James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1898

THE WHITELY HEALTH EXERCISER . A S I M P L Eand practical device for attaining and preserving Healthby a complete system of complete scientific muscularmovements Weighsless than twopounds ; has noweights , the resistance lies in a long elastic cable, running over aseries ofpulleys ; canbeput into position any- where in a moment, and re- movedas quickly , without a tool ofanykind. Itoccupies so little space that it m a ybe carried in your pocket , is abolutely noise- less ,durable , and warranted for two years , withfair usage. It is a finely wrought little instrument . Themechanismof the pulleys is as fine as that of a watch, causing the machine to runwithout the slightest jar or jerk , and capable of responding to an infinite variety ofExercises , adapting itself to almost any exigency of space or place . It isjust the thing for Travellers , and is the only Exer- cisersuitable for theuseofbed-fast patients . T h eExerciseris extensively usedb ythe MedicalProfession in the treatment of Weaknessof the Heart, Lungs, andDi- gestive Organs ; in cases of Nervous Disorders , Spinal Curvature , and other Deformitie andfor thecure ofObesity , &c. "T oproduce a mechanical resistance , we maymake use of either apulley -weight apparatus or one in which the effect is produced by tension of rubber cords . A PULLEY-WEIGHT A P P A R A T U SC O T SS E V E R A LP O U N D ST H EA L T E R N A T I V EM A C H I N EA F E WS H I L L I N G S. PERSONALLYI USE AN EXERCISING MACHINE, which is on the market, and is of American manufacture , viz ., the WHITELY EXERCISER . It is perfectly constructed , and answers m y purpose admirably . It consists ofa long rubber cord , terminating at each extremity in handles . This cord passes round three pulleys , which can be variously grouped and attached by hooks tothe wall or to the rails ofthe bed. W ecan thus , by proper arrangement of the apparatus oppose resistance to almost anymovementof the patient , either LYING, SITTING , OR STANDING. GEORGEHERSCHELL, M.D., Physician to the National Hospital for Diseases ofthe Heart, Soho Square, London. T H ELANCET, August 13th , 1896 . PRICES -Ladies ' and Children's , 12s . 6d. Men's , 15s . Athletes , 20s . I L L U S T R A T E DC I R C U L A RW I T HT E S T I M O N I A L SF R E EO N A P P L I C A T I O N . S E EO U RN E WB O O KE N T I T L E D - E X E R C I S EF O RH E A L T H: Its Sciencea n dPractice. Containing anAnatomical , D u m b-Bell , and other Charts , with full explanations . ByH. H. HULBERT B A. (Oxon.), M.R.C.S. , L.R.C.P. , &c., and LUIS J. PHELAN. Price 3s . 6d. W eare also SOLEW H O L E S A L EA G E N T Sfor Great Britain and Ireland of T H EF O L D I N GB I C Y C L E . PRICE LIST A N D ILLUSTRATEDCIRCULARON APPLICATION. T H EW H I T E L YE X E R C I S E R , Ltd., 20-21 , Laurence Pountney Lane , Cannon Street , London ,