Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

be removed or diminished, and the duration
Of the working ability and productive in
dustry of the population, and especially Of
the urban population, considerably ex-
tended.
That by the physical training and mem
tal as well as bodily aptitudes impaired at
small expense by the naval and military
drill in the school stage, an addition is
made Of at least one-ffth Of the civil eff
cheney and value Of the male pupils as la
borers in after life"
Mr.. Robert Rawlinson, civil engineer,
gives the following as his opinion Of the
advantages of school drill in connection
with manual labor;
In my opinion, based on experience
and observation, think school drilling and
training would prove of the utmost conse-
quence to the boys in after life. may
give few instances: In all engineering
and building tradesmen are frequently re-
quired to use this strength in concert, lift
ing, carrying and drawing; men, to use
their joint strength not only effectively but
safely, must have confidence in each other.
Two trained men will lift and carry more
easily and safely than four unframed men.
have frequently seen trained men weed
out unskilled men where heavy lifting has
been required, because they dare not risk
the danger arising from unskilled strength,
and few have performed with more safety
work which would have been lighter and
easier if all had been equally skilled. Men
frequently reject the assistance of unskilled
men, as there is absolutely danger in hav-
ing them near. Frequent accidents arise
from using men unskilled in lifting, hoist
ing, and at capstan work. Boys
should not only learn to march, but to lift,
carry and pull in concert. There Nre many
necessary feats of strength in all trades,
which are more matters of knack and tact
than of brute strength. Brute strength
frequently fails to do that which compare
tive weakness can accomplish easily with
skill and confident concert. There is no
regular system of training in concert to use
human strength in the best manner in any
trade, so far as l know acting in Concert
is matter of necessity, and practice gives
facility and confidence. Drill and training
would probably double the effective human
power of any establishment especially if
numbers are instructed in joint feats of
strength. That which is taught to youth is
never forgotten in after life.
PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR WOMEN.
Mr. Chadwick is of opinion that from the
present. prolonged occupation in schools more
extensive and grievous bodily injury is in
flcted on young females than on males, from
the habits of females allowing them less of
outdoor games or exercise. In respect to
middle class females in towns, he had the
testimony of DR.. Robertson, the surgeon, OF
Manchester, and DR.. Drummond, of Glasgow
who are especially conversant with the di-
seases Of females, and who are professionally
eminent for the treatment of them, how ex-
tensively these diseases are generated by
defective bodily training, prolonged seden-
tary bodily constraint and injudicious treat
ment in schools, thus reducing the proper.
| tions fyoung mothers who can suckle their
own children, increasing the proportions Of
deaths from childbirth, and producing all.
ing mothers and unhealthy children. "Tu
this view," says Mr.. Chadwick, II conf.
dently anticipate the support of the entire
body of the medical profession in Europe
and the Uuited States Of America"
In Sweden the evils have been met by
the promotion of school gymnastics called
"health gymnastics" systematised specially
for females, by Ling, whose methods, to.
| gether with swimming schools for females
| from the remarkable effects produced, as
shown in a medical paper sent to Mr. Chad.
wick by Professor Branting, of Stockholm
are in such progress in the German State;
and in Russia, that the number of compe.
| tent teachers are insufficient to meet the
demand for their services