Excerpt from The Medical News, Vol. 52: A Weekly Medical Journal; January-July, 1888 The evidence which has thus far been brought together goes to show that a want of expansibility of the lung apices is one of the most fruitful sources of pulmonary mischief, and that the most effectual means of prevention lie in the methods which tend to oppose this condition. The problem of preven tion is not one, however, which can be solved in a short time; but the exercises must be pursued to such an extent that their effects will become a part of the function of respiration; and not until this is properly understood and faithfully carried out will pulmonary consumption begin to lose its terror, and cease to spread death and desolation in our homes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.