The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-03-04

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Gymnastics f'll A Y SEcESsTTT IN
~ b,,omdsiH .scHO0 nal ,.r,
Mems suaa IN corpore saao
I, The great truth of the provsfb II the an
clients, that ! SQUAD soul dvella ia sound
body. will be true forever; for the free
development Of lpipd md sepi win be
more easily eoapietsdIwhsn the being en-
! jayr bodily l.caita.A 'OgsH
The Greeks of Old we're we're tie first who
priaactiiccd. after certain laws. eaiesthsnic.
and gymnastics. ~ them tlie idea was
unknown that nlsn was composed oe two
uneyenIy entitled halves, ana that i ought
II" behis duty ouly q improve his spiritual
abilities Tarhis ancient people Of Ilellas
belongs thes ! theory hrrl,t that ,hey acknowledged
soul mud body ~ two even essertial part:
Of the human organism. and z in this way
they cultivated both 10 the right pfopor-
tioni. Bodily health, beauty cf form, a
steady easy strp,vgordf motion, energy
Of limbs. epdurspcein fatigue and fight,
aud presence Of mind. .were not less treat
ell than the development oftRe mind. a
cuteness Of juJgment. and the practice d
tleiSpe bilee tbs: sss suaiSet to
raise, from generation to generation. their
yGsts sSsna ia sody and ssqli iOHH fhu'
enabled. they fought bravely for the free
; dom Of their country. Ubder such i,fu.
ences they raised men IN, the true sense q
the word. and no people On earth has a
cliered, BY such a system, such great
deeds as tbe old Greeks. and her great men
are still admired in all branches Of cduca-
tion. IL our present time there is another
Maida akhiss t,I.sR tle sa,te p6ucsples ol
the Greek, and that is the German nation.
There are schools il every town and vii.
lage; every inst.totion of learning. male OF
femals iRsa gyauasiam % irs premises,
and every child Is compelled BY law 70 g
10 school from its sixth 10 lis fourteenth
year. sl sss4 h,n
The fearful icossequenees of she neglect
Of popular education are furnished BY the
late war between the German and French
natiOna We're not the latter equal to-
even stronger-tasn the formers Had they
not military prestige. war, glory, conf
dence. all on their sijei Aud did they
not boast Of their saldierly et,ms And
yet they wen not siagle battle, and were
roated ~ esery ons o. the mary contests
tllss took place. Army AFTER Pmy were
taken prisoners. for the FIRST time in the
history orwars. and fOrtresscs subdsed snd
surnnlered that we're considered Nimpreg-
nable. AID II We ask what c,ussd all
these unheard of and astonishing disasters.
only one snswer esn be given, that Il was
oil on account Of the better education and
trairiug Il the Gtrmsu reupie: Neglect
u education u dc frenel, did il al and
cOn6iehtiy We aay say. German educa-
iion has conquered he French.
The value Of gymnastics - 4 methodical
system. based aIcu anatomical laws. de.
pends upon sl,e we'll known law Ofna,ure--
that humaa beings. iu order % remain
healthy. need ssssdy exercises. A writer
Of old says-s flo~ing water remains
clean. but standing water will be Spoiled
81 e4sreise,prskersfs healthf 20 .ths body,
while inactivity Is the source Of sickness
and deAniDiae0 n092Iue
TIE expansion Of the chest. which Is
promoted ~ gymnAstie exercise. preyebt'
disease Of the lungs and the heart,
The fupdanentsl necessity u al life Is
the restoration Of new organic Substances,
and 80 the energy OF lite viii be cover
fally increased. Only BY thoroughly train.
ing the body. as the RUSSIAN system
tsasbss. viii men IL SalaAtea OfltbslH (bdi.
lee. OF naaaa9sIkar
Thus ! have shown 10 every one the man.
ner bylwhich hsahy attshJ Jilalet tsndencc.
sgpuFD stlsas,hssnd ssaivitylip, sl,e ful.
ness 'df Their s6hse, etabling bin 70 do The
lnost unpprtaat services for himself bis fel-
low.ps Aaa Eis ssuntsy hllIl n. N.
The story Is circulating d. the tmfscn
who. getting piece Of pudding into bis
mouth too hot 10 hold, quistiy slipped Tie
morsel into bis pocket A clerical brother
observed tl,e movement. and for the sAke
Of a joke exelaimed ia mock rebuke Put
| ting the pudding into your pocket. are
yoa!f sYet.s repliedihs parsop grayely :
IsI put . little piece III there merely 10
/ light my pipe with after dinner.'
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