The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
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At this season as well as at other sea-
sons Of the year the man of sedentary
habits should occasionally, II not daily,
| take exercise in the gymnasium. The
| individual whose labors are of an active
class, perhaps, may exist In health with
out exercise other than that received
while at work. But the professional man,
or the accountant who sits through the day
| taking no other exercise than that which
is obtained in directing the flow of Ink
from a fountain over a sheet of paper or
the pages of an account book, cannot en-
| joy health or live to good old age unless
his muscles are occasionally brought into
play and his lungs are inflated with pure
| air at least once month. A sarcastic
writer once remarked that hundreds Of
people died yearly simply because they
were too lazy to breathe. While this may
be somewhat harsh upon suffering hui
manity, still It is evident that the organs
of respiration are too often neglected,
and that serious results follow.
|
The system of training at the gymna-
stun Of the present is calculated to build
up the portions of the body that are neg
lected by the man who tolls at the desk,
and no one who pursues a moderate
| NOuiSN III hShN bs Ndil ithli " iC-
celve benefit from the exercise. Scranton
possesses one of the finest gymnasiums in
the state, under the direction OF compe-
tent instructor. The Young Mems Chris
tian association physical culture depart
ment is first-class in every respect with
all facilities for developing muscle and in
flating respiratory organs. II all mer-
chants, clerks, bookkeepers and profess
slonal toilers generally whose hours of la
Dor are passed within doors, could be
persuaded TO try the medicine of the
gym" hump-backed and hollow-chested
specimens OF suffering humanity would not
be met in droves upon our streets at the
noon hour, as they are today.
1t is to be regretted that fault In the
bridge building viii probably delay the
opening of the Elmhurst boulevard until
the autumnal season has passed. There
Is no time Of the year when a spin along
the elegant road behind pair of turf fly
ers would be more delightful than ut
present, and the projectors of the road en-
terprise certainly have cause for CON-
plant against the company that attempt
ed to place bridge roadway upon stills
that did not look strong enough to hold
the main span, not to speak OF weight that
might pass over 1t. However, II Is better
that the work should be done properly at
the start so that all may feel that the
structure is secure than that there should
be the remotest possibility of an accident
A movement is on foot In this city to-
ward the organization Of branch of the
association known as the Good Citizens
League" u society that has been estab-
lished in the west with the publication OF
politics as its sole aim. The Good Citi-
zens' league Is non-political and non-sec-
tartan. It's promoters believe that politics
can be best regulated at the primary
elections and all members are required
to attend the primaries, no matter what
their political faith may be, and cast their
votes for the men whom they believe are
best qualified morally and mentally for
the trust imposed. In case the machine
or party organization Is too strong to be
overcome or the unclean Office seeker has
too large a following at the primary cleo
tlon the league member will then regis
ter his protest by casting his vote at the
polls for the candidate best fitted for the
office, no matter what his political faith
may be. one of the most enthusiastic
supporters of the movement I'm this city
/
rapidly among Christian people of the
west and that its membership rolls in
clude voters of every religious faith and
every political party The object is not to
interfere with the present system of con-
Quoting politics, he says, but simply to Sc
cure an organization that will be a men,
ace to party leaders Of every faith who
force the follower of this or that creed 10
vote for unclean and incompetent men
by manipulating nominating conventions
The work of organizing branches of the
Good Citizens league in this vicinity will
be pushed rapidly, and the leaders OF the
movement hope TO have an organization
that will exert wholesome influence al
the next primary elections held in Scran.
ton The Good Citizens league looks
like move In the right direction for the
publication of politics.