Appendix 5 - Philosophy of Health

Larkin B Coles

Page 123.2 – “There should be occasional hunting parties, fishing parties, temperance picnics, sleigh-rides, and other pleasure parties and excursions. Occasional plays and games which have no evil tendency, may be made profitable to health.”

Comment – Relaxation should be on a regular basis.

Score – Significant

Why 48 – Relaxation (What 24)

We need relaxation for recuperation and long life.

Page 124.1 – “A little merriment now and then .... Without this, their systems may too early wear out, and their labors be cut short.”

Score – Verified

VI. EXERCISE

What 25 – Exercise W 23 R 38 G 38 A 92 J 47 K 54

Exercise is needed for health.

Page 44.1 – “But every one should accustom himself to some brisk, lively, cheerful daily exercise, if he values his health.”

Page 101.1 – “Exercise is another duty of the student. It is exceedingly important that a balance between the mental and physical energies should be maintained;”

Score – Significant

Why 49 – Exercise (What 25)

Exercise is needed to balance the electrical forces.

Page 101.1 – “If the electrical forces of the nervous system are all kept under tribute to the intellectual faculties, the rest of the system becomes weakened from want of use, and the mind soon wears out the whole.”

Comment – We all need exercise for health, but it is not to balance electrical forces.

Score - Unverified

Page 103.1 – “Walking is another kind of exercise generally employed; but it is one of very little service generally: it is better than nothing, but very insufficient.”

Page 102.1 – “Exercise in the line of agricultural pursuits, when it can be had, is, perhaps, everything considered, the best kind.”

Comment – Walking gives the best balance between aerobic and muscular activity. Many agricultural pursuits lack aerobic exercise.

Score – Unverified

Why 50– Exercise (What 26)

Walking does not exercise the whole body.

Page 103.1 – “It (walking) only calls into exertion the lower limbs, which least need exercise, while the muscles of the chest and abdomen, which need them most, are not called into exertion.” Comment – All exercise is good, but walking is the best.

Score - Unverified

What 27 – Boring Exercise

There is no value from exercise that is boring.