Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-01
Correspondence of the Spirit of the Times
Doctor Nindshtp the Strong Man of Boston

BOSTON, June Is, 1659--Dr. George B. WinShip,
of RoXbury, has created quite furOre in city by
delivering in the Musical Hall on Wednesday evening
last lecture Physical Culture, which he ustra-
ted by feats of most wonderful and amazing physical
strength which he has acquired by persistent and reg
ular cource of exercise Dr. WindShip is young
of not more than % years Of age about feet inches
in height and weighs about lao pounds with exceed
ingly fair face amp modest and retreing manner. He
graduated at Harvard College some four years ago. since
which he has studied medicine and had the advantage Of
considerable private practice in of most respect
table families we'll the practical information gained
by connection with several OF hospitals and public
institutions His lecture abounded in practical COM
mon sense and philosophical reasoning unms
takably that while the physical education had been
cared for the intellectual had not been neglected, bnt
that also had been strengthened vtazed and made
vigorous.
At the conclusion of the lecture DR.. Windship illus
rated the force and truth of his theory by lifting with
his own hands, unaided by any straps of machinery e
cept such nature had provided him, 826 pounds he
then lifted in the same way nine hundred and taOentyne
pounds He then shOuldred barrel of flour weighing
ZIG pounds Afterwards he exercised hundred Mound
dumb bell an each hand with the same apparent ease
that a man of common and ordinary strength would
handle those weighing fifteen or twenty pounds. He
then raised himself up by his little finger four feet
from the stage and in this way continued to sustain his
bodily weight three four minutes. This accom-
pished by attaching strap to pole, which was sus
tanned by two men holding it On their shoulders. All
this done with apparent ease. The lecture we'll
as Illustrations received with the widest enthusiasm
fappause by audience of over two thousand of the
most intelligent men and women of our metropolis
A Boston paper gives the following sketch of portion
of Dr. Windships address:
CDR. Windshp gave account of his own expert
ece in gymnastics commencing with his seventeenth
year at college, where in two years his health greatly
improved Gymnastics he showed had their abuses from
persons not properly trained trying to Guido Others
Exhaustion and WEAKNESS should never be allowed to
come. Lifting neglected branch on account of
the tendency of people to inure themselves with it
Yet, to thorough hardening of the whole body, lifting
was necessary. He had commenced with five hundred
pounds and increased gradually till the 18th of May
last he had lifted nine hundred and twenty six pounds
} "Galen had calculated that the hips and legs could
support two three tons. There were other ways OF
lifting by which large amounts could be lifted Noto long
SINCE with his hands and back together he had lifted
500 pounds There vast difference between
lifting and sustaining He would not advise any one to
train themselves up to lift 500 pounds with the
hands, 1000 with the straps He had gone beyond
that to ascertain what could be done Totten and the
Belgian giant the only persons he had learned
authenticity to have lifted 800 pounds Totten lived
lone hundred years ago. and thirty years old when
be lifted it. Dr. Wndshp said he had five years yet to
that, and he hoped to train himself to lift 900 pounds
clear.
"Next to lifting dumb bells were useful One of his
own weighed 14l pounds and others 100 pounds each
The rings came next He had never practised over
half hour day. all that was sufficient to exercise all
the muscles. He was five feet seven inches HIGH and
weighed l53 pounds. In reference to practising be
would say try feat twice the day, if it was
fund to tire or exhaust in the slightest degree"