How Long to Read Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated)

How Long Does it Take to Read Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated)?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 19 minutes to read Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated) by George Catlin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Walking among and studying various Native American tribes in the 19th century, the author noticed that many of the elders possessed a serene and well-preserved appearance. The young members of the true seemed especially healthy, with an innate resistance to certain illnesses and congenital conditions. Seeing the tribe's members sleeping, he noted that they all did so with closed mouths. Catlin pondered whether this habit contributed to the physical vigor of the people, and investigated further. After venturing back to the towns of the Midwest, he attests to witnessing how terrible many people who had practiced mouth breathing throughout life appeared, and became deeply opposed to its practice. This book details how children and young people can be encouraged against mouth breathing, and notes how different the facial countenance appears between mouth breathing people and nose breathers. Today, the notion that mouth breathing promotes physical ugliness or decrepitude is wholly disavowed as an eccentric idea with no basis in fact. However, sleep researchers have demonstrated that breathing with the mouth open while asleep can result in more snoring and thus a lower quality of sleep and therefore health. Overall, one could venture that Catlin's ideas possess a certain merit, even if his book is an exaggeration. Although primarily known today as a painter and traveler who became an emissary of sorts to the Plains tribes, George Catlin was also an enthusiastic if occasional writer. He admired the Native American peoples for their traditions and distinctive appearance, and took to painting them - his marked talent led to their respect for his gifts, and they duly welcomed him with friendship.

How long is Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated)?

Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated) by George Catlin is 77 pages long, and a total of 19,789 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 48 minutes to read Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated) aloud.

What Reading Level is Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated)?

Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (Illustrated) is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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