St. Paul daily globe., 1893-09-24
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sufficient room to use these. The eX-
ertiOn of swinging tiVe-pOund dumbbeliS
for half an hour at night or morning
will call into play every muscle In the
legs, the torso and the arms
and when healthy persDiEa-
ton has been secured plunge in
the bath or a good sponge bath and
a brisk rubbing with Turkish toweling
will do the rest. The necessity for eX-
ercising in a nude condition is para
mount. If one wears any garments
that are at all constructive so far as the
muscles are concerned half the benefit
to be derived from this exercise is neg
atived. 1t is only the free play of the
muscles, entirely uEencumbered, which
is productive of permanent good. 1t is
also necessary to the successful work
ing of my prescription that the per-
spiration produced by this kind of
exercise should be removed by
the bath and the subsequent use
of towels. 1t is also essential that cold
water should he used, but beginners
may find it difficult to stand the use of
cold water. and they can graduate from
ranging between 80 and 60 Fahrenheit.
Of course, ] do not claim that dumb
bells furnish the only exercise that
should be cultivated, but l do claim that
they furnish the best exercise as a
foundation for the
EVEN DEVELOPMENT
or all the muscles of the body. Rowing.
bicycling, walking and dozen other
forms OF exercise are all beneficial when
the muscles are in such a condition that
they do not become tired or strained by
exercise. The average man, unused 10
lively or violent exercise, will soon be-
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ical culture. but when he reaches the
point when the tiredneSs becomes
healthy and invigorating instead OF dis
heartening and Straining, he Is we'll on
| the road towards higher development
of muscular tissue. Now as to diet.
People should understand more clea riy
| that eating to repletiOn is exceedingly
bad. both for the digestive apDa-
ratus and the muscles of the stom-
ach. AS Mr., Gilbert wittily
makes one of his characters say in
"The Mountebanks," complaining of
the substitution of clock work Tor the
! normal human apparatus, 81 was a
scientific enthusiast and | Oyer-di-
Gested myself" Nothing could be
more aprOpos TO the subject in hand.
Physicians tell me that nine cut Of ten
people VINO have the means and before
whom an abundance is spread, Overeat
themselves. One who really desires to
cultivate physical culture Sho2ld al
ways rise from the table hungry, and
should graduate the various courses
from soup TO dessert, so as TO eat spar
ingly of each dish. Many people
/. SUFFER FROM INDIGESTION
and wonder why. If they could see
themselves they would probably observe
with surprise that they assaulted the
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down to meal by eating pickles or
some other form of condiment before
laying foundation for a meal of q
| milder nature. | always commenced
meal by eating half slice of dry bread
and drinking half q glass of water.
| This call laying foundation. Then
when / eat stronger foods they do not
| negative the gastric juices, and the
stomach is not angry at the introduction
| of strong food, and the meal ends with
the appetite ana the digestive organs
satisfied and at peace with each other.s
OF course, exhibiting as | do every
evening, l have to take care to eat moth
ing but the plalneSt food well cooked,
and eaten in moderation. And it is
eaten slowly. One great fault with the
American as cOntradiStinguished from
the foreigner is the haste with which he
boltS-I believe that is the word his
food. can confidently say that if the
above suggestions are followed a sur
priSing improvement in health. diges-
lion and physical development will be
quickly noticed.
ONE RADICAL TROUBLE
! with the American school system is that
1t does not include in its curriculum
anything approaching physical culture.
The scholars. both male and female. are
tied down to their desks with only the
small interval of recess, which is usu-
| ally devoted to giggllng on the part OF
| the girls, playing tag and marbles. The
German schools, on the contrary, are