Telegram-herald., 1890-04-03
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thas soman L. normally snd must re-
main sls seaksf vessel
The professor gees 50 Tar "a - claim
that FiEsn three girls ana thres boys,
sas shall ss subjected by aim % PRE-
elssly shs same training 40 mater hos
naca stronger ths bays may bs a. tas
start the girls sill cGne at s4 AL, or
very probably ahsad, a. shs sna sf =
rear.
Ia every rsspecs bat one. said he
ysstsrdsy, the woman ls. % ought 20
De. shs superior animal II she had
@aa's fighting eOarags l should be
afraid Of aeF
little Checkisy" weighs only lSo
poaads. bat can lifE t~sl1es times his
weizht snd las the agility proper 10
one ~no vas brought up among tsn-
blsrs-nsysr fnts himself In a com
pany in which be Is not the strongest
maa. this statement sounds radical
When I was studying IN ballet
school as explained IN Justification,
the girls .ho Sers taxing the exsr-
sises we're more Ghaa = match for the
boy. la spite OF the impediments OF
skirts they would vault fences three
feet high. In wrestling matches they
could throw ne or any other boy. Bus
they hadn't lighting courage. II boy
got mad and they sa~ fury In his eyes,
they would stop eIerting themselves
and cry. In that way they could be
bestea but they had the muscular al
vantage"
Prof Checkley has knocked about the
world . good deal and claims 20 have
observed that tradition has more 70 do
than mas nature with the weakness OF
women Tales OF the King OF Daho-
nsy's Amazon warriors seem 10 him mat
Ter OF course nzrrstions, fox ne says an
Indian woman will carry q load OF 100
pounds on a four days march ana turn
10 nonchalsntly 10 get supper, while
her husband. who had ridden q horse
the whole distance, will be Knocked Out
and good COR nothing. To forge heavy
cable chains while keeping house and
bearing and sucking children would
kill men, bat IL is no. long since Bir-
mingham women did 1t and maintained
fair health average.
Nr. ChsokIey has a clear eye. a ruddy
complexion. and just the faintest trace
OF al English accent tie IS making
something OF stir in the athletic
world and among the schools OF
hyglsnic culture. because his methods
are diAraotricAlly opposed 20 most OF
those in vogue. He doesn't believe in
tangling ones self up in the coils of
health lift and has supreme contempt
for flying rings
The essence OF his system is that the
ordinary movements OF everyday life,
breathing. walking, STOPPING, otc-. can
be made 20 develop the body perfectly
IN the routine course OF daily activity.
Young women who have been in the
habit OF spending Lent in diligent prac-
tics a. the gymnasiums are experiment
ing this yeAr, By way OF novelty. In
physical culture without machinery,
under his directions William Blake.
who wrote How &c Get Strong" says
that tho new system begins where ne
left OF, and will have many fol- overs.
They are no incipient AmazOns among
New York or Brooklyn maidens. Lead
Mr.. Cheo<lsy on in She heat OF discus
sion and he will maintain that the very
sOftness OF 4 woman's muscular tissue
ls the reason OF all reasons Why her
muscles should be useful. The value
OF muscle. be says. is its contractile
power. II It's stiff and hard il won't
contract so far. Ths ha-der Il gets the
more the circu alton a impsded, which
Il one main reason WHY so many pro-
fsssional athletes 90 - pieces. His
own big arm IS as sof; q q Ci-fs. But
when from theories o. vor,en's physical
possibilities he passes - he question
of her practical training. h- says no
one can accomplish much f0r the de-
veloruent OF strength. grace or the
higher health in woman until some
thing il done toward improving her
clothing
80 much has been sad and written OF
dress reform that it re'' res no little
tomerity % touch t's ss1,ect again.
bat NJ Checkley's i-~ rave at least
the merits of modera ION and novelty.
lie Is Inclined 20 pooa pooh the idea
thar the modern woman often draws
her corset laces 80 tightly as TO com
press the waist or injurs the vital or
gans To the corset be comedies one
positivs benefit has forced women
"a breathe from The upper chest which
IA deciaedlY better than abdominal
breathing Bat on tho other hand is
aatsxonizss the hrss principle Of physi-
eal dsvelopsmsnt. the perfect muscular
possession OF the body Il destroys the
suppleuess and grace OF the Squire. in
tecferes with stooping and turning II
iuspsdss ths circulation and in this
waT tends not infrequentlT 20 gross
ness. giving a woman whose chest and
shoulders are those OF deli
rats girl of % the large. heavy,
swollen lower limbs that should
g. With 100 pounds. The slender woman
usually leans forward on her corset
sitting Contract tbs abdomen and try
bv AZ eFort % the will % oblitersts ;he
hollow in the small % the back which
spoils 80 usny otherwise good agurss
Keeping the waist contracted. twist %
one side and then 20 Toe 0ther. without
moving ths hips. until the face fronts
ss nearly a. possibl. az right angles.
isfs and rizhk % shs lover part Of tss
body
Thers are snouzh ethsr exercises -
e. volume. but this q What Prot
Chsckley - doing. I believe on hisown
.ccoana vithout leaving it % re. His
h,ok q nos Published Trt BAT he pro-
poses 70 sail ls a Natural Msthod Of
PhYsicsl Training His IDEAS srs az
Nscsivs. because As hslss that ~onsa
h.s an ahsoiueely ever chsncs With