, 1877-06-09
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"ii Ia irUrtIpn Is u he derived from
rcirH,h' Nr hncrs backward down the
W.. "' n"h o"tr the impulses that
IN y "n' .o' .pur''l men to action.
+ IN 20 'hilIh""h al the human
i. n'r N,- tel IL attach great import
81. " i'ut- "t physical strength and
gr Ut, '."n d vrIopment. Mrn vino
wei. minnlrly poSsrsors of superior
N SEE 'Nh h,trd t same as special gifts.
b' nv ru greatness alike admired
lrn-Io '"" szr III 'nn'', c,nnpIclness and
e 'stlri'} %. 1nrw ANA great muscular
power q course Z mus aud brain must
b "",, Ia he walt and become the
'",.' r awn aud brute force or he
snlh,r ~ HE earth. What rlyht has
m"ieNt "'rh md H. rIt to lile and tile
qn I pur"u III happiness where might
fhtN. From the earliest ayes to the
present. tine ANIMAL courage, hrute in
stlncts an'I physical fnrce have more or
less he,n the suijccr IT admiration. 1t
Is gratifying however to note tnat, while
muscle h's alwnys md always will lie a
certain End "t power IN the world, pow.
er lsr good when uno,r control and uhe-
'lIcnt to iIs master, yet, us civilization
sp!ea'ls and intellect comes 10 the front.
ga 'mtorl.l shows. foot races, wrestling
nouis aud pugIlistic encounters are quiet.
!! placed ~ tile buck ground and find
tn'iI champions among The lower types
oi tLnnuity. In short, the principle IS
ucr"mIn4 universal tha u resort to phys-
lcal force Is only Unsuitable when neces-
sary tofrpei threatened personal violence,
AMI not then unless the danger is actual.
a hundred years ago, III assault tor
words, or t"r an opinion or an assertion
would bc replied to by bullet, u knife
nr at least u blow, the latter accumpani.
Ell hy epithets and vile language that
would be The delight OF the habitats Of
our perlieus, fish markets and brothcls.
Even courts OF Justice, houses of parlia-
ment, congres and legislatures were under
the bane ot terror lest they offend this
molck Of muscle. Political opinions, IN
advance ol the average standard were
dangerous possessions. The GarrisOns,
Philiipses Emersors, Lowells, Thompsons
and Parkers we're threatened with tar
md feathers, bad eggs, bludgeons and
short ropes. Fsnaticism often became
vigorously muscular and rolled up spIen.
did majorities. The Kceths and Brooks
back by the chivAlry north and south
Tell back on the duello, the bloody code
and the lane when brain became obstrep.
erous; all finally eliminating in grand
rally at Fort Sumpter, grand coup de
etdc OF muscle that was finally whipped
into decenCy and good behavior, result
ing in the overthrow OF brute force which
went down in dispair. Its last bubbling
cry drowned by the death wall of the lost
cause.
In those good old muscular days any
average man could make himself famous
and have his name in everybody's mouth
in the morning before breakfast. He
had only to rub himself down, 90 out on
the street and find some one weighing
few stone less than himself, put head
on him." or enlighten him by putting
few holes in his skin for daylight to
enter, and bis reputation was secured for
time at least. Courage was as penti-
tul then as now. II was offered tor sale
at the corner groceries, in quantities and
OF qualities according to your purse, just
the same as it is now days in gilded sa-
looms, and warranted superior to the
genuine article. Indeed some cannot tell
the difference. Professional men came
under the influence of muscle more than
any other class. With the poor doctor,
If he lai!ed either to kill or cure his pa
tient with an application or two OF black
cat or sheep skins, the animal to be fay.
ed alive and applied hot and reeking, or
a smidge ot burnt cCm cob or sitting
hens feathers, might live to reach home
and lie might not. At any rate his rep.
u'ation would lie gone No minister