Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-10-12

from the following regime. which Is
laid down by Billy" Edwards. whose
combined experience and observation
entitle him to speak by the cards.
IF had to train Il man. he said.
what would 1 do? Well. that would
depend very much upon what he had
been doing. But, in :ly case. the first
thing should do would be to get him
!! Il nice place in the country where there
was pure air. No man can train sue
cesSfully in an atmosphere that is pol
luted by smoke ard Step hes. aud the
cardinal principle Of my whole theory
of training is that the more pure air Il
nan gets the more successful his train
ing will be- The next thing should do.
surprising that my man had been lead
ing IN irregular life. would be grad
INDEPENDENTLY. mind you-to bring
him around to a perfectly regular mode
of living. He might during this time
take little light exercise just for
amusement. but until he reached the
point that he was accustomed to the
change no heavy work of any sort.
After he had got himself straight
ened out let him get up at, say 1:3O in
the morning. dress in 4 leiSurely way,
and if he wanted to and felt like it take
Il short walk. say Il mile or SO. but not
more do not believe in work on an
empty stomach. 81 d even if the walk is
Il short one. l think it is well to take Il
little sherry and egg or something Of
the sort before starting.
ION his return let him have Il good.
generous breakfast. and by that mean
4 nice lean chop or Il steak and mod
crate amount Of vegetables and fruit.
n lrrff no
either be restrained or else pay the pen
atty. For every pound you put on by
injudicious eating and drinking YOU
have got to take off by just So much
more vigorous exercise. In the matter of
beverages the less liquid man drinks
while training the better it is for him.
but should not hesitate to allow Il man
to drink for breakfast tea. coffee or
even ale if he preferred it.
Real Work of the Day.
Now. after this meal and 4 rest until
it is dgested. say at about 10 o'clock in
the morning. the real work of the day
begins, and it ought to be finished by
12::;n. And what should that be: Well.
according to my views. the basis of all
training lies in running and walking.
and. for 4 fighter. this should be done
on Il level surface. l know there are
some who advocate running and walk
ing up and down hill. but l claim that
if L man has got to hight on Il level sur
face the more accustomed he becomes
to using his muscles on such :. surfa 20
the better off he is. OF course. he must
develop the upper Iart of his body by
the Use of the bag and the dumbbellS.
but for the legs. flesh and wind there is
nothing like the natural exercise that
comes from walking and running. Each
man must be the judge as To the dis
lance that is right. Eur on IN average
eight or ten miles done in Il couple of
hours. with Il dash or two of 4 hundred
yards 1T top speed. is about the limit.
Il understand Hcenan used TO run
fifteen miles behind 4 buggy which was
drawn by Il good jogging nag. This. in
my opinion. is too much: but the long
stride and changing the stick from hand
t" hand is all right and the Use of the
stick. of course. keeps the hands from
getting cr;lmpcu. do not believe in
the cannonball rolling. either. for any
length Of time. and rs to taking that
sort Of exercise for five or six miles I
cannot see the use of it."
Sensible Rules.
Now. as to the all day work they
did i'll the old days, that seems to me
10 be all wrong. After 4 good morn
ings walk and run i man ought to be