Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-05
MILITARY TRAINING ron ArHLerls.
Advantage 81 uissipllne and Restrictions
Do nin.rnlnr nnNalnnninnt.

Advantage % ulsripiine and Restriction
Ia Muscular Development.
Americans ial,o u special interest In
athletics and all forms Of outdoor oYcr-
else. In this they partaso OF habit ct
most OF the northern yacc,. The En-
gliahmrn indugcs IN rndo sports In tho
iield, and IN his hunting will travel as
fur M India to have brush with tho
tiger or lion IN his native jungle. In
Germany societies prevail everywhere
Tor the purpose Of physical training. and
tho German Is ioud % dushing into tho
forests To hunt the wild bosr. Tho IA.
y1rite diversion 81 the Americans IA the
west has been tho hunting OF tbs buffalo
aud grizzly bear. The excitement of
such sports amply compon.stes for their
danger. ut doth more stir tho blood 70
ron "a lion than TO start % hare"
The case is very different In most
southern countries. In southern Europe
the sports consist principally In hunting
small game, involving no very great
physical exercise. Tho favorite amuse.
ment r. billiards or cards, which can DO
played within doors without oxertion or
l'"HNA' ~ NAAH NAfiAN'NANs ANAfAANNlN
being among the most prominent .opls
in pursuit Of athletics and couspicuou.
in their disposition to indulge IN manly
sports, II IS always an interesting qucs.
ton rs TO what training u is best 10 pur.
sue In that direction. For youngsters
the hoop. tho top, marbles and tag an.
swcr every purpose. While young men
are in college football aud baseball fur.
niih ample means OF physical exercise.
Az West Point and Annapolis military
and naval drills, swimming and occa.
nonm outdoor games insure tho perioc.
tiou Of physical training, aud send the
graduates OF those institutions out into
the world with muscles OF iron and con.
situations fitted for almost amy strain.
But after the college days the training
ceases, reaction sets in, and breaking
down IN health Ia often the consequence.
Gymnasiums, bicycles and long tramps
may serve u good purpose for time,
but these Rro ICON given up, as there Is
little incentive for exercising unless the
exercise bo systematic, part of some well
orgtniacd plan and stimulated by asso.
citation with ones fellows.
In casting about we end no better
physical advantages 10 bo gained than
those derived from the military excrcises
which young men undergo in tho militia
services. Camping out "a summer In
well selected camps gives them an out.
door life which Is a much needed change
from the Indoor lie led throughout the
long winters, during which 80 much
yi,iAted air Is brtathod in crowded
places Of business and III ventilated
sleeping apartments. Marching Is the
most rational exercise for tho legs; the
manual OF arms always insures healthy
chests and well developed arms, aud
moving at the double quick improves the
breathing power OF the lungs.
Unlike the athletics la college there is
no entertaining, which so often Injuries
the subjects by excess, aud no breaking
down after the training has ceased. Tho
marching and drilling under competent
instructors improve the gait Of the re-
cguit' and give him tirmer, easlor step
and a more graceful carriage.
Military service has many advantages
mentally II cultiyates intelligence
among young men and does much to-
ward improving the memory aud curing
absontmiudednoss. Tho necessity of BE-.
ing alert, listening for each word Of
command mud acting promptly upon II,
quickens tho wits and oultivates the
habit 81 fixing tho attention aud concon-
trating tho thoughts. Marching to tho
sound of music gives u Young man "A
better idea Of measure aud rhythm, and
is calculated TO mako him moro ntthoi-
zeal IN all things, His entering upon the
duties Of a soldier loads him to study
military history. which cn0odies the
chief history VI nations.
The hardest lesson TO be learned In NC,
T. that Of amenabiliiy 10 discipline. In
n land like this, whore There ~ very 1t
tlo restraint among young or old, where
self abnegation Is but little heard Of, aud
where the race OF liio Is pretty much q
"go as you please there Is scarcely any
tchooi IN which subordinauon and ob,-
dicnce arc Taught except In tho military
service General Horace Porter in Cos.
mopolitan,