The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-22
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Interesting Discourse by DR..
Alexander c. Howe Be-
fore the Y. NC, A.
ITS, COMMERCIAL VALUE
With Developed Power q Man is
Worth More Money 10 His
Employer.

DR., Alexander G. Howe Of Brooklyn
gave a very interesting aud instructing
address. last evening. on Commercial
went or to say: ''Siucs the latter part Of
the Rebellion this has has been a COM
mercial nation. Inventive genius Ia
pondering over and applying electricity
kinitic energy In its varied forms TO
mercantile enterprises. Tue earth Is
riddled with the tunnels OF commercs.
The rivers are spanned by wonderful
structures of iron. A web of telegraph
and railroad lines covers the nation.
Philanthropy has not done this. 1t Is
not PATRIOTISM that replaced the English
flag by the Stars and Stripes on the City
commercial enterprise. Tue test applied
to every enterprise be 1t business or be 1t
charity, Is. does tt pay for
the money investsdf Does 1t do
the work or will something or
somebody else gaid better results at the
same cost3 Does it help the great worlds
work? Does 1t increase the commercial
e%nterprisef Such are the questions
applied to all movements, aud they are
also applied to us Individually. Your
value il and will always be measured by
the value n the amount of WORK done
by you. Hencs you have a plus or minus
commercial value. and whatever effects
For this reason, I consider this evening
shall he well spent in considering the
commercial value of physical training.
THE COMMERCIAL VALUE.
"McClareu. Engiand's greatest physical
director. says 1t is putting the body
with extreme n exceptional care under
the Influences OF all the agents which
promote It's nealth and strength. in order
TO enable it to meet extreme and excsp-
tiyaal demands upon its energies Dr..
Wey calls It a point of least resistance.
aud an approach to the proportions of an
ideal man. Hence physical training is
the development of the latent power, the
putting OF the body IN a condition to
meet heavy demands. and the organic
perfection of a man. Then physical
training has q commercial value hat
few Of US realize aud few practically
apply. With developed power a mau is
worth more money to his employer. Men
say I am perfectly able TO stand tn g
business strain my position demauds OF
me. In fact I have q snap Let
ME say that circumstances will
probably combine In such a way
that you will need q deal of snap to main
tain, even your present business standing.
A crisis always comes in every mans
life when he either makes or breaks. If
"hSh ~1O jog SOAkOos ~ A6CAs Va 0Aotb
sleep and exercise you have kept the body
in shape to meet sue emergency. then
you can tackle tile problem unconscious
of The straiu. Experience of two success
full business men comes to my mind, both
sharp, shrewd and energetic. About one
year ago they had a capital Of 500. 900.
One was Obliged to drop his business for
three months from i'll health. The other
managed to assume control for q few
weeks longer but rapidly ave out.
Without thelr supervision their capital
would have been a complete loss. In
their exhausted condition they made an
unfortunate contract. which they after
wards told me they would not have made
had their judgment not been clouded
by physical weakness. Do not these
facts point to the commercial value of
great reserved physical force which
training should develop.
VALUE DEMONSTRATED.
cts value was demonstrated when In
the fall after six weeks PHYSICAL training
ana ave pushed their affairs with sue
energy and you will remain fresh and
vigorous after having met The demands
OF the day. Then the half holidays and
evenings can be speut In study or pleas.
ure with the keenest enjoyment. know
Of nc way to develop your energy but by
physical training. Shirking business
will not do it. Athletic strains ur GYM
nHstic feats that drain the body of Vitality
will not do IT.. All Of ones time outside
of business il not required to attain the
best results In physical traluIng."s
Mr.. Howe's talk was followed by q
gymnastic exhibition.