Telegram-herald., 1890-11-09
WHAT rs vIRTuEr
A Gr.aa Rapids Prise Fisatsr sisss his
Nlsa 81 AZ

name OF residence OF occupation. They
who have seen Murphy on the street
know him principally through his gen
tlemsniy bearing HE occupation >
that OF prize fighter, or pugllst, and he
Ayes ia Grand Rapids
There Il that about jimmy Murphy
winch Il is difhouit for fuena aud Toe
10 understand. Although he y pro-
fessionsl puglllst OF the most successful
kind. there is not = particle ot The
rowdy OF loafer ia his n4ke-up- lie -
a model gentleman ia All senses OF that
term. lie would Oe CARED even prndlsn
by many another nlan wlsh better
social standing than he possesses. oi
course, Murphy does not drink. lie
does not even chew" Nay, he does
not smoke. His Language ls invariably
81 chaste and as pure a. that 81 tie de-
baters az tue Ministers Conference.
And the beauty Of al these traits IS
that jimmy never slips cogs. He IS not
temperate and reYerent and pure for
one occasion aud the oppos h for al
other occasion, but he is the same
chAste, temperate, clean. dignihed gen
fleman under all circumstances.
let jimmy Murphy's chosen profes-
sion is that Of prlLe hgltDg, and he
does nothing else.
4 ATELEGRAN-IIERALD reporters cufi-
oslty Was reused by this apparent ln-
Consistency, and he tackled jimmy one
dsy with reference 10 Il.
Jimmy. let's 20 aud have some
thing"
"All right, I'll have crackers and
cheese"
"But how comes il that you are go
painfully virtu0usg A prize fighter is
supposed TO be an ens4mple 10 the
dock"
My profession gives me dignity, and
| feel the glory oil my manhood more
eyes. know that a man has TO be
careful aD3ut abusing himself, but you
are 80 painfully particular always. 1o1
don't even swear"
at Is because | have genuine re-
spect for my manhood. / know that
every man that strlvcth for the ma
terry is temperate in all things. but
have a knowledge far beyond that.
know that the greatest manhness IS
that which has the body under the
most complete subjecuOn Of the viii.
Some have ssId that l am proud and
vain. And why should ! not beY See
mere! DO you know the difference be-
tween the body governing the mind
and the mind governing the body!
Your body, as TO most OF its operations,
acts wholly independent OF tne mind.
Most of the functions Of the BODY
with you, are under the control OF what
you call involuntary muscles You
your diaphragm works inde-
pendently OF your will, aud
in so far as your lie Is dependent
upon these involuntary activities, you
are mere creature of physical pro-
cesses III the BODY, and you are the
slave of your body. You have no
basis for q genuine self-respect. Your
spirit is the Dond-servant of the body,
and the consequence is that you 60
around the world with q sDeaking csst
of cOuntenance, FOR you arc conscious
that you are ealing under false colOrs.
While pretending TO be man with
body, you are nothing but a body with
passions and sppetites, towing along
after IT what purports 10 be man.
You swear, and smoke, and chew, and
drink, and do ali manner Of things, be-
cause You do not own your own BODY.
"But look 81 me. This body IS mine,
and not me. own 4. use Il ss you
would use any machine. There are no
Involuntary muscles IN my body. be-
cause ! manipulate every one OF theEl
by my Viii. Put your hand here"
The prize fighter directed the re-
porter's hand 10 the biceps muscle. IL
was as fasby as piece Of liver. But
in an instsnt marc tast muscle was Ike
q gatepost, sud the position OF the fore
arm had nst been changed. Other
parts OF Mufbhy's body were then ex-
plored the arms. isgs, back, lumbar
region. abdomen, etc, and IL was found
that every muscle was strained and re-
laKed under the perfect vii OF the
owner. Even the muscles OF the lace.
scalp and ears were under good control.
The man Murphy was evidently the
owner Of that aggregate ot nerve and
bone and muscle. and the man Murphy
WAS evidently too proud Of this fact 20
permit himself t. be desp.sc8 by some
insignificant Suudsy-schooi tescher.
whose chlef virtue was that he could
repeat some pi0us verses While bis
nerves were running rot WITH be
health.
"No, SIR" ssid Jimmy Murphy, Il
am not proud Of Any victory ! ever won
in the ring. delight. however. In the
conQuest ] have made over this bun die
Of flesh and bones tapping himself
on the breast. ! am not ashamed Of
ny profession. becsBse ] know there is
more genuine ChTistsnty iB i than in
most OF the sickiy calling. which call
for no strength % the inward MAD.
You may depend upon it that the real
man - revai pereonage. and hls
dominion - over TIE fieshy nature that
cilngs t. him, not as master but a. .
slave"