The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-11-16

ride and walk, and am reputed the hest
lcdLter in this town.--SwIFT.
The wise for cure on exercise depend =.
God never made his work for man to mend.
DRYDEN.
The proper exercise of the body, so
ohductive 10 good health and spirits, is
an important object TO every one. By
a strict attention 10 exercise, the tone
and Vigor Of the moving powers are
wonderfully increased; The nervous en-
ergy aud circulation of the blood are
materially accelerated; and this increased
impetus of the blood through the whole
system produces an effectual determine
tionto the surface of the skin; and free
perspiration is the consequence. By
the same means, the body is disposed TO
sleep; the appetite increased; the tone
of the stomach and digestive powers
preserved; and the blood is determined
from the internal viscera, which pre-
vents as well as removes distractions.
and powerfully obyiates the tendency
to plethoric fulness of the system.
BY exercise, the spirits are enlivened.
and the body refreshed; OF, as Hippo
crates observes, exercise gives strength
to the body, and vigor to the mind and
it is an irrefragable truth, that where it
is Improperly neglected, the energy and
strength Of the whole machine falls TO
decay,
Pedestrianism affords the best species
of exercise, and may be said TO include
much that is valuable 10 mankind. Those
distinguished persons, therefore, who
have rendered this branch of the gym
nastic art fashionable and general, de-
serve the highest praise. To Captain
Barclay. and many other gentlemen,
this country is greatly indebted for their
Improvement of the art. Ii is only the
thoughiIess and inconsiderate who do
not discover the benefits resulting from
the exploits of such celebrated profess
sors, because they cannot estimate the
ultimate consequences of individual ex-
ertion. treflectiDg people must per-
ceive that, in time, desultory efforts
may be reduced into system founded
on principles calculated to strengthen
both the health of our bodies and the
energy of our minds, thus facilitating
the acquisition of human knowledge.
Exercise on foot is allowed to be the
most natural and perfect, as it employs
every part of the body, and ef1ectually
promotes the circulation of the blood
through the arteries and veins. Walk
ing" says DR.. Which, "the most natu-
raj and salutary exercise, is in the pow
err Of every body and we can adapt its
degCee and duration to the various cir
cumsiaAces Of health. BY this exercise,
the appetite and perspiration are pro-
noted; the body is kept in proper tenn
permanent; the mind is enlivened /; the
motion of the lungs is facilitated and
the rigidity of the legs, arising from too
much sitting, is relieved. The most
obstinate diseases, and the most trouble
some hysteric and hypochondriacal CON-
plants have been frequently cured by
perseverance in walking"
Pedestrian feats, even when carried
to excess, are seldom attended with any
Pernicious effects. The exhaustion oc-
casloned by severe exercise is only tenn
porary; for the wearied frame is speed
lily recruited by the luxury of rest aud
retreshment. But certain rules may be
observed, which will render walking
both easy and agreeable. A light, yet
hrm and manly step, an erect posture,
especially in regard to the head, the
breast, and the shoulders, should be the
chief objects Of attainment. By care