The Fresh-Air Book (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Fresh-Air BookMr. J. P. Muller scarcely needs an introduction to English students of Physical Culture, but a few particulars concerning his work and his career may be of interest to the general reader.Mr. Muller's first book, by which he is chie¿y known, embodies (as he states in his preface) a Simple system of caring for the body, which is certainly unique in respect of the rubbing exercises or Skin massage, which form part of it. That system, the outcome of many years' serious study, has become widely known and appreciated throughout Scandinavia, Northern and Southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The book describing it has been translated into several languages, and over three hundred and fifty thousand copies have been printed, including a very large edition in English.Mr. Muller's idea is the human form perfectly developed, and he has gone for his models to the classic figures of ancient Greece, which, and the literature concerning them, he acknowledges as the origin of much of his inspiration and enthusiasm. (the famous statue of Apoxyomenos in the Vatican at Rome is his favourite). He is no idolator of muscle, as such, he does not believe in the development Of one portion of the body over another, but what he does desire is the all-round development, internal and external, of the human form, giving it health, and strength, and beauty.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.