, 1860-08-16
Physical lf1ducatlUt1--'The Strong Mau.
aud ilots hc Became nuch.
iFu m the New York NG1ldl

lFt the New lok Worldl
[ The public have been not It little interested,
/ far few yea1s in occasional accounts Of Dr..
T1n.hip, tile "strong Yankees" experience in
ty.stx years ct Eve feet seven incbes in hei9ht,
| aud weighs ne b .udrpd and forty.ef.hs pounds.
! lie can lift ttss huHdye1 pounds! and is now
the best ezan -, Of physical education iu the
limited States, Tic ,ras seEen.een years Of age
hcfale LIE began his experiments, aud was then
but Gre lee: high. and neightd only ooe hun
dred pounds; Els hfatn ~hs not good, for he
already suffered from the usual d5s: optical
| troubles o: american youth. so grea. hare
been bis improvements. that he n ?w declares it
70 be his opinion that no one, having "an atom
Of strength and life," med despslr Of the b:n-
| tits Of u right 5stem Of training. He iustan-
CAS- Dr. Natren's testimony respecting vete-
rnn invstid who began gymuastics in bis sesen-
tieth year, wish very saiutary effects; and, Of
csnrse old carEardo {!2mens in Addison's
Sptc.dtor) il not lorgetEon, who, though no
:.smc2s.. began in his fortie,h year u restores
h:ose1 constitution, and liytd Il life CT health
| and Of enviahle cheerfuiuess till his huntreth
yesr.
ha. what has been the ctlicacious theory Of
! t::e st.ong Yankee? He has given it in the
| Massachusetts 7tacher, but, unfortunately, in
| an article 1f too great length to be read much
| We propose to take unusual liberties with the
concentration, in order to copdeuse into
more readable shape, his interesting de.ails.
They are tlc best prescriptions We haze ever
met Tor phys se.rccu,.erptlon; and, in this
da., when ''nuscu!ar' merit has become nat
Ter If snec1al ambitio7, and pb} sic Il training
! subject Of even moral p.eachments, it may not
TT unpro6s able TO present to the public an ex-
| ump1e which, from both its moderate good
sense, and i,a extraordinary results. mar be
pr,nnunced model ore.
uuw, then, has the Yaokec dcc!or surpassed
all the pugfsistic training Of tue sge? We eur-
r.rrHta nf y,1t1rf tnupth tho If III,
system. We cise Tue most essential oar,icu.
lars, presenting them, however, wita our cwu
run,eration
/. He has breathed Al abundance Of fresh
nr almost constantly: :" practising. We sun.
post, i, t!s,ia,, Of the lune..
.. liz t,ns drank no a-Ient sui,;ts. md rsed
m tn,:aeen Tte Fnn1xh u u&rr;r;n,,H for ia
"rinr.', # il veil kanwn. ,roi;b;,; ,hesa nre re
tic}es,
s, lie has taken. nearly ererr .,av ahout a
A2tf.Aour's ovmna,tic trf,cisr in ,he onen ,;r
und his il m rramnlp of t,,r surnr;s;niF uoda'
ru,ion with which h. b,x acc,mni;s sh.d srrnr,s-
ing results.
!. lie has eaten hcart.lg Of such food. anin,a,
and vegetable. as agreed with is sto,nnch
scouting tue ,naxim lhat "you should leayn
Tie tabla huurrr.'' I{c heasn mt tn 7acor.r
from this d,s,5rrsia til hr t.scaned t!,;s NM.
sense.
i. lie has taken at least Ten h,urs' rest
daily. including sIe.p. and a,,ner. In hara
devo,d as much Of 10 % sIeeD as eature nou} pu5S
attow.
6. liz bas vorn .xprx a7s;c,a oe hi. ,,,.ss =.
10 osc u1d a. cesy rs tha frse-t action of L,s
uauscte. and lir,ts wouId fem.nd
:. H.. has used The ba b cnce week in win.
Ter. aad twice a week in sumtn:r liz do.
nonsces the dai!v use Of cold nath.' 40 W.
Ii, bas pursued This eo,,rse fnr nina rears
and /: has, during Ills lor.s ncr;od afiordri
bin some ,tnnor,ant obserrI,;ans II M A..
coreriey. Urrr arr iax oT ,hem
!, That ills as casv 10 ;ncrea. - the st,coctb
Of Tie buuua body as il is that a. = NM.
netic
9, Tha: whatever increased his stracc.h in.
creased ais reperal health. lie enioys .,ow the
maximum, oi tho lat.r as he probably does Of
the former for his force is now equal 10 that Of
Two ordinary men.
s. That by developing his body haE1noniously,
he could preclude tie possibility Of hernia, or
apv similar ipjurv, that otherwise might re-
suit from an extremely yjoen: exercise Of his
muscles.
i. That lifting is the sn!est and surest method
Of proc ucipx harmonious Development. as
also the most Strengthening Of ell .1.rcisc-a
fact not generally supposed.
s. Thu; tie perforu uare. Of twenty different
g5tunust:c .ee's once, is better than tue per-
iormauce Of one teat tmeuty t,1ues.
e. That lie gained more by forty miuutes' ex.
e1c:se once iu two DAYS. than bY twcatF min
ut.s ouce dag.
Twenty or fifteen minutes gymnastics sui
Gced for each day.
;. Tint Us strength increases, mora Intense
ba. lsss pEotrscted exercise should be the rule.
=. That increase OF muscular power is at
tended with propor:ion Increase Of diges-
tive power.
IL. faat great physical strength NAV be nc.
au1rea Independently Of hereditnry tendency
10 it--anl, Indeed. in spite Of hereditary weak
ness Of constitution.
II. That increased strength cauuot lorg con-