, 1864-03-06
GYMNASTICS.
PHYSICAL Culture-lts Eeoessity AMI
Ueefuluess-The Old and
tho Kew.

SA~ 3.S"A
wbcn tho Ancient Greeks instituted their gym
rsstio oxurdees they lftt1o thought tnat tho form
vou1d 70 tremendously change a. to give 10 tho
word totalIy opposltn Specification, ltls not ne
ccseafy to inform the scholar that tho root Of tho
term ls lYnsos-" naked "--wheuce was derived
the word 1t1nruep-" vrostle '+-because In their
exercises the contestants ve.o strlppod TO tho kkIn
and tho earlier trials Of strength wcsc stm.
ply trials between tw;t:. ehch Of whom esroye 10
throw the othcr to tho Ground. when sestlns hls
foot on the neck Of his fslon antaronist (aooaioa
scontast or preatl1ur,p t}o vtclor recoyed bIs ~
ward, Things. procossos ideaa and expressions
have mIphu1y chanpea stnco then.
f,~ vAA,a l,,or and tbn ore1na1 s1uanl1city Of
the contest ras lost in multitude of foats Of
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producing complete invasion OF the o:igtnal idea,
10 the adoption Of specific dfcas, loose one at
that-a q noaaoe|oF the performance and tho To-
nomination Of Tho Practice by tho use Of u method
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nVauon Of the Calisthen'c art was necessity, tho
htc1cst Of tho people being excited by cmu1at1vc
estaJs n which the best man was 30 much honored
as that kings themselves wero proud 10 receive tho
mural crown. The Institution Of tho Olympic
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precm1uc.,tly calculated to doyelop ercry physcal
pn,rrr of ff,c Ynan and rr,dsr him ncrnona11v shc
runcrtor Of IN autsron1st. In America the nrsctco
Of fcynnastlcs has becn to, itt)e r,sarl,d and sx-
cent In isolated cases tho Development Of the
muscles by cxc.cieo has bcen neglected.
Tbe fact I. tbnt ri, In. mt 1c,m thropch any In.
ability Of the people TO appreciate or uuviugpcss
tn fali in with any nroncr nsn Int ia dun wholly to
ths absolute poycrly OF material and absouco 0!
attraction. TIL yory roccnt perfod the would bo
vyutnst has bocp wanted 10 strain himself by lift.
ipr dnutebv}l one or two hundred pounds In
weight and to run Imminent risk OF rupture in
manipulating Gil and singular tho apsaccs Of the
establishment, In fact look inside one
of those rooms was cnuugh to ftlghton