Wichita eagle., 1890-01-01

veal and porS are TO u avc-1-l Ssewed
vegetables arc to be partaken Of freely, as
are also green's, such as lettuce, crosses, etc.
Fruit is q necessity, and is to b taken at
breakfast.
Whatever bread Is used should Be either
toasted or used when about forty eight hours
old For desserts, iellies are probably better
than anything else; but all pastries, such a.
pie, cake, and the like, together with all rich
buildings and sauces, must be abstained from
For beverages ! use weak tea and coffee in
small quantities, and but little water. Stimu-
lants Of all kinds, and alcoholic drinks espe-
cially, are to be Stunned, as between the use Of
these and that of tobacco in any form what
ever it is hard to decide which is the most in
furious.
By adhering to such a system Of diet, and
by inducing rerspiration by exercise. the
weight may be gradually reduced to the re
quired point As to the form of exercise, it
Is, OF course, 10 be Of such nature as viii
best secure endurance and muscle. The best
exercise for this purpose is running. Begin
ming gradually, do just so much as viii
make me feel that some demands have bear
made on the muscles Great care must b.
taken not to do too much at first, else, unac-
customed to the exertion, you may become
stiff and sore, and more harm viii be done
than good. As training progresses the work
is increased, either by running further or dor
ing the same distances faster.
At the end of two weeks the entire distance
at which you intend TO compete may be run
over at racing speed, and this may be re.
peated as often as once every week there
after. On the day previous 70 this effort
would do no work whatever, and as always
run these trials on Saturdays, do nothing
on the day following either. Ali this work
will be found to have improved the s'wind'
also. With each days work you win find
that you breathe more and more freely a.,
you run, and in a very short time you may
run a hard race with little or no discon,forr
to the breathing.
Judgment" in pace can be acquired only
by constant practice Many races ere LOST
by selecting at the start pace which il
either too fast or two slow. If the former be
the case, the runner finds himself when neal.
the finish too exhausted TO continue running,
and Is therefore beaten by man who las,
perhaps, not nearly his ability. II, on the
other hand, the pace on tho start be too slow.
there Is danger of the other competitors &C.
curing greater lead than he can over
come.
A device to which I resort to study my
pace accurately is TO take one-half or three
quarters of the distance at which am 10
compete and run it at my regular racing
gait. At regular intervals along the course
have timekeepers stationed, who inform me
as l go by of the time which am making
Suppose, for instance, am able TO run a half
mile in two minutes. Instead of running the
full $50 yards. which would be very exhaust
ing, | run three furlongs, and at the end Of
each furlong, or 220 yards, the timer there
stationed calls out the time. II this be less
than thirty seconds at the end of the first fur
long, know that am running too fast, and
can decrease my pace until / get To the next
timekeeper, where, being again informed Of
how / am running, can regulate my pace
accordingly. Besides the excellent practice
which this gives in Judging" pace. there Is
no better way of developing those qualities
which are needed for success in racing
Walter c. Dohm in Harper's Young People.