The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-10

The TURN VEREIN At OTTAWA This socie
ty, existing in our city since February last.
is about to hold celebration on the 18th of
banner at the same time, presented by the
German ladies of this city. Much rejoicing
appears to exist already among those con-
cerned, and we call the attention of our
readers to the society, the object of which is
to develop the physical as well as mental ia
culties of man.
The origin of Turn-Societies is unknown /;
but the olympic games Of ancient Greece and
Rome, and the tournaments of the middle
ages appear to have given the key to some re-
formers of Germany during the first quarter
of the century, in introducing the science oi
turning physically in most all the h'gher IN,
Stitutions of learning in the "Natcrland,
with the purpose of also developing the ply
steal part of man. After the revolutionary
period of 1S30-31 in Germany, wherein all
Young students of that country had taken so
lending part and when the reaction had
prohibited the gathering Of these students in
clubs were broken up by the despotc 60
vernments, turning was the only lawful OPP
portuni;y to assemble in masses. But these
gatherings were watched with jealous and
learned to fear that powerful republican ele
ment which drove Napoleon and his grand
armee" beyond the Rhine, freed Germany
from the letters of that tyrant's yoke, and
again had arisen in such menacing attitude
during the revolutionary period Of 1s30-31.
Yet turning never ceased since its first intro
duction in the colleges, and exists as a
branch of educationary exercise to this day,
and is practised in turner societies through
out Germany. The conspicuous parts which
b these youths acted during the revolutionary
excitement Of lSiS-i9, has become an item
in German history. The German emigration
to this country since 1918 being to a large
proportion nteIspersed with those who were
educated IN such colleges, has transplanted
this branch Of education To this county, and
we are glad to See our German fellow citiZ-ns
here follow the wake of their counirymen in
all the larger cities of this great republic in
establishing the ''Turn-E crcin."
The MAINE Law, with its bars and bolts,
pains and penalties, has got a set back by
the recent election. The fusionists ran H.
cenSe men in the third and sixth wards, the
first Of whom was elected. 1t is probable
that it is to this fact that allusion is made 10y
the mayor when he says that something was
put into mems mouths TO steal away their
brains. He was present viii, .Je,e other
temperance men when the thing was con
cocted in the third ward, the Saturday night
previous &c the election
Miss AyEKY requests Us 10 state, for the
information of the ladies, that she has just
received another choice lot of millinery
goods which she knows they will all be de-
lighted to see.
chronological and Physiological Society
every Monday evening, in Nat!lGger's block, =.
o'clock.
+ order of business for meeting:
b Address mind and matter, by Mrs f. Pearson
Essay-Pi.y steal exercise, BY DR.. Mcnamara.
b Reading choice selections on ply sOlogy
Discussion the organ of Approbatiyeness.
Charts and eNaInir aticI.s a usual.