions one quietly assumes a position similar to attention, raises theshoulders, making a rotary movement during the act of inhaUng (Fig. 9),remains in this position, holding the breath for four seconds, and thenexhales, while moving the shoulders forward and downward, assuming againthe normal position. This exercise, F, can be easily taken while walking,si
. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. Fig. 8.—Respiratory exercise E: swim- Fig. 9.—Respiratory exercise F: raisingming motion. of shoulders upward and downward. conditions one quietly assumes a position similar to attention, raises theshoulders, making a rotary movement during the act of inhaUng (Fig. 9),remains in this position, holding the breath for four seconds, and thenexhales, while moving the shoulders forward and downward, assuming againthe normal position. This exercise, F, can be easily taken while walking,sitting, or riding in the open air. Young girls and boys, and especially those who are predisposed to tuber-culosis, often acquire the habit of stooping. To overcome this, the followingexercise, G, is to be recommended. The child makes his best effort to stand OVERCOAUNG PREDISPOSITION AND INFECTION.—KNOPF. 643 straight, places his hands on his hips, with the thumbs in front, and thenbends slowly backward as far as he can during the act of inhaling (Fig. 10).He remains in this position for from four to
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