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Lying in bed, flat on your back, and with the bed-clothes off, stretch out your right foot and leg. Stretch them down as far as they will go, with the toes as far away from you as possible, and the knee well braced back. Hold the leg and foot in this position for a moment or two, then stretch a little further still, even if it begins to produce a feeling almost of pain. Do not over-strain. Then, still keeping the leg stiff and the knee back, send the heel down as far away from you as it will go, and keep it there for a moment or two; then the toes down again; then the heel down again.

Next, rest and relax with this leg and foot, and go through the exercise with the other leg and foot instead.

Then go through it with both legs and feet together.

This exercise has many advantages, one of which is that it serves as a means of curing and preventing cold feet. It also can cure certain kinds of headache, by removing the blood-pressure from the brain. And it improves the circulation generally; and has other capital effects.