it, but what about the youth? And when
pressure comes on the older man he quickly gives up his golf at the
demand of business.

[Illustration: ARM AND BODY WORK. THIS PLACES A HANDICAP ON A HEAVY
MAN.]

[Illustration: HIGH-STRIDE STOOP FALLING.]

WHY MEN DON'T KEEP FIT

Men who have really kept themselves fit are few. Those who have
conscientiously started in to do this and then abandoned it are a host.
There are valid reasons for this lamentable state of affairs.

First--Because the antiquated systems under which these men have
attempted the task have

(1) Occupied too much time;
(2) Left men tired instead of refreshed;
(3) Exercised muscles which get all they need in a man's ordinary
pursuits.

Secondly--Because the instructors who have taught these systems have
laid stress upon

(1) Mere increase in size of the muscles;
(2) Ability to do "stunts" which are of no practical use to a man;
(3) Unnecessary use of apparatus.

Thirdly--Because they made necessary the services of a teacher to

(1) Lead the exercises;
(2) Keep track of their number and variety;
(3) Give special treatment to produce results.

But these mistakes are in the past. Let us look toward a brighter,
saner, and more productive future.

CHAPTER IX

The following chapters give a set of exercises carefully tested upon
thousands of men, and these exercises will be fully explained so that
any individual reader may practise them daily and secure their full
benefit. To each chapter are appended a few health hints, couched in
language that is brief and to the point, in order that they may be
readily remembered. The object is to make an efficient working-machine
of the man without useless effort, to increase that man's resistive
force against disease, to add to his suppleness and endurance, to give
him poise and balance, and to develop co-ordination or control over his
muscles. By doing this his power to work will be augmented, and at the
same time any work that he does will be accomplished more readily and
with less effort. Finally his cheerfulness will be increased, and those
who work with him or under him or about him will be spared the
disagreeable experiences that accompany association with a man whose
irritability and irascibility have become part of his daily habit.

A SHORTHAND METHOD

We call this system the "Daily Dozen Set-up." It is a shorthand system
of setting-up exercises for use on any and all occasio