Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-31
HOW TO GROW STRONG.
Excellent Rules for Those Fond of
 Rational Exercise.

That physical exercise is an essential condition to health can not he doubted, writes William Wood, physical director ot the New York Y. M. C. A, in the Louisville Courter-Jou,nal. The idea is happily grow ing more and more fixed in the public mind that the body requires training, as docs the intellect; that bones, muscles and slneWs require to be conserved and preserved equal ly with the gray matter of the brain. Inc question of to- day is how best can this work
 be done without interfering with other du-
 ties in life.
 We all know that sedentary habits are
 the fruitful source of manifold disease.
 They produce dyspepsia, from which a train
 of physical wretchedness follows, and yet
 it seems to me there is no good reason why
 the habits of a mans life should so tyrannlze
 over him as to subjugate his will and hold
 him in bondage little better than d living
 death
 Habit is merely the continuance of prac-
 tice, and it only requires the determined
 effort of the will to break it. The moment the will relaXes the man becomes slave, and habit claims him for it's own. During the last forty years I have seen in the phy- sical department hundreds of men whose whole or main desire was to gain and eu- ioy good health, but who did not feel-in fact, would not give Up their excessive ''hab- its," without which health could not be oo- tained.
 It is not necessary that every one who trains should aim or even wish to become
 an "athlete." There are modified forms O.
 degrees in this as there are in other duties
 in life. We do not ask the men to taEe any l time from his business, but we do ask hlm
 to give thirty or forty minutes each day for bodily. exercise. The man who mcdltases on cash columns and the state of the mar kets will say: 'Ihave not the time.' How strange it seems! These gentlemen can find time for almost every thing except that | which will bring and keep the body in stase | of good health conducive to comfort and usefulness. | !. The objects to be attained by a thorough course of physical training may be described as:
 First-The removal of superfuous fat and | water.
 power in the muscles.
 | Third-IncreaSed endurance or lasting powers, l Fourth" Wind'-that is, power ot 1 deep breathing and circulating the blood steadily, without violent eXertion. | The wind is improved by running, which can be sustained only when the respiratory and circulating organs do their duty fairly. l Walking, running, skipping rope, raising | the heels from the floor, walking upon the ball of the foot-do a little of this each day. l it will make the muscles of the legs quicker and moro elastic and considerably 7 | larger when put in state of contrac- l tion, The arms and shoulders may
 be improved and strengthened by tho | curling and working of dumb bells, Indian | clubs, pulleys or chest weights. These ex- | ercises can all be taken at home, at the store or in the office. It will not only im-
 prove your general health, but strengthen
 the muscular system in quality and eff
 ficiency. It may not make the limbs as
 large as you expected, but they will feel stronger and lighter, and the whole body l will have received it's share of the reward for what tho legs and arms have
 done. Many men complain because, after reasonable time spent in exer- | else, their legs and arms have not in- | creased a number of inches. Were this the