Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-11
How To Get Strong.

From the Buffalo Express
William Blaikie, the author OF that much-read
little volume, "Iiow to Get Strong and How to
Stay So, In the course OF his lecture urged that
the education OF our bodies was neglected; that
We used our muscles but not wisely. Exercise
was necessary, and it should be judicious, well
directed and constant to be beneficial sYou ask
doesn't the gymnasium give us the right Kind or
exerciSe?" said he. what is gymnasium? IL is
a room 1ed with appliances anu implements OF all
sorts 10 build up muscle. DO you know how these
gynnas!ums are conducted? You pay an admis-
sion price, and are free to enter. You had a big
dGnb-bell and Squirm and struggle Till YOU lit
II. You take turn at the rowing machine and
the bars. III anything else Is there you try il.
What is the result? Next morning you are sore
and lame: your muscles were not equal TO the
strain. You are disguised with the exercise,
and don't go TO the gymnasium any more
not productive OF any good You might as " well II
turn boy loose In an dpOthecary' shop and say !:
I Wod s we iodT m TSs now get
To illustrate how deficient many men were
who were professional athletes, Mr.. Blake in
had had excellent opportunity to observe when
referee In the famous boat race at Chautauuua
lake, where Cogrtney,s shell was sawed. Han
land his pulling muscles We're tremendously de,
veloped. 1 doubted il his pushing muscles were
so strong; SO asked him TO try this little exer-
Here Mr.. Blake brought forward a couple OF
chairs, placed himself between them, his hands on
exercise, which was practiced so much by the late
william Cullen Bryant.
81 did this exercise five or six times, continued
the lecturer, sand then asked Hanlan to try How
many times do you suppose that big muscular
oarsinan Gid IT. He got down on his knees be-
tween the chairs, and there he stuck. Get up
am trying as hard as can, he protested. Think
OF that for the then champion oarsman OF Amer
lear"
Mr. Blake then passed to a review OF men and
women who were celebrated for their great
achievements, attributing much OF their SUPERB
Orty to their physical strength and endurance.
sermons In fifty years; to Julius Cesar, fthe
Roman policeman" to Gladstone telling a four.
loot oak with his ak at 20; TO Mrs. Langtry, who
six brothers, and, when invited out for a walk In
Cleveland, had walked twenty-twO miles; and TO
Washington, who had wrestled with the seven
fifteen mites day on horseback to prevent the
govt In after-life.
NJ Blake strongly recommended walking and
running as invigorating exercises to strengt then
the eye, bloom to the cheek and elasticity to the
step. 81 have seen more young ladies i'm your city
the northern states" said he, ut which conn
piiment every gentleman present calamity APP
plauded.
Following are some OF Mr.. Blaikie's masims:
One Hay TO derive Denefft from exercise is TO
know how TO rest.
Fight shy OF shower baths; they shock the
heart.
What is the good OF supernuouse fesh. In
short, what is the good OF anything superfiuous?
Breathe through your nose when running, and
always run on your toes. A runne's heels siiouio
Bicycling is good exercise until you come to
racing.
troubles and build up your chest
Six hours OF mental work, or eight at most, Is
enough for one day.
Overwork In a gymnasium is dangerous