Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-21

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Perfect Physical seIC-EdscafiOn-Dr. Win
ship, the American Hercules, and How
ne Became such. 90
The New York Worid of late date, thus
refers to DR.. Winships systems
The public hare been not little interested
for few years, In occasional accounts O
periments in physical selfeaucStion. He Il !,
about twenty-six years old, FIVE feet sever
inches in hight, and weighs las pounds. He
can lift LOO pounds, and is now the bes
example Of physical education in the United
States. he was Seventeen years of age be-
fore he began his experiments, and was then
but FIVE feet high, and weighed only loo
pounds; his health was not good, for he had
already suffered from the usual dyspeptica
troubles OF american youth. So great have
been his Improvements, that he now de-
ciares it TO be his opinion that no one,
having "an atom Of strength and life,n need
despair of the benefits Of right system of
training. He instances DIR. Warrens testi-
mony respecting veteran invalid, who
began gymnastics in his SEVENTEEN year,
with very salutary effects; and of course,
old "Oornaro" famous in Addison's Spec.
fdtor) is not forgotten, who, though no gym
a broken constitution, and lived a life of
health and Of enviable cheerfulness till his
Tooth year. t
But what has been the eficacious theory
of the strong Yankee2 He has given il in
the Massachusetts, Teacher, but, unfortu-
nately, in an article of too great length to be
read much. We propose to take usual liber-
ties with his communication, in order to con-
dense into a-moIe readable shape his inter-
esting details. They are the best prescrip-
tions we have ever met for physical selfre-
cuperation; and, in this day, when "muscu-
lar" merit has become a matter of speciaI
ambition, and physical training o subject Of
even moral preachments, IL may not be un-
profitable to present to the public an example
which, from both Its moderate good sense,
and its extraordinary results, may be pro-
nopnced model one.
How, then, has the Yankee doctor sur
passed all the pugilistic training Of the age
We enumerate, at much length, the princi-
piles of his system. We give the most essen
tial particulars presenting them, however,
with our own Enumeration:
I. He has breathed an abundance of fresh
air almost constantly" practicing, we sup
pose, imitation of the lungs.
Q. He has drank no ardent spirits, and used
no tobacco. The English "training" for the
'ring, it is well known prohibits these ar
ticles.
3. He has taken, nearly every day, about
a hdlf-hour's gymndstic exercise, in the open
air, and his is an example of the surprising
moderation with which he has accomplished
surprising results.
a. He has eaten heartily of such food, an
imal and vegetable, as agreed with his
stomach, scouting the maxim that "you
should leave the table hungry He began
not to recover from, his dyspepsia till he es-
capped this nonsense.
6. He has taken at least ten hours rest
daily, including sleep, and appears to have
devoted as much oft to sleep as nature would
allow.
6. He has worn every article of his dress
as loose and as easy as the freest action of
his muscles and limbs would demand.
Z. He has used the bath once a week in
winter, and twice week in summer He
denounces the daily use of cold baths.
He has pursued this course for nine years,
and it has, during this long period, afforded
him some important observations, If not dis
coveries. Here are few of them:
l. That il is as easy to increase the strength
of the human body as it is that of magnetic
2. That whatever increased his strength
increased his general health. He enjoys now
the maximum of the latter as he probably
does of the former-for his force is now equal
to that of two ordinary men.
3. That by developing his body barmoni-
ously, he could preclude the possibility of
hernia, or any similar injury, that otherwise
might result from an extremely violent ex-
ercise Of his muscles
4. That tifting is the safest and surest
method of procuring harmonious" de-
yeloPment as also the most strengthen
ing Of all exercises-a fact not generally
supposed.
8. That the performance Of twenty differ
ent gymnastic feats once, Is better the per-
formance of one feat twenty times.
6. That he gained more by forty minutes
exercise once in two days, than by twenty
minutes oncea day.
z. Twenty or fifteen minutes gymnastic
suifieed for each day.
o. Auht ho VbtEouBtu tuCTth5eb, more IN
tense but less protracted exercise should be
the rule. hH
9. That increase of muscular power is at
tended with sproportionate increase of di-
gestive power '1 =.
40 That great physical strength may be
acquired independently Of hereditary tend
ency TO it--end, indeed, In spite Of hereditary
weakness of constitution. ! M
! IL. That increased strength can not long
continue on purely vegetable diet.
IL. That increasing the strength makes
FKcretion take place less by the skin, and
more BY the lungs and other emunctories.
10. That long before he could raise l,fOO
..ounds with the hands, or shoulder barrel
Of Eour, ne had put 70 flight the whole brood
of ailments-sick head-aches nervousness,
indigestion, etc.-which are the familiar
companions Of American health, or rather
ill-health.
The Samsonian doctor proceeds to give
some very judicioas rules, deduced from his
experience, for all aspirants 10 good health
and manly vigor. He advises that
1. You should select for your sleeping
room an apartment on the sunny side, and
let the sun play into IL at least six hours a
day. ifthe clouds viii allow him to show
his face. t
2. Keep 1t ventilated all the time, and
keep the windows partially opeu
at night, but avoid drafts. sr