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Vitality Supreme
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Bernarr Macfadden
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For
many
years
I
have
been
a
student
of
vocal
culture,
having
taken
up
the
study
of
this
art
chiefly
as
a
recreation,
with
no
thought
of
ever
publicly
using
any
ability
I
might
acquire,
though
I
might
mention
that
the
additional
vocal
strength
obtained
as
a
result
of
this
training
assisted
me
greatly
in
public
speaking.
While
giving
my
attention
to
this
particular
study,
I
was
greatly
impressed
by
the
extreme
importance
of
maintaining
an
erect
spine,
holding
the
chin
down,
inward
and
backward,
and
keeping
the
shoulders
back
and
the
chest
expanded.
I
found,
however,
like
many
others
who
become
"slack"
in
bodily
posture,
that
a
considerable
effort
was
required
to
maintain
a
proper
position
at
all
times.
I
therefore
began
a
series
of
special
exercises
intended
really
to
force
myself
to
assume
a
properly
erect
position.
While
experimenting
with
these
exercises
for
the
purpose
mentioned,
I
noted
a
marked
effect
upon
my
general
vital
vigor.
Not
only
was
this
made
apparent
by
an
increase
in
physical
strength
and
stamina,
but
it
was
marked
in
an
equal
degree
by
additional
mental
energy
and
capacity.
My
mind
was
clearer,
and
I
could
surmount
difficulties
presented
in
business
enterprises
in
which
I
was
interested
with
far
more
ease
than
before.
I
could
make
decisions
more
easily
and
quickly.
In
addition,
a
decided
gain
in
weight
was
noted-not
by
any
means
in
the
form
of
mere
fatty
tissue,
but
of
firm,
substantial
flesh.
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