, 1870-11-13

'.-AV4' EoGoe 10 Do eIA1Naft snQ hardy. he
shou'd have tougher thsws, and stronger
sinexs, and mote Vigorous pulso shsu The
man who holds the plow or shoves the FORE
plane. SEQ P11merston-at fousssose. stu
handling the halm OF empire with tho nrm
grasp OF 30 Look 1t Lord Brongham. That
tho King never dies, andthat BrouRhan never
1eeps, used to b tho two leading features Of
Engliah constitutional dootxino,. Ona vonld
think ffom hia toughness, when altnoat 90,
that he vas BON Of, old Mcdonald OF Hop
poch, the Scotch chIeftain Of whom It IL told
that. camping out 0ns night with portion
Of his clan, ho went and kicked the snow
from under his cons head-whlch the youth
hal piled together 10 ~ to form 4 sort OF
ptl1ow-dec1sting that " tbs young rsscal. by
his degenerate eneminscy, would bring dis
Crane on tho clAn." The lie Of Brouch.n
vas perpetual series Of mental feats and
tsiumphs over the frail physfqueo Of humanity.
II Il told that he onoe worked six days on a
ehetch-144 houSs-N1thout elsen !. thsn
Esn down from London into ,,ba
eounlly-elept from, Saturday uiebt
thi Monday motning-and then returned
ana onck1ed to his work again, NJ fresh and
elaatac ~ evar. Is 1t not An Immense af1v,n.
tage to have such working constitution 4,
ttts Ito be able. IL professional m.n. To
endure for whole week perpetual s,rsn m
your brain. and, amid confinement and c1o,a
nf, wa'h heapa OF confused papers, law books,
sno oooks OF sefefence to get through, to 70
On d.sfy and nightly extracting therefrom
liquid and transparent results, aud find your
seif' Wien 5ou rise from your task, "a elastic
~ rubber ball Is not lsFyer ioublysu,o
OF euectss who. after fortnighs'a lasorious
attention TO suit, can rise up to addresa 4
jury with all his faculties As vigoroua and
esger Tor the contest - On tho frst dAv of
the term. while his wilted and e1hsusted op-
Fonent has hardly more vitality than big OF
saud7
On the other hand, OF what avail ara bril-
liant talents xnd : splendid education to A
young man just entering manhood, who has
afeebla constitution It Ia Ulysses' bow in
the h3nda Of the suitors, He brings into the
Arena OF Life: to meet its dercs contests. TO
bear ita hard shocks, to perssyere in It's
Iorg'confinued enterprises, and to apbd1e
It's lmpetnona opposiuone. ahriyeIlsd puuy
body, limbs trembling with ueaknass and
palttod I&aflsssfsfn:: H1s toehle syatem ia
bofre down to ths bed OF sickness even by
theoperasionao Of hta Own over-cu1tivated mind.
1hc spirit ID too strong for its tenement.
The awoed hss worn through the sosbbstd.
lie hears the trumpet sound, and the buyy
hum OF preparation, ,-bis eoul IL " up In arms
and eager for the fsay,"-bns he cannot arise
ard equip himself for the battlo, Oppor-
tunltIae OF useSulness and of winning m
honorable reputation crowd thick upon him
but he feels prostxating wealuess, which,
ike IN tnTtsibls enemy, creeps through bia
veins. and drinks tho Me-blood from, h;a
haart; and he languiahes in pain and grstcb.
edness, like IvAnhoe In the castle Of Front de
:Enuf, unable to perform = solitary act In tha
fray On Hhoae results hang al his uost char
iehed hopes.
Let. then. the man who il atrippinc for tbe
race OF life account no time or mnnev a.
wanted that contributes in any v.r 10 lila
fhSsical health-that gives toue to The aton-
aeb' OF Development to the nuscles. Tho
ife OF the present day 10 lived 10 often !.
feFer-heat. II 80 swift and Restless. that The
mental wear and tear ia enormous. Novar
oefoIe ~ero mon devouIed By go ina1tisble an
ambition, or ecourged by 80 me.ciIess All ac-
ustty, "a in this lattor hstf Of tho niaeteaath
fentay. Il T. ehe pace TIA. kills. No need
maAsm that can 10 drawn from sport or
play. to strengthen ia for the etruRRle. rtis
t1us tho professional Or business msn nceds
health rather than strength. He need not
boast the Drawn Of tho gladiator. He need
not Lift 1000 pounds. nor walk 10 miles In
tHenty.four hours. 1t Ia t1ue sIso that phyaI-
eal sbility ia required mors in som, entities
thtu II others. But in all 1t il iudisuensibie |
to leadership. and ho who lacks 1t, though he
may I've useful and reputable lifeemay |
estn become hfet-rato atcond.rate nm
Iuuet not tliQk to command