Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-17
Physical Training.


THE Chicago Tribune publishing re-
porter's interview with a prize-fighter
and his description of the process of
physical training required for these
brutal contests-the sweating, the rub
bing, the dieting, the laborious gymnas-
tics-points moral, as follows:
Leaving out the motive which induces
the bruiser to submit to this sort OF
physical discomfort, there is result
achieved which is worth some consider
alton. The bruiser goes to the trainer as
an old hat is sent to the halter, or an old
carpet is sent to the renovator. Nine
times out of ten he is out of condition,
enervated by dissipation, bloated with
whisky and general physical wreck.
By the time, however, that he gets
through with his trainer he comes out a
new man. He loses all his superfuous
flesh. His muscles are firm and hard.
His digestion is perfect, His lungs are
as tough as blacksmith's bellows. His
nerves are iron cords. His bleared eyes
are frightened. His whole frame is sup.
pie, springy and elastic. He is the per.
feet picture of physical health, strength
and beauty.
Now this result is what two-thirds OF
mankind are seeking Doctors of all
schools have this purpose in view, name.
ly, the repairing and renovating of worn
and dilapidated human bodies. Drug
stores are multiplying rapidly. Mineral
springs, blood purifiers and curative pills
are advertised everywhere. Crowds
of people flock to the watering places
every summer and other crowds flock to
Europe, with the one object in view to
repair the ruins of time and reckless liv.
ing or overworklng. And yet, in ninety.
nine cases out of one hundred all these
means fail. But here is bruiser who
without drugs or doctors, without min.
eral springs or travel, transforms his
whole physical man in an incredibly
short space of time. The process never
fails. The trainer of prize fighters knows
more than the doctors. His patient eats
mutton and beef without seasoning of
any sort, tea without sugar and dry
toast. He makes him get up early
in the morning and go to bed
early at night He gives him plenty
OF physical exercise. He uses nothing
but natures medicines and he uses them
with unerring accuracy. If the bruiser
has weak spot, he strengthens it. He
goes over his man as a tuner goes over a
piano ana brings every note into perfect
tune. Ii he has not flesh enough he puts
more on him. II he has too much he
takes some off, and he performs this OPP
| Grafton with such accuracy that he will
take off the same amount every day, and
upon the day of the fight will present
his man weighing within an ounce of
| a specified number of pounds. Now
what is good for bruiser is good for
those who are not bruisers, if they have
the courage and persistence to follow
the regimen, which, of course, can be
regulated to suit each case. Here is a
chance for the overworked to be made
good as new at very cheap rate. The
clergymen need no more go to Europe
after their health. Fat men need no
longer to be fat. Lean men have some
hopes of clothing their ribs more com
fortably. They have only to pitch physic
to the dogs and take the bruisers' rem
edies, modified to suit their cases.