. Health in home and town. today. Staying in-doors all of the timein cold weather is without doubt very comfortable, butgoing back and forth to school and playing out-of-doorsin the fresh air is much better for us. Breathing thesame air over and over again until it is charged with poi-sons from our bodies is especially harmful. We are notable to live and keep well in close impure air, and as a re-sult, may be attacked by colds, consumption, pneumonia,bronchitis, pleurisy, or catarrh. These are sometimescalled house diseases, because the persons who stay in thehouse most of the time are very li
. Health in home and town. today. Staying in-doors all of the timein cold weather is without doubt very comfortable, butgoing back and forth to school and playing out-of-doorsin the fresh air is much better for us. Breathing thesame air over and over again until it is charged with poi-sons from our bodies is especially harmful. We are notable to live and keep well in close impure air, and as a re-sult, may be attacked by colds, consumption, pneumonia,bronchitis, pleurisy, or catarrh. These are sometimescalled house diseases, because the persons who stay in thehouse most of the time are very liable to have them. 31 32 HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN Deep Breathing.—In order to obtain plenty of freshair and to free our lungs of poisonous gases, we shouldform the habit of taking deep breaths. Deep breathingsends the pure blood to the brain, and helps us to learnour lessons quickly and well. Deep breathing aids inthe digestion of our food, and prevents dyspepsia. . .Increasedspace forAir madeavailableby deepbreathing.
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