St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-30
HEALTH AND EXERCISE.

A New England lady, who has recently
found a new home in Dakota, has written
an open letter in the Boston Journal of Ed.
ucation for the benefit of her weary sisters
in the East, in which she tells how the
pure, bracing atmosphere of the Northwest
has infused new life into her. and eXhorts
all wOmanhOod, similarly worn out, to quit
the Office, the store and the school room and
go out upon the farm. where they can have
plenty of open-air exercise. 1t is a
lamentable fact that in the East
ern states it is rare thing to
find real robust, healthy woman
any more. And the same is to a
great extent true of the women of the
cities throughout the entire country. AS
rule the city woman is. as this New En-
gland lady describes herself before coming
West, "a pale, irritable bundle Of nerves."
And it is more especially true of the young
women who have just emerged from the
high schools and seminaries with their craze
for methods and book examining. And
what - true of the women is unfortunately
equally as true of the men. In the race for
wealth our business men pay too
result we are rapidly becom-
ing a nation of nervous people.
The tired man and the nervous woman
resort to tonics and stimulating drinks to
brace themselves up, and thus while
temporary stimulation is secured, i'm the
end it only leaves the nervous system in
worse condition than before the tonics
were Iesorted to. Nature is the best physi-
clan after all, and Natures laboratory con-
tains the best stock of medicines. Exer-
else in pure. bracing atmosphere is worth
more to the nervous patient than tons of
drugs. A horseback ride in the crisp morn
ing air will put a quietus upon rampant
nerves more .effeetuallv than all the
phOsphates and nerve tonics that
were ever compounded. An hours
hoeing in the garden each day
during the summer months is better
than a course of Turkish baths or
an ocean voyage. After a day of healthy
exercise in the open air one hours sleep
will have more restorative power than
thrice that number in the old life of
drudgery and confinement Hard muscles
and robust bodies only come of exercise.
Now that st. Paul has done so admirably
in inagurat ing outdoor sports for the win
ter season, it is just as important that the
same should be done for the summer
1t is gratifying to observe that a
few of the carnival clubs have
determined TO continue their organiZa-
tons and will adopt uniforms suitable for
outdoor summer sports. There is an in
finite variety of healthy outdoor amuse-
ments which can be enjoyed in the summer
time by both the lady and gentlemen mem
bers of the club. Horseback riding is in
the foremost rank of outdoor sports, and in
this connection we suggest that riding clubs
ought to be organized. The most beneficial
exercise is that found in the saddle. A
daily canter along our suburban avenues, or
dash across the prairies on anice-stepping
saddle-horse is equivalent to giving the rider
new lease of life. 1t is beneficial alike to
the young lady from whose cheek the bloom
has faded and to the gentleman of business
whose tired hand lays down the pen or
closes the ledger at the close of business
hours. Let those who can afford it keep a
horse, and let those who cannot hire one,