. Physical training for business men; basic rules and simple exercises for gaining assured control of the physical self. cises cohol is not as necessary now as a small minority of active men of busi-ness use alcoholic beverages today. Thosewho do are crowded to the wall everywhere,for large and Agoing business concerns willhave nothing to do with even the moderatedrinker. He may go along for a while with thesemblance of success, but he is soon scrappedalong with other junk. The time must comewhen it will be discovered by his businesssuperiors that he is given to the daily use ofa
. Physical training for business men; basic rules and simple exercises for gaining assured control of the physical self. cises cohol is not as necessary now as a small minority of active men of busi-ness use alcoholic beverages today. Thosewho do are crowded to the wall everywhere,for large and Agoing business concerns willhave nothing to do with even the moderatedrinker. He may go along for a while with thesemblance of success, but he is soon scrappedalong with other junk. The time must comewhen it will be discovered by his businesssuperiors that he is given to the daily use ofat least small amounts of alcohol. Success goes today to the men who aresurely alive, but they must really look thepart. Hence the student is urged, as heprogresses in the training advised in thisvolume, to keep close watch over his appear-ance. After training his carriage and gaitmust be easier, his general air much improved,and his eyes brighter. If he be dissatisfiedwith the results of such inspection he shouldseek the answer in the foregoing pages. It isthere, somewhere. One of the best fresheners before leaving. QQ «HCO Q < au O CO 6 *^Stimulant Exercises 155 one^s home in the morning is the use of acosmetic that never injures the skin, thatmost natural and valuable of cosmetics, coldwater. In all except the coldest months thiscold water should be dried only by pattingthe face gently with a towel. Ninety-ninemen in a hundred will prefer the same methodof drying even when the mercury skulksaround the zero mark. This shock of coldwater brings added colour to the cheeks andnew lustre to the eyes. One business man ofthe writers acquaintance uses it just beforestepping out of his office at any time in thebusiness day. His associates comment uponthe invariable freshness of his face and thelook of vitality in his expression. Two forms are possible in the set of move-ments exhibited in Figure Number Twenty-two. The usual way of taking this exerciseis to bend over until the palm
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