Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-31

case we would find the legs of the ballet dancer and the arms of the blacksmith grown out of all proportion to their other extrcmities. The aim and object should not be to work for large arms and legs, but for healthy bodies.
 The skin of the man who trains. if he be honest to himself and to the work, will be- come smoo'h without q pimple or blotch, always transparent. so that the red bloom of youth shines through it like brilliant.
 There Is something more than exercise required. It is to live regular and be tenl- P 'ca,e in all things. Temperance and exer- else will act as physician of the soul as well as tue body, the best guardian of youth and support of old age, the parent of health and universal medicine of life. It clears the read and cleanses the blood It eases the stomach and purges the bowels It strengthens the muscles and nerves. It enlightens srd brightens the eyes and con- forts the heart. ln a word, it secures ard pcrfects digestion. Health, cheerfulness and vigor are well known to be the off spring of temperate life. I don't mean temperate only upon the subject of drink, but temperate in all things. Tho nan of moderation will surely taste he sweets of many pleasures without excess; but the man of opposite character will go On in his eXcesses until he finally reaches tho bottom.
 A life of irregularity has the certain effect to destroy persons of the most robust constitution, even ill the very prime Of life. This fact is brought to our notice every day. If a man eats sparngly Y, drinks little and uses no tobacco he is almost certain of bringing ho disease upon himself. To have | a clear head one must have clear stom- | a h, for this is the grand reservoir in which 1 the food Is first deposited, and thence the power of nutrition is distributed through | out all tho body.
 From a practical experience of over fifty | years in thls work 1 am firmly impressed | with the necessity of physical training III ! order to advance athletic culture. had the | honor of beng one of twenty eight persons who in 1888 formed the advance guard in | New York City. The gymnasium was io- | cated upon the top floor of the old brick building corner of Broadway and Chambers street, where the bank Nlilding now stands. Oh rles F. Ottingnoir was owner and teacher. From twenty-eight persons we have increased to tens of thousands. It is | gratifying to see the work go forward with such gigantic strides. We all aclnowlege it's great nccd but, like all good things, it sometimes brings sorrow. I have often felt sad to see young men who have made marked improvement in their physical con dltion by activity, strength and endurance enter the list of exhaustive agencies that have been for a few years too fatally in operation among us.
 A gentleman on the shady side of forty, who is following ny programme, stands about six feet and weighs nearly two hun dred pounds He took my advice and has long since done away with his collection of | medicines and cmDrocat:onS, while since commencing he has had no occasion for a doctor. Neither tho heat of summer nor the cold of winter troubled him. Durin 2 the day business tasks nave ceased to be burdensome, and at night he sleeps the sleep of the just. Tho little trouble 1t takes has become a pleasure, and he is quite satis-
 fled that the benefit he has derived is worth
 more than he could pay for it. He never
 has an inclination for, and can easily resist
 the temptation to partake of, luXuricS or | bilious dishes.
 The professional should train more
 strictly. Nearly all tho time he is not sleep
 ing or eating, he should spend out of doors,
 or in practiCing that, or some part of that,
 feat which he is in training for. Neither
 amateur nor professional should work too
 hard at first, but should at all times bear in
 mind that over eXcrtion is moro harmful
 than insufficient exercise. I advocate the
 subjugation, but not the extinction of, any
 natural desire A requirement. of nature
 should always afford pleasure, but should
 never become propensity. If person de
 sres to improve his department, grace and
 freedom of motion, and to acquire vigor, he
 should box or fence, or both, taking lessons
 at first, that he may commence with good