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THE SCIENCE OF BREATHING
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that the whole cavity is called the thorax, and is covered over by the ribs, muscles, etc. In order to preserve heath it is necessary that all these parts should be in a healthy state. If we do not breathe in such a way as to give full freedom to all these parts health cannot be the result. What do we do when we breathe ? The air which is taken into the system goes into the lungs, and is absorbed by the when it imparts its oxygen to the blood and the biood carries it by means of the arteries until by the process of combination it has changed into carbonic acid, when it goes off as carbonic acid gas. This is the result of breath`ng. The one result of all breathing is the oxygen to the blood and making it pure. man of common sense would think it necessary to bseathe rightly. We go a step further and Say that there are occult functions of different parts of the body. While the functions of the heart as given by the scientist are correct as far as they go, we say that it has other functions also. According to our philosophy the heart has eight petals, of which different parts or emotions or faculties, the heart itself is a great center or plexus. There are others in different parts of the body, and they are all supplied by the spiritual and life-current present in the atmosphere, we must breathe in such a way that all are supplied properly. The result, when we breathe the air into the human system, is in the first place that, it goes to the lungs, then it imparts force to the different centers, and later
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