Wilmington journal., 1860-03-22
The Best phvstcaI exercise.

College Dr. Samson writes of walking as a physical
exercise IN the true vein of experienced amateur He
doubtless, has long practced in this thing what he
breaches to Others We like his ideas and so shall re-
hect little what he says asking readers to hear him
in the following
AS to physical educatl0n much has been said about
reVVlng Old unphOsOphiC methods and much has been
done to keep alive true philosophy After all theorz-
ing and experimenting practical experience brings men
back TO value most highly because it has been proved
oe valuable esmpe cheap universally possessed means
OF physical Development and culture which constituted
Che perfection OF mans material endowment in Paradise
the plain diet and SIM exercise of that perfect abode
everything good for food' together with the gentle
working OF every muscle and the quiet play of every or
gan that attended the walks " Of Eden. Like the
mlnd the bodily powers need for nurture discipline to
contfO and exercise to give them energy in action It
IS the latter clement that demands special notice Not
10 speak OF the end sought the mere luxury of ocOmO-
on IL walking meant to be the purcst and sweetest
70 man. as has been made the most constantly living Of
our PHYSICAL enoyments and be who through incidence
or 1aSe philosophy, allows himself to become stranger
10 the ecStacy OF morning evening rambe among
the flowers and birds might is we'll cease to be man
AFTER all the Inventions erections and temporary euo-
glzlng OF the gYmnGS1Unlaer the costly experiment
or time to horseback riding, nnepin rolling and other
games-aiter the novelty of military drilling too exact
ing on the time and purse of the student too starched
ana mechanical IN the cost OF carriage it gives and too
demoralzing IN its assOciatons-atter all devices the
wise man comes back to the simple thing Of Walking
In the Old beaten track the man of perfect health and
physical development hale and hearty holds on the
even tenor of his way, TILL staff in hand he steps
into his grave. The history Of this branch of edr-
caton IS most Instructive The empirical Greek espe-
claly the dreamy among their philosophers first intro
duced gymnastics The end sought by these exercises
was one not practical with and that end the wiser
Romans decided was not attained Then men were to
hight hand to hand and the gymnastics Of the Greeks
seemed TO be adapted to train to this mode of
oat Dlodorus, hOWevever, the Roman historian in the
Augustan age, writes from Egypt: They think that
from daily gymnastics in the palesFa youth will gain
not sound vgOr, but only temporary strength and that
at great risk Of injury and the practical Romans
too, thought 1t not, then from Egypt that Pyth
agoras and Plato brought gymnastics and when they
had introduced them into their Schools the practical fol
lowers OF Aristotle preferred The round-abouttown
rambe for physical culture that they received the
OF Perlpaetics while the ultra conservative stocs
were satisfied with prOmenadng and Oungng upon their
porcoes. 1t is refreshing almost invgoratng in itself
to the robust prpatetc of our day. painting and swelling
with the thrill OF his morning evening walk, running
through every fibre of his frame, just to think OF the
men that have preceded him in his line which he has
marked out tor himself He is the companion OF Abra
ham, rambling over the hills of Palestine, of Jesus
walking two miles out of Jerusalem every night, and
back in the morning, of Paul minding himself to go
a0Ot" " and he is the fellow paraker with long line OF
men IN secular life, most mastery IN their power OF
mind IN every age and land because the framework OF
the minds mighty engnery has been kept in its strength
by the simple renovation OF walking 1t IS instructive
to the educator when travelling Europe, to observe
the students of the German universities spending their
entire summer vacations III trampS among the Al with
their knapsaCkS on their backs their stout shoes on their
feet, and strong slaves III their hands gaming thus q
vigOr and health which is kept up during the severe
asks Of their sessions OF study by evening promenade
on the shady walks around most OF the cities OF Europe
In fact. all experience shows that, while oner resorts
may be valuable as temporary restoratves the location
TlI
walks not only possible, buJ necessary with the a
dition OF covered promenade for inclement weather. Is
the best provision for physical educatlon
| A BRONZE Door FOR THE CAPToL.-A letter from
| Rome, Italy says:
Roger is engaged here upon bronze door for the
Capitol at Washington, which is to cost SD O00 The
first scene represents Columbus before the Council o
Salamanca, unfolding his great theory l. the seconc
he Just setting to seek rOya! ao In the THIRD ht
is before the n and Queen aborng to convince them
Isabella leans forward and seems interested but ferdr
nand scarcely degns 20 heed the visionary enthusiast
In the fourth he is cOniIng his son the care OF the
monks while his ships wait In the ttth he IS LANDING
in great state upon St Salvador The sixth is at His
PAMELA, where OF the sailors is bringing an Indian
girl to the ship on his shOnder The next the great
navigaors triumphal entry into Barcelona his return
In the succeeding he IS about TO be sent home iron
Cuba in chains and disgrace The last scene OF all
is death The priests have administered to him the sac
rament one holds crucifx for him to kiss friends &nt
attendants are weeping around and the spirit OF the dy
ing is about to start that last great voyage IRON
which none return IN niches surrounding these scenes
are figures and bustS OF various royal personages conten
porary with Columbus including Ferdinand and Isabel
la, &c
THE Pores SPEECH AT TIE AMERICAN CoLLEGE-
The Pope recently delivered speech before the student
of the American College at Rome. la founding th
College he had only followed in the footsteps of his Illus
rious predecessors, whose chief objects bad been tn
propagation and maintenance OF the faith tn ougout tn
world Referring to the difficulties which surround tn
See he said it the array OF foreign forces whIc