EXERCISE

is e ential to the full vigour of mind and gains entrance through a wound or even s mere scratch, if | body. It otes the circulation, stimulates digestion, contaminated by dirt. The disease also spreads readily by | ensures healthy sleep, and by making the skin active relieves actual contact with infected clothes or patients. The | the kidneys from overwork. Exercise of the mind and incubation period is one to four days. The symptoms are | body together in the open air is the best form obtainable; a sudden rise of temperature to 104° with shivering and often | that is to say, horee-exercise, foot-ball, and the like aro vomiting, and shortly afterwards the redne of the skin is | better than fhe and es better than dumb-bells visible. The region attacked is most often around a wound | and Indian clubs. Exercise as far as po ible should be or on the face. The red arc a is remarkable for its well | taken daily; too often in busine life no exercise for five defined margin and raised edge. Blisters frequently form | or six days alternates with a football match or long cycle — on it and there is usually sufficient swelling on the face to | ride, whereas a walk or cycle ride should form part of each prevent the eye boing ee and if the throat be attacked, | day’s work, either in going to or coming from the — \ suffocation may occur from the swelling. The temperature | whilst the Mero swimming bath and Lolfidheot, remains high four or five days and then falls suddenly. | should be in mind of an evening. In The redne of the skin fades in the course of a week or two | exercise should be of short dons Se and is followed by peeling. If the inflammation spread | In later boyhood, training for sports must be watched with to the deeper ti ues, matter forms. In spite of the short- | care, as rapid growth often makes great calls on the ne of the illne , the effect on the Bheals health is severe | strength at this time. In middle the more active — and delirium is common. The treatment is to isolate the epors aod gymnastic fat a of youth ahould give place to 9 —— and give a purge followed by quinine and iron three ose forms of exercise like golf, or —- which aday. Tho dict should be lght and nourishing and | there is little call for sudden risah is owing to the given every two hours by day. For the thirst, water but | fact that the strain thrown on the heart and arteries during not milk = be allowed between whiles. cent will be | any sudden exertion is great, and in middle life the arteries required in tho severer cases, The inflamed skin should be | are often older than the muscles and unequal to the strain the dusted with flour or boric acid powder and be covered with ' Igtter can cause them. In convalescence exercise should [s. 361]