Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-06
PHYSICAL RECREATION.

In q recent lecture in an Eastern city
the ground was taken that, instead Of in
terdicting billiards in cities, they should
DO encouraged, tables provided, and all
facilities Misunderstanding and betting
Of all kinds being alone excluded. The
same remarks, we suppose, would apply
to bowling alleys-such being now intro
duced into the gymnasia Of the best COL
leges. 1t is to be hoped that views like
these may extensively prevail. 1t is BY
providing healthy and agreeable recrea-
tons, involving physical exercise. without
the necessity or danger of vices and ex-
cesses, that young men can best DO pre-
served from evil associations, in health OF
body and purity Of mind and morals.
Many excellent persons take a one-sided
view Of human nature and its best culture.
A reading-room filled with the best intel
lectual food is no doubt an admirable
thing, and such institutions a. public
libraries and other similar establish
ments, that provide wholesome mental
recreation of an evening for those who
work hard during the day, do excellent
service. But man has got a 6odya Is well as
q mind, and that which unites exercise and
skill will always possess the highest msdi-
cal value, especially to those whose minds
are overweight during the hours Of
business.
Such men cannot 60 and be continu-
ally taking walks for the sake Of exercise.
Something requiring skill and combining
mental amusement with exercise must be
provided. In summer, base ball, cricket,
and target matches for the men, and
croquet for both sexes, are found to be
Of the highest benefit for all those who
can give the necessary hours to them.
and hence the very best institutions Of
learning find them the finest aids to that
state Of body which renders possible the
best exercise and improvement Of mind.
But for exercise indoors, on winter even
ings, and at such times as q busy man can
alone afford, a cheerful gymnasium, we'll
fitted up with the best apparatus that
Drs. Winship and Dio Lewis can suggest,
with bowling alleys and billiard tables.
but from which all betting is excluded
would be among the greatest benefits to
community.
We heard of an excellent old gentle
man, a short time since, who could not
see anything but ruin in outdoor games
A large number of the best men are hap
PLY beginning to see the danger to their
children in bringing them up surrounded
by nothing but libraries, and lessons and
studies that draw out the intellect or ex-
cite the Imagination without calling the
muscles Of the body into vigorous exsr-
else. Nothing is more prejudicial to health
than providing active exercise for the
mind and none for the body. 1t not only
ruins the health, but leads to a settled
habit Of Incidence in everything requiring
physical exertion. Men get to love to
dream without acting; in fact. they be-
come towards in everything requiring real
activity Of body. DR.. Watts, it 10 said,
would ait in his chair writing until he
would fancy the door was too small fol
him to 60 tut Of. Coleridge and DeQuin.
cey used to dream on opium, and the
whole Chinese nation 10 becoming destroy.
cd by it. These are ZONE of the conse-
quences Of the separation Of habits Of
physical exercise from mental application
and excitement. Al the evils can never
be told. Young mems associations, and
young women's also, should provide am
pie, various and enticing amusements,
devoping skill and strength. Of body, and
thus best preparing for development Of
mind,