The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-08
HOW to Run.

February st. Nicholas.
Very few boys know how to run. 'Ho, HOP
say dozen boys Just bring on the boy that
can run faster than l camp But stop moment.
mean they can't run far don't believe there is
one boy in fifty, of those who may read this.
who can run quarter of mile at a good smart
pace without having to blow like porpoise by
the time he has made his distance. And how
many boys are there who can run fast, or slow, a
full mile without stoppingl 1t hardly speaks
we'll for our race, does it, that almost any ami
NAL In creation that pretends to run at all can
outrun any of usa Take the smallest
terrier dog you can find that is sound
and not puppy. and try race with him. He'll
beat you badly. He'll run third faster than
you can, and ten times as far and this with legs
not more than six inches long. have a hound
so active that he always runs at least seventyfve
miles when stay day in the woods with him;
for he certainly runs more than seven miles an
hour. and If l am gone ten hours you see he
must travel about seventy five miles And them
good hound will sometimes follow fox for
two days and nights without stopping, going
more than $50 miles, and he will do it without
eating or sleeping
Then you may have heard how some of the
runners of the South African tribes will run for
Observation-Disclosures of understanding dis
patches. and making very few stops 1 make
these comparisons to show that our boys who
cannot make a mile without being badly winded
are very poor runners. But believe can tell the
VIC DoyS bOHl0LnlnS tnAC VIII nelp Jnem TO run
better. l was pretty old boy when found it
out, but the first time I tried it I ran mile
and quarter at one dash, and was not
weary or blown. And now I'm going
to give you the secret Breathe through
your nosel l had been thinking what
poor runners we are, and wondering why
the animals can run so far, and it came to me
that perhaps this might account for the differ.
ence-that they always take air through their
nose, while we usually begin to puff through
he hofO xuoh DC
Some animals, such as the dog and fox, do open
their mouths and pant while running, but they
do this to cool themselves, and not because they
cannot get air enough through their noses. Ifound
that dogs must die if their nostrils become stop
ped. They will breathe through the mouth only
while it is forciby held open; if left to them
selves, they will always breathe through the
nose.
So possibly, we are intended to take all our
breath through the nose, unless necessity drives
us to breathe through the mouth. There are
many other reasons why we ought to make our
noses furnish all the air to our lungs. One is
the nose is filed with a little forest of hair
which is always kept moist like all the inner
surfaces OF the nose, and particles of dust that
would otherwise rush into the lungs and make
trouble, are caught and kept out by this little
hairy network. Then the passages of the nose
are longer and smaller and more crooked than
that of the mouth, so that as
it passes through them the air be-
comes warm. But these are only a few
reasons why the nose ought not to be switched
off and left idle. as SO many noses are, while
their owners go putting through their mouths
All trainers of men for racing and rowing, and
all other athletic contests, understand this, and
teach their pupils accordingly. If the boys will
try this plan, they will soon see what differ
ence it will make in their endurance. After
you have run few rods holding your mouth
tightly closed, there will come a time when it
will seem as though you could not get air
enough through the nose alone. But don't give
it up; keep right on, and III a few moments you
will overcome this. A little practice of this
method win go far to make you the best runner
in the neighborhood