The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-03
PHYSICAL CULTURE,
Asoiber BpieresIiDE lecture ~
PrOf w, n, Brigham

Prof, w, y, Brighton Of Harvard
University delivered the second ot
his lectures on physical Culture"
In the Y, M, q, A, hall last night,
There was large audience com
posed Of professional and business
men, mechanics, members Of athletic
organizations, and pupils Of Kane
hameha School and Of Oahu Col
lege,
The lecturer continued his advice
from the previous occasion, on The
care Of the body, based on pbysi'
illogical facts, 10 emphasized again
tho Importance Of thorough clean
Illness and urged the necessity Of
maintaining The regularity Of bodily
functions Taking up the matter Of
popular games and exercises, the
learned gentleman expressed soeptl'
| oism Of the unqualified value o.
walking IN this climate, Us this on
ercise Induced M excess Of persDir'
alton In the steady though moderate
heat here prevailing, For persons
not physically DoapaoIlaled for its
Practice, riding had lasting effects
| Of lDyIgoratioD
Lawn tennis WAS not much - u
developer OF muscle but " gave
quickDess 10 the eye and precision
10 The hand, Baseball be eul0giged
without qualification, " WAS true
there were hurts received IN tbt
game, and tho "baseball Fingers
were familiar defOrWiCjes, but Ulest
were only tho fT0tll on The sur
face, lilo examined tbe boston DiDt
NJ The beginning 0f u season and
after they bad played IN The Western
cities during The hottest weather
when ~ WAS dangerous for ordinary
people 10 exercise IN tho beat thai
far exceeded the highest Hawaiian
teWperaLurer-agajD ~ tbe close
when the players reported them
selves feeling better 0jaD NJ tho out
sol " their campaign
Rowing strengthened lbs limb
and chest, although " leDgtbeDe'
LbG arms, CaIistbeDiG exercise
weTe recommended by Tho lecture
with examples for increasing VI,
lung capacity, Dumb bells wor
useful but should never exceed TOW
pounds In weight,
Bowling was highly praised,
was even better Tor women Tin
men, Practice tbereat In early III
would enable women 10 pass Vi
most trying ordeal " their llye
with but slight inconvenience, Thor
should DO bowling alleys NJ MI 0l
large schools. Bowling on The greer
that might not DO practicable boz
tor want VI sufficiently firm s0l
, WAS IN great favor even by old me
IN England and Australia. TbeI
were remains VI outdoor b0wlIn
grounds, however, from tbe aDGIel
. Times on these islands.
Boxing had but few virtues, a
though " WAS usually tbe first GOI
Germ VI ~ athletic club. ~ was N
0rst rock, also, 90 which these o
y gaDIzatI0Ds split IN tbe Easter
o States Tho sport WAS not In g0(
]. 0d0r except IN suOb balfGiylIjal
places ~ baD Francisco, John
Sullivan was perhaps tbe create
boxer IN The world, and Tho speak
y having examined him could NJ
Y that, II his head WAS out M,
r would be very decent specimen
u man That boxing did not dGy
= l0p maDlIDess was proved by N
' notorious brutality NJ The lIOstl
/, champion, ~ was u common lblI
for him 10 ki0k Mattresses In festa
rants whom be deemed slow IN scr
!, Ing him, and once bG twisted on VI
head NJ u pct canary and threw N
' the woman owning II Just 10 wreI
U hls spite.
o Tie professor had fought for N
retention NJ football with sGme N
di1Gatl0B NJ Harvard, Inducing n
faculty 10 waiye their deLefmIIstll
!. NJ ab0llshlng w. Ito had seeD "
n football team NJ Tho CLOSE 0f u W
), sion with scarcely u spot not brlIsl
on ui1lr bodies, YGt The game d
y yel0ped MUSCLE, courage and ma
70 lIDess, Those who went Into II d
y w with tho fgII expectation NJ bell
n battered and bruised,
. The professor spoke Of pbysIO
y def0Tmlties and their femedle
% Bow legs and handy legs were y