New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22

was spoken Oh Dr. Marion Sins: that by
his discoveries In the methods Of surgery and In the
treatment Of disease he had added twentysev days
to the average life Of civilized womenl7 And II
out Of all the din and fanfare OF the present era OF
shall become universal In all our systems OF cdnca-
tiJn thousands and thousands Of years, in the az
srcgae, OF health and stren IN, OF comfort and hap.
world '''"' - '''N VIZ '''D'' '''' VI
10 my mind systematic physical training for
children between the ages OF eight and eighteen oi
lowed by regular daily exercise continued In the same
lines, produces fully rs important results upon the
intellect ard the morals as upon the bodily develop
mcnt and comfort Physicians In charge Of prisons
and reformatory institutions agree that they seldom
lind among the inmates perfectly developed ply slca
specimens, and that here the exception proves
been subjected TO some enormous strain which they
had not the mental or moral power TO resist IhcI1
break Even in these instances II is open question
whether the failure Of the moral side did not proceed
from weakness of the brain directly traceabl- u
lack Of suitable training OF the muscles or Imperfect
nutrition. .,o,.
specimens u the best Northern type Of the day sneeed
at the little soldiers half foot shorter than them hem
soldier veteran only when he had had fourteen years
by every imaginable hardship and under all skies ana
In all climates by most severe and protrac'ed mavhts
armor that would almost crush a modern solder Oh,
his first days march. But the dcrsion was turned
begun the siege of some hitherto rcgnabe cay WIN
batteTng ram. testudo and tonnenum and the Digger
to his brave and Intelligent enemy Invariably eA-
Could build such mighty engines and work them with
such telling effect and there IS no doubt ulat te
Of the Romans In the gymnasium and the wrestling
fields and In military service through hall dozen
ellect and Certainly far better than their ncghbors
I'm morals, race which only centuries of luxury ana
neglect Of this same physical training could overthrow;
in modern times. or perhaps should say IN the
last twenty five years the knowledge of anatomy
has become wenleh perfect and an almost Hni Stn
caeach muscle Of the body and confidently believe
that, If to every schoolhouse in every land there
were added an extension, or story, giving .ihglS
large sunny room. into which jndicioUS variety OF
be put, aad if every child from the youngest 10 me
Oldest, could receive forty minutes Of t;ill ~ u
competent Instructor each day. and have Cat iI;nli
| Ing supplemented by instruction in the Important
laws OF health the Total II crime and the numbers
| ton. be diminished fully one half.
What is the testimony Of the athlete W, Wh1 nn'
In the first place 10 win his race Or To accomplish
the tk before him, conform rsdly to all tn, the rule,
OF sleep; his diet must be regular simple ana pam
he must abstain nom the use Of t11G4 and a" eys
from the Of coffee and tea he must In short ay3i
every unnatural mulant lie must he IN all ms n@n,S
regular and free from all excitement and from unhecc
| Sry dive; sion OF attention from the object OF MS
pursuit; he mus. realize that CLEANLINESS Is next 70
gJdllness, and he must be persistent and INDUSTRIOUS
In the practice OF the special exercises which ne mas
In hand. Surely such training condnces 10 t,e best
possible morals. To develop strong arms ana clcs'
and legs is the suIest way also b. produce a clear
and powerful brain In other words the Gt i1 Gr
OF physical training must needs bring powerful con-
tibuti0n TO the moral and Intellectual WelEbehg Vi
| the subject
ONE GOES WITH TIE OTHER.
What the effect upon the whole community-men'
| women and chlldrcn-would be- IL In this way they
could all come 10 reference the laws OF health and sec
that the highest mental accomplishment were attain
able only with perfectly healthy bodies and Weaned
| muscles, it is impossible almost TO conceive The
testimony Of professors and physicians IN me pnveSa
ties all over the world establishes The fact thd mana IN
hand with the diffusion Of the athletic spirit goes IN
Improvement IN the morals OF the students. and tmt ~
success ful I'm athletic sports excel also IN mental attain
mene. Abuses, il Is true have invariably cept l2 9
even spiritual development Of the human race and TINS
reaching interest in physical training nioIuS
The tendency Just now In the athletic association;
and in the universities Of Europe ana america Il bt
source OF danger In this direction consists In the OneIs
too valuable and in the establishment Of competitions
between rival universities which are TOO Dcrociy pLt
sho ID ge ,he annual boat races between oxford
Cambridge Harvard and Yale. me nero vi r,c
Won upon the OlyInpian plain far proudcr Of the
honor aid deemed himself far better repaid for ms four
years of training than many modern athlete beuS' h,
| with medals OF silver and gold. IL was for honor
alone he wrought the highest NEED Of praise 49, ,
| wish most vchemently to condemn those forms OF
physical exercise which are inherently l"fni'"us IN
ther character and tendencies ihe pra'iiae 81
"sInTing' with hard gloves or WIN tAc lnlehli.n "
infct personal injury, and that form Of br9ad'"0Ni
exercise affected by the students OF some fufCprin
universities, where wounds are az .utiN ihhcea anu
blood is drawn. 1t indicates low moral tone to eX
hiht with p1e face SCARED ard dsagnrei III suGH
| and unworthy Of the name OF exercise or even OF
sport" rhey are barbarous relies OF pa,t age IN
which physical proves was synonymous WIN uc IN
| Fiction Of personal injury. They should be iaroed
like the criminal practice Of duelinE, a, u"1nh{ o.
claimed that every instance OF In furious training or
OF e h s5S6 nefec Of fs esG aose or naVcr
hundred individuals are permanently p:ieI pI d
them 10 a better care Of theft own muscular system
and more faithful Observance Of the laws Of health
systematic physical exercise, then, Is essential no'
only to good digestion aud free circulation Of the
| blood but 70 the mcatal eihcl"ncy ana moral wei
S Seca e leisure classes" in England upon the Con
tlnent and In America that tho passion for ne chase
Gr eSs spor iHcra~sS in proportion to Tic accumu
latlon of the means for It's giathcauon' me ao
amen cntes upon the seekers the sevcrest 0l ana
hardship prolonged tension Of the muscle Self den nj
the facing Of DANGER and the eAcrlon oi the ghcsl
pomort much The same Pc NH NAV be reached IN,
artisan or the labJrer Is forced however unwiinngy
to attain.
COMFORT PRODUCES LAXITY.
Tropical countries have produced br. few OF me
great men and women OF history. VIA ''e c"''"
gives forth spontaneously all that Is necessary 10
| existence and comfort, there ensues cc7r'h oi
physical energy, axity Of tone aud refosTauauoh
Of intellect As the milestone Is necessary TO TIC
kn,feedre so Is the antaronsm which Nature presehs'
I'm her inhosptab.c lands under severe climates hccea
Sry 70 the development Of the highest quaIIS I'll ''o
and character. .,,e,ta u-t. 80 "a,
hail with enthusiasm the athletic sprt OF o ~,
present time and prphesy that before may NOV ye'
rci-sfnrss and vCor OF constitutions ana
with the best forms Of physical exercise. Dosm iC 90
traininc Of the mGscEs and the mthltlun'c a.,
health unparalleled since the days-.-,lIa,D' W,
,oIghty wrestler, Socrates, the lnNucIF sp.ucI, nii'
fbe magnlfcen1y trained boys and girls OF INC po'ls
In T"e man Of the future Is to be man C.. action a9(
he must have big lungs, brawny muscles ana 49,
tutIon OF iron. Already the pc'sIn,st u '~ ,nt
.Wbere Today the countcrnTts oil me eiF''t SAT-
men orators, poets and painters VINO nave ~ P' =
days studded the sky OF history WIN tlc gcM , -,
th:ir intellect? p Ny reply IS. they ar, mere Dur III,
tnev nqc of evolution has claimed them Tor other "oh
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