benefits that can be
derived from games. The nature of your exercise does not matter so
long as there is that increased activity of the heart, lungs and other
organs which tends to improve the circulation throughout the entire
body. The exercise must insure deep breathing, and if a certain amount
of perspiration is induced it will be advantageous. First of all get
out-of-doors; find some exercise that appeals, some alluring attraction
which will take you away from the confinement of your home. Live as
much as you can in the open. If possible, try sleeping out-of-doors. Men
and women of today may be aptly compared to sensitive plants. We
are the devitalized product of the universal custom of coddling, and the
less we live within four walls, and the more we breathe the free
outdoor air, the stronger, healthier and more capable we become.

There is one outdoor exercise that we can all take without expense, and
it is by far the best when everything is considered. At least this
statement is true so far as the building of vitality and endurance is
concerned. I refer to walking. This is an exercise that can be
made decidedly vigorous if desired. And no matter what health-building
regimen you may follow, a certain amount of walking is
essential to maintaining the highest degree of physical vigor.

Walking is a tonic of very great value to every one of the organic
functions. It stimulates the activities of the purifying organs to an
unusual degree. It is a remedy of great efficacy in overcoming
constipation. It can be highly recommended for strengthening the heart,
for stimulating the liver and kidneys, and it will tone up the physical
organism throughout. Furthermore, this exercise is of unusual
value as a mental stimulant. It clears the "cobwebs" from the brain.
If you are bothered with vexing problems put them aside until you can
take a long walk. With the improved quality of the blood and the more
active circulation of this functional tonic, your mental efficiency will
be greatly increased. You will think more quickly; your conclusions
will be clearer, more definite and more dependable. I know a successful
novelist who depends very largely upon his long walks for working out
the themes and plots of his stories. I have frequently followed the same
plan in connection with my own work. I know of other writers who depend
upon this method of gaining inspiration. I have