The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-25

the mind is exercised simultaneously with IN
body A .young woman will go through n
that would be i'm possible for her in The per
| Torrance OF some laborious task in which sh
o. y you have sus cd IKE results after row
rtsS sS 6Sta. boat a. s wR ana
ness, the will power that the gray nerve sub
And then spS on y the bSl sid what sPeadi,
arena there is for the exercise not only OF al
sess, Tut also Of those higher mental faeul
ties that such rivalry will always call forth II
an American youth and IN the exercise ,ss
before him That is the kind Of. exercise tina
the professional man and the scholar require
much in this country as II oaght to be. an.
the kind most .elllcacious 10 developing tht
muscles, and at the same time, calling into
deVeIopm nSse Of %Ri"h MAKES the eTcnre te
| tween the man OF strong and noble mind and
the one Of feeble and mean mentality refeI
TO fencing. 1t is prominently an exercise oil
the mind and body. orc that requires IN the
highest degree not oniy strength but activity
time tho mind in all its faculties is kept alert.
| not only 80 lar as attack 10 concerned, hut IN
studying every muscular movement and every
| idea OF the adversary so as to anticipate his
| intended onslaughts before he can make them.
.ncns s s s cssta ~ TTsG
ate fencing to persons Of weak constitutions.
or Of studious and sedentary habits. have been
eminence. TO the puniic speaker the practice
| OF the fencing room has been found to impart
| no other exercise. For, while the use OF the
foil and the breads word diffuses ease. elegance.
grace al over e5 the sOdy and pss,.
ance OF intellectual viGor. IL teaches in
valuable lessons Of patience and sell.
the temper 'rerhaps there ia no exercise
whateye!.' says Mr.. Roland Theory and prac-
purposes tdoyelopng and cultivating bodily
| strength and activity then fencing. Riding.
Usehins the nr nre rs ali ~ them ceEiany
| highly beneficial: but, beyond all question.
there ia no single exercise which combines so
many advantages as fencing. BY II the mus
Giles Of every part OF tho body are brought into
| play; it expands the chest aud occasions an
cnlating fluids through the whole system.
| More than one case has fallen under the au-
the lungs and tendency to consum ptlon have
been entirely removed by occasional practice
The will travels through q nerve to a muscle
at the ratio OF about seventy iect in second.
muscle cannot move Il IL rate OF speed the
and exert II volition al i'm pulse uron an arm. for
instance. much quicker. therefore. than We
can obey the command and move the limb. In
fencing, and. indeed. to u lass extent. in all
athletic contests. those who can form a correct
can car" send v The viii througS tier nerves with
the greatest rapidity. and whose muscles obey
their behests with most pTomptitude and
lind and body for the battles OF life, and that
things being equal, the best fencer or ball
player will carry Off the most prizes when no
contends for scholarly. professional. or busi-
Mere physical exercise cannot OF itself pre-
pare man for any higher position 10 the
md a drawer OF water for him who knows
how to use his brain. Those who spend their
high estate. do 50 In spits Of their muscles.
IN. brain asserts its superiority and muscu-
larity is relegated to the background. Lifting
heavy weights, following plough. or breaking
stone. does not develop he bra such occu-
nUni en hpf te and increase TIER ,
scholar does not expect to make his mark in
the world by his muscular power; II is his
cient to keep them in "a healthy state OF
were and this they get in the daily routine OF
normal lille without any special means being
Think that a daily walk Of three or four
miles in the open air at the rate OF about three
miles an hour with such swinging Of the arms
gait OF man. is su nicient. II this is taken on a
gymnasium track. or In an enclosed and arti-
good effects. hut will still serve the purpose OF
promoting that metamorphosis OF muscular
tissue that removal OF old substance and the
common with all tho other structures Of the
body. requires for its well-beinR.
But the man who uses up his nerve force in
producing muscular contractions runs tho
risk OF not having enough Tor the other re-
Quirements OF the system. In such circum-
stances a condition exists which may be well
represented by the smile OF the man who has
smith. We will say. some to a printer some to
miller. some TO man wh9 has an office
versmith uses up more steam power than his
due proportion all the Others suffer. The
pm printer . s%npot print his 9O0fs or the
tors refuse 10 bulge. SO 1t is with
man; Excessive use of nerve force in
one direction causes imperfect action in other
organs; the heart beats feehly and irregularly,
the gastric Juice not being secretcd in sui
giving an undue amount OF nerve force to the
muscles. has not enough Tor Its higher funa-
athletic exercises the main object OF their
lives arc rarely. 4 ever, noted for great intel
,ectusl power. The nneients recoGnized this
Bible. and Hercules. the athlete OF profane
history; were poor. simple; minded fellows.
aminhle men. men. not women: all women
snoult he amiable deficient in mental vlgor.
the muscles are exercised beyond the point To
which they IRE accustomed. sensation OF
ssnd even painful n tho exertion lie Continued.
Make the experiment OF trying to hold out
your arm at right angle to the hodT. Ter five
self TO this effort you will obtain n very clear
idea OF muscular fatigue. In such an action
the deltold muscle. which forms the rotundity
OF the shoulder is the one mainly brought
into use. and It is right here that the
pain is chiefly felt Now, what Ia the cause
of this pain2 Ii is the direct result OF the con-
traction OF the muscular nhresY In word, is
muscular fatigue produced solely by muscular
contraction. or is there some other factor act
ing as causative AGENT II solely and i'm
medtately due 10 the action OF the muscles
why do We not always feel II when We have OK
erriSed them To al extreme degree Recent
INVESTIGATIONS go to show that there is another
cause, and that H. that the muscles. In con-
tracing. suffer. as We have seen a certain |
amount OF destruction; lower grades OF sub
stances result. and some OF these are poison
GUS. and. acting upon the muscles before the |
blood has time to carry them 10 thR excFstory |
organs Of the body, exercise u poisonous effstt |
ana give rise to that sense OF painful fatigue |
which We nll know so we'll
such poisonous substances are produced In |
the life course OF every person through the |
action OF the several organs OF the body. and IN
not promptly removed from the system lead !
70 the development Of one or more OF those |
diseases caused Dy auto-iniectiAn which have |
lust begun TO he studied. and which are Of |
such surprising interest TO the physIc,an |
Now. IL Is scaTcelY n matter Tor doubt that |
when muscular exercise is carried ON with |
disgust. or At least without Pleasure these |
poisonous agents are formed In great auun-
dance and removed With loss celebrity than when
the mind cooDeTatss with N o 10 Is 10 give zest !
and interest to tho work, fine convict labor