The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27
WRESTLING.
Washington Capital.l

Washington Capifal.l
 Yes, the average boy whistles ... generally does it well, too; and why uo, . II costs nothing, is easy to learn wb;. the materials are all supplied by nature. II IS an escape-pipe or safety-vzlve for b'< surplus animal spirits, a sort of heoa.,- thermometer which shows the state e, hs digestion, and without which he wosis in all likelihood swell up and bas. Watch him as he discovers a lea., molasses hogshead. which needs ,h. attention of few more boys or scents ,o the distance an accident to a baker's cart or a load of bananas or peaches Crooking one finger or thumb in,o h,. dirty mouth, or mayhap meeting the end Of two ringers of each hand on his tonau. Tn the form of letter V, he brings for some hidden source succession of shr;fl untamed shrieks that may be diseerrei at distance of half dozen blocks ~ II may be with a simple quicker of ne iips, the simon pure article such as Can and Abel Indulged in. or Abel at leas, tor one with evii heart and blood-gui!.v hands would scarcely whistle. for Il, $ mark. if not of innocence, of a cer,a.o kind of ope . .ss tfheart.
 With what satisfaction have we head some passing pedestrian ariieula,iug T clear, precise tones. some simple. oc. time melody heard in our boyhood days in the country home, awakening emotions and revivlng memories of earlier days long since buried beneath ,he increasiny cares ei life. and thinning our s,ou; ewes with d sudden tear. until ins,inc,isely We look to see the face. feeling conhden, ci seeing a frank, honest, open face ard clear eye.
 Oh, me; happy the youth who in ,...e sunshine and bloom of young manhood walked down between the rows of hlacs that stood between the old farmhouse and ;he stage road, with mothers kiss and blessing, on whom the temptations and allurements of city life have made no dishgurements. May God bless him. and may his springing step and sunny face. his fair eye and clear whistle be duplicated in our own offspring, instead of the two frequent tragedies that skeleton our closets. Truly glad heart make,h a cheerful eountenance."
 Whistling IS a sligh, indication of character, and sometimes a mans inner life comes ou, of his lips in this manner. for words and times are welded and the sentiment of that which we sing or whistle spontaneously IS a part of our own lives. " I.e, me hear the tunes a man whistles and will tell you the company he keeps Of course, not all who whistle sacred tunes are sacred, neither are all who whistle vulgar tunes vulgar. but generally speaking, there IS close relation be- sk lkf . .A-.- ] Is rot to be mistaken.
 Our hearts have often been lifted ap. and our thoughts for the moment cen tered or heavenly things. by hearing the sweet strains, Wha, friend we have in Jesus or There's land that is sweeter than day when we had almost forgotten that there was anything beyond buying and selling and getting gain.'
 Whlsiiing Is contagious we do not al- ways realize the influence of others upon us. Walk the streets. cross the fern, ride in the cars where you will. and the melody which you whistle is oaugh. up repeatedly by those abou, you. uncon- sciously perhaps to them and 10 you. too. bu, spreading like the eircling nipples from vagrant stone.
 The whistle IS very expressive surprise astonishment, disappointment, caution. attention, etc. are all conveyed in single detached whistles or in combination of two or more notes easily learned and quickly recognized.
 Whstling has also been recommended by the medical profession for the purpose of strengthening the lungs. The Phyen- ologiea! /oHraai says: 1t is often re- marked that the average girl is narrow chested, and in that respect compares so uniavorably with her brother. May this not be due in some measure to this habit of whisiling, which every boy acquires as soon as he arrives al the dignity of pants, and which girls seldom do: Let any one try for five minutes the inhaling and exhaling of the breath. as 1t occurs in the act of whis;ling, and the effect on the lungs and caes, canno, fail 10 be noticed. \ daily practice of this kind would be of more benefit than all of ,he patent n- spira,ors or lung expanders in the market.
 An eminent medical authority says " All the men whose business it Is 10 try the wind instruments made at the various fa-tor:es. before sending them to market for sale. are without exception free fron, pulmonary complaints.
 To conclude. the aged seldom whistle, the youthful always do, women and girls rarely do, perhaps on account of the popular prejudice or some ancient dog gerel the contrary, bu, that they are capabl. of it has been demonstrated in most forciblc manner by more than one lady artis,e. There are some young ladies who are not gifted with the power of song; why should rot they whistle as they dus, the parlor, rock the cradle or ply ;he needle