part of the body, more oxygen, and a richer, better quality of
blood, and because of a better quality of blood, which is the fuel of
the body machine, we have a better, smoother working machine. Every
human being requires a certain amount of exercise; otherwise the machine
will not run smoothly. If this exercise is not obtained, things begin to
go wrong. One of the very first signs to indicate that the machine is
not running as it ought to run, is a sluggish condition of the whole
digestive apparatus and a certain degree of bowel inactivity
(constipation) follows. There is no substitute for this need. Drugs will
not help you, mechanical devices will not do the work for you, though
they may aid you. You must do the work yourself. If you fail or hesitate
to recognize the truth, if you temporize or procrastinate, you are only
deferring the issue. The argument that you have not the time, that your
work will not permit you, is no argument at all. You must do it or reap
the consequences; you certainly cannot escape them. The wise woman
accepts the situation, the fool goes to an early grave.

LACK OF WATER.--Constipation may be due to a deficiency of water in the
system. Women who suffer from this type do not drink enough water. The
bowel may be willing and able to do its duty, but is handicapped because
a certain amount of liquid is essential to proper digestion and natural
bowel activity. At least six glasses of water should be taken by every
healthy adult human being in each twenty-four hours. The best time to
take this water is as follows: one glass on arising, two between
breakfast and lunch, two between lunch and dinner, and one on retiring.
Between meals means one hour after a meal and at least one-half hour
before the following meal. No liquid should be taken during a meal, or
immediately after, or before a meal. All water taken may be hot or cold,
according to the fancy of the taker. It is of advantage to squeeze the
juice of half a lemon into the water taken on arising if there is any
tendency to constipation or if the liver is lazy or torpid. It is also
good for the complexion.

LACK OF BULK IN THE FOOD TAKEN.--Sometimes the character of the food
taken is such that there is no body to it. The process of digestion so
completely liquefies it that the bowel has no solid matter to
manipulate. To excite the peculiar movements of the intestinal wall
there must be substance in the contents. The variety of the daily food
m