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...animates the whole man ; whereas, deficient exercise, or continued. inactivity, weakens the circulation, relaxes the muscles, diminishes the vital heat, checks...perspiration, injures digestion, sickens the whole frame, and consequently lays the foundation for innumerable diseases. There is no part of the human machine which...

...blood. A brisk circulation animates the whole man ; even the phlegmatic is exhilarated, when anything sets his blood in commotion ; and when this takes...is not a single part of the human machine which a sethem. Any number of these may be carried like the leaves of a book ; and when wanted may be turned...

...give due impulse, and to accomplish this, muscular movement is likewise requisite. Undue rest of the body relaxes the muscles, diminishes the vital heat,...single part of the human machine which a sedentary life does not debilitate, but the nerves more especially suffer from it. "Generally speaking," says...