Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-02

John il. sullivan on Health;

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That great physical courage and
prowess have many admirers Is prov
en ~ the attendance at the Central
Theatre every night. Long before the Z
hour for the beginning 81 the perform
ance every seat in the spacious audi
forum is filled and the legend Stand
ing Room Only" is displayed at the
box Office. Several women were pres
ent on theopenins night, and at least
one well-known church official, says
the Philadelphia News. The attrac-
ton was John l.. Sullivan, the fun.
disputed champion OF the world, !" in
his representations Of Greek and Ro-
man statuary. Besides there was. g
minstrel performance, BUTT was only
OF tertiary Importance. / found
"the big fellow in an entrance
watching the feats of couple
Of acrobats and accompanied him to
his dress-room, where saw him
makeup for his act. .Divesting him
self OF his street clothing he first drew
on a pair of tights, which were worthy
of the name, for they were at least two
sizes tighter than his skin, and though
elastic it required the giant and his
assistants at least ten minutes to
draw. them on him. A very strong
elastic band at the waist made them
fit his body like a glove. Then he was
hand.rubbed and slapped from the
waist up.
$a"What is that done for?' asked.
F'To bring the blood to the surface
and arouse the electricity in my sys-
tenn. 1t makes me feel good and lively"
Then ne was wiped dry and his skin
glowed and glistened like polished
marble. "I'm little too fat," said
he. II weigh now 231 pounds.
would be better at 225. I'll get there
the next week stand we make"
"How?" l asked.
"Why, by doing a. little work. Every
one ought to do enough work to keep
him in good condition." he replied.
"John," said I, "there are lots OF
people who are not lighters or athletes
men who are clerks, or in sedentary
positions, who would like to know
just how to condition. themselves in
the spring. What ought they to do?"
Gin the first place." he answered,
"they ought to set apart fifteen
minutes to hall an hour every morn
ing for exercise. More than hall of
them lie in bed until the last moment
in the morning, then jump up, dress
in a hurry, and 60 right to the break
fast table and wonder why they have
no appetite and feel dull and stupid.
The human stomach was not
made to be treated that way.
A man should, after getting up, take
a ten minutes brisk walk if posi-
BILE, or, if that is not convenient, usea
light pair Of, dumb-bells for three or
four minutes, SO as to bring on a slight
perspiration. Then he should rub
himself dry with coarse towel, and
after that take a sponge Or towel bath.
Then after he has rubbed himself dry,
he should rub and slap himself briskly
as have done just now. Then after
| dressing let him go to the table and
eat a couple OF poached eggs On toast.
or q bit o. nice steak with bread and
coffee, and he will be fit for his days
work, and, my word forit, he will want
10 other tonic togive him an appetite,
for his dinner. Should he need 3 Taxa.
tive he can find few things better than
! plenty of fruit. Stewed prunes eaten
at night are excellent. If a young
clerk does as Ihave said for two weeks
and don't find himself as fine q I'D
die there is something serious the mat
ter with him and he had better con.
suit good DOCTOR"