The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-20
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE "GeNUe
HOMO" SPECIES "PUGIt.y

1nS-A Not over Choice Vocabulary.
Getting Anxious to Appear Before the
Publio-Rcady.
The infant -pugiI' is not to be distinguished
from other infants. 1t is only as he grows in
/ years that those peculiarities develop them
/ selves which stamp him as n son of Pollux.
! Should fortune smile upon his birth, and his
/ friends have interest enSugh in him to obtain
I for him a post in the saloon of some veteran
/ pugil, his virtues are soon discovered. The
watchful eye Of his experienced master soon
/ detects the native boxer, and the old warrior
/ determines to bring out the young aspirant
/ Now the training of pugl commences in
/ earnest-not the training which Is practiced
/ in schools, but quite different sort of thing.
! He IS taught, not to spell, but to run mile
IL five minutes; not to write. but to brandish
/ dumb bells; not to read, but to flourish clubs;
not TO cipher, but TO suffer.
! \ pair OF kcrsehair stuffed gloves is bound
upon his hands; he is placed in an easy, IN
! constrained position; the left leg is advanced
rather more than half yard; the left foot
firmly bat lightly planted ON the ground
while lie rests upon the toes only of the right;
his head Is erect; his right arm is held across
the body = few inches in advance of his chest
/ his left low down, with the elbow in a line
with the hips, but swinging loosely from the
Misunderstanding complied with which con-
ditions he is initiated into all the mysteries of
hitting and "counter-hittng", stopping"
and "in-iighting', the "suit III chancery" and
the cross bullock and ON special days when
few choice toughs are assembled at the festive
board in his masters hospitable abode,
"brother pug Is set before him and the par
mobile fratrum have the privilege and salts
faction of hammeriug each others faces and
bodies with the gloves to the mingled aCimira-
ton and CONSERVATION OF the distinguished
Spectators.
\ CHOICE VOCABULARY.
\ change is now observable both in his
personal appearance and his vocabulary: his
hair is cropped closer than of yorc, so that
more "a" is shown than Is usual; his nose pre-
seuts ti.t-er and more polished surface than
before. by reason of the frequent application
of the gloves; the bridge too, is little in
dentrI; his check bones also protrude unnat-
uraily. -I..i 1t constant grin IS to be seen upon
his face. rs though lie felt the absolute neces-
sity % always being in a good humor, al
though lie very much resembles n bull ter
rier for the grin partal,cs little OF the surly
Furthermore, he ahiurys the use of vulgar
tongue" aat adopts that of his fraternity
lie calls his brethren the Fancy he has no
longer head, Lut a mat : his hair is wool"
his i5--ae2l Is his "irnutispiecc;' his nose is
E!5 "c'.'-- MS eyes arc peppers, = "o.lcs" or
"gaE9iys: his mouth is his potato trap" or
"Eisser- us .' ti are 'ivories;' his face is his
"mu.s; ai# hands are "daddlcs;" his fists
''Hiaulev-. ll-t part of his body which re-
ceivgs Gi .ua.. and drink Is, by singularly
beautiful l-He, dcnominatcd his dread
basket, a.I Ills les ne describes figuratively
as pin 81 loosely rs understandings
That ia.! Of which Harvey demonstrated
tho circulation in the human body he speaks
Of as ',.g.t' or "carmine" or ruby" in
diIcrc@tlg. and the extraction of the same
from t:r ai.aotory or any other organ by
violence l4e wish that love Of tropcs which
is characteristic. of his species, describes as
"tUniu. ga the tap or drawing the cork"
CuU.r.- AMI expressive, however, as is his
vo'aaUj1r,- III respect TO some things, it is
even l'a--er with regard TO others. This is
mo Ep.i. able, perhaps, in the case of per-
EOu- connected with the administration of
justir.. CveUr ONE of whom, from the highest
julEcj o." ia-. 81 police officer is a "cop the
origin VI which term Is doubtful. They have
a si-'c-' regard Tor those law officers who
are continually FokinG their noses in pugil's
bU7iua-S. ..i-h truis, they conceive, to
b:ca".-.a ~ De peace, and is by no means
cal-al1.! 81 advance the interests of a COM
r.r.i.. Community.
ANXIOUS EoG \ DEBUT.
A..E' t!r Ecuu.r I'M has become recognized
rs u... ~ ,H- b" gs.ils,' has adopted tho man
rc"s and learned the language, he becomes
a'Nia.E for his great debut. About two
mon tn LILl~ 10 the GNCtlliul
L. puts himself entirely into the hands of a
trainer. Who cnielyors to keep him in a state
OF Temperance and sobriety, and who puts
him through "a course OF treatment which few
81 u would endure even TO escape n thrash
in-. thu. hc may be in the best possible state
o. body for the reception of the greatest pos
siale amount OF punishment. He is physickcd,
Gie,eI and exercised like n horse; daylight Is
Eis hour ior rising and nightfaH his time for
rs rsry.. Lei,
rundown with rough towels and a trot of n
mile az more commences his day; his meal
hour is pUHctUally adhered to; no coffee
or tea or sl1ps Of any kind are allowed
him Mt his meals; beef and mutton he is
allowed, bu: no fat of any kind must
find lis way into his mouth; and should
IL require amy nourishment beyond
two meals per day, a high authority
recommends 'ail-potClt water Cruel Vino
he is warned against, spirits he is absolutely
forbidden and smoking he must avoid lil'
poison, while LIS day must be divided into
walking, running, fighting the sacks sparrinS
with his trainer and praCticing the clubs and
dumb bell, aud il he 10 all this faithfully AMI
steadfastly the same authority alluded to be
fore declares he viii peel (Which is fistic for
taking oil ones clothes as fair as any woman
"a highly satisfactory thing to know when
you are going to beaten black and blue.
The day ut last arrives when pugil makes /
lis debut in =. r., which, contrary TO tho |
general shape of rings, Is a square marked out !
by stakes and ropes. Pugil is accompanied !
10y bis friends, Of whom one carries q sponge, |
and Is called second the other, provided /
with q bottle of water, Is called his bottle /
holler." and WIKI the tenderness of nurses /
they perform all those Offices capable of being |
performed with n sponge and water for per- |
son suffering under repeated discharge of |
fiStic battery.-Alta California.