SING FOR STRENGTH.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 7564, 7 May 1919, Page 6

SING FOR STRENGTH.

CONSUMPTION ALMOST UNKNOWN, AMONG SINGERS.

One of the most noticeable trait 3 about al lthe armies—British, French, Italian or American —is the way they are continually singing. The. 'more fighting fit they are. the healthier they are. the'more they sing. Doctors have discovered that not only do healthy people want to,sing, but the reverse of this is the case; that is, if; you want to be healthy and strong, one ol the finest tonics is singing.

There is one good reason for this. Anyone who is constantly singing regularly exercises his lungs, keeping them fit and sound; healthy lungs are more important than perhaps any other parts of the body. A man with healthy lungs is able to supply the rest of his body witih rich, healthy blood, so strengthening any weakness which may tend to show themselves. , • First-class singers rarely 'die of consumption or any lung diseases. . In some statistics taken of singers and musicians it was shown, in fact, that as :i class they are longer lived $han most other people, while there was not. a single case of consumption among players of brass instruments.

No matter how poor their voices are, children should be encouraged to sing as much as possible. For one thing, their voices will improve with constant practice; for a» second, their general health will improve because of the exerr cisc given to their lungs: while for a third, anyone who is constantly singing cannot be unhappy. And happy people are always healthy one.