Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-14
HOW TO TAKE ExERCIsE.

HOW TO TAKE ExERCIsR.
Half the ailments Of our best writers
indeed, of nearly all literary men,
merchants and their clerks, lawyers,
ministers, and " doctors-arise from
want Of sufficient exercise Of the right
sort. Most Of the crimes they commit
as men, and their pranks as students,
are primarily from this cause, while
nearly all their Incidence and apathy
arise from the same source. Many, per-
haps most of them, were brought up as
lads in the country, on a farm, accus-
toned to hard work, and gave tokens of
unusual brightness. But, coming to a
city, and confined to intellectual studies
and work, many of these have found
their health give way at once, and most
find they cannot take the exercise they
used, and do not relish that they take.
They have not time for long walks, fish,
ing or shooting, or even farm work, and
a few hours of such exertion ~incapaci-
tates them for mental occupation for
the rest of the day.
DR.. Winship says that the exercise for
literary men should be short, sharp and
exciting. If long continued, it will d.
minish the power for mental exertion,
by using up the vital force and the
phosphates, which are too heavily
drawn upon already by regular duties.
In fine, he proposes that such men shall
take exercise enough in ten minutes for
one or two days, but of the right kind.
The great cause of a want Of action of
the liver, with constipation, and a whole
train Of ills to mind and body, is not
the want Of long-continued exercise so
much as exciting, vigorous and univer-
sal exertion. a dry, loug-continued
walk will not start the secretions in
an hour as much as FIVE minutes of
brisk effort, with an object, Of all the
muscles successfully. There must be
something exciting and decisive; just
as one sharp, strong blow with an
axe will split q log Of wood that a
dozen feeble efforts will not open.
To do this without ever over-strain-
Ing, and so injuring the system in some
particular, is the great difficulty. The
exercise which at first would be quite
overwhelming and break a man down,
is one perhaps which n few weeks Of
gradually increasing cIertion would
a IA up to, and far beyond, with
the greatest facility. Any n almost
can double his lifting power in three
with great case, and improve
to health and mental power, under
q gradual system. But it is by never
in any other way than by slow degrees
of increased effort that this is to be
done.
Men who have not time for prolonged
hours of exercise, nor the disposition to
continue in it, will become interested
by not exerting themselves too much at
first, but feeling that they are slowly,
naturally and steadily improving every
day or week. To keep the system in
order is not a difficult thing, nor n
requiring much attention, when a man
ha, nee learned the danger of neglect
ing his duties in that respect. But to
thoroughly o from long-continued
or any one Of the numerous
diseases classed under that head, re-
a skillful and gentle use ofmeans,
and a perseverance with discretion,
thousands never succeed in attain
ing. Diet, exercise, alterations Of ex-
ertion and repose, all have to be consid-
cred, and the cheerful and relaxing
conversation of a wise friend or affec-
tionate wife will generally prove more
efectual than the skill Of the ablest ply
stefan without these adjuncts. In the
Insane Asylum the patients are TO-
using machines for exercising and test
ing physical power, and in colleges all
over the land not only are gymnssia
being generally employed, but either
military or athletic exercises are being
generally practiced. And it is remarked
in proportion as the young men are
thoroughly drilled and interested in
these exertions, not only is the health
but all sorts of irregularities and
disturbances become less frequent.
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