Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-19
DEEDS OF STRONG
Ancients Not So puu.,,.,
MOderns.
SAhSoN's FFATs EASY sOs,.
SO Far as Records Can n.
They Show Tint n. ~ Aailsu.
Are World Iisa,,, y ~

Ia a.
person., '@v WAS, was dcsensraiius 4 I, Y
pei9onai strength and artlr,, = r.
sne'en.a were physically stron,,. 4
~ ~" VI niouefn times In se.re s,. ..t
a,c any 1Vvlas OF athletes Of aaei,,,
W. nave been enabled 4 u, =
sulipa,lsoh between the stro,.
',a' time ana those OF ia n,
which, think. shows conclr,i.
present generation are hr W "a
authenticated record We On
ancient
Inc Idea that the human -.
Is degeneratlng is a bon,,,'"i'
founded on Ignorance N ~. z
most undenlable fartv M ~ palifl
are falling an H. ine lde Ia
Thara "a SIZE is inlisis
a'e suou grounds for dona..
any man OF former times ov.r
feat OF strength beyond IN. rl1
strongest man OF tha ps'et
popular estimate, "ssea' la
ono, ro,.in- samson lths =
many WIN +ht,,,. p'ee ftfoag Il,
ciai,y w." 'H,ih u sacriiegs d ~
v lam 10 De the strongest man 4.
lived. Yet, what feat is ra.o,s1 y
that has any undoubted a'''a Z
measure of stre,r,h9 ~ 'ils
lion with HE b.nSa ~ hilet
Win bis -. HD roiyaamus ,i,I
a,,s a., n'nus nuge and O.,
auu 81 uiu hlehard Occur DC Llm,
ing to history. Samson h,o,.
various Kinds. How strunr ~
breaking ropes and chains -
proofs of strength. Ia r,u. la'
with the iawbone =, ~ Aiiiea ~
a man,s sL,ni' III, - an ass To h..
-. -. sNu,i WIN such wospn :.
~ 'eiS great amount Of Strength !,
~ a. iiivu nave KILLED a man via q.
~ ~ p"'e ,lst' II he 1000 mn ~
S Spp 20 MN al once thes ma
~ - sorIg 10y carrying % M
4H uepenueu on their size aa I.
VIZ Strength required. viii.
- ~ sven ny Which We est !,
~ M pbitu Necessary TO Pull ID I.
" k ~ IlIiis'lIes temple OF thelrp.3r
-, ~ VeIeprAted athlete Who ~
60. ~ %, =, was MILO Q. crzss
800 49, 'oMh ~ me south o. tab. 4
~, ~, as w nal nothing recoidei I,
',,.e- - io'i,i any accurate lde,
~ 81. nc was Victor ssr Ia,
s1. ~ iP.c Saines' and among IL n
~, ~. 'Su'ou 20 nm are the fclo7ing
uS eoLu ROUND hls head, DO ea1f :,
A. ~ 'S.li"ing ms breath and avslh, l.
~ ~ teihs VITA MS elbow resiirg {
80 ~ ueneu any one 10 open bis tlsst
s.a'ialus "a On olled quot be islsl
ene 70 push MN on II. The last L
nUuse. ~, me nrst two indetnin
~ " sanuoW OF inc present Day "a
,i i''Iii's a'uuhu tnelr arms, and By ETi
Lueil Hiusoles can burst the chain n
Iu'.n Sohsluer a much harder ni
~ Sian preaKlhg coTd-ihat WI
g pl. pay i0r them ! have sess
~ Ie"S suVer quarter IN Two Va
i an3 ~ any one try 70 40 u ardi'1
itiu out Wnat an enormous poEg
pu nt,, " Deu'i or break II.
nilo was also credited with hi1ly 4
Iieu a iour-year-old heller thforA
oSrauludn OF olympia, Killed i xiiAt4
VI MS nst, ana aiterward ate j. Al
u1y' lnere are several men OF totE
NY crtultea with tine power to III r
WIN rue DioW OF the INST, NOV, uaas
heller was -FOUR times MS own Flti
was no great feat to carry 1t, aud iE1
Tour times MS own weight, then It vi
pusslpie LOT MN 70 nave easea Il ma
even nlloWlhs vide margin ~
an these records, however, SUI ~
ishoraht Of now strong be was, Ias
emperor Maxlminus, who relnst
carry part or the third century, ~
eight teet In height, and Is SAD .
worn one or MS Wites bracelets ~
tor ms thumb. He Is credited Win q
a loaded wagon, splitting young M
ms hands and squeezing 10 potf
hardest stones with the fingers, y
also a very healthy appetite, Tor j
ne could eat forty pounds o. meal ~
hye SALONS and Blk pints OF VINE in il.,
taking the foregoing IS tue leaals
pies OF strong men Of ancient haeA
sufficient TO say that further fan
they were regarded as the strongest n
their time. they have not LEFT On E''4
single feat by which their strength "a
with that OF modern strsll
Coming to more recent times. v
Thomas Topman, an EngllshmAn, W
hiblted about 1910. He was apql' !
10 inches In height, and weigasd 7
neighborhood OF zoo pounds, anu y
strongly built Topman's teals ts
Of real strength. and he is tho 1rsl ls',s
or that could bear comparison wa
lf the present day. Here are w 4
best records Of real strength reoNe1
him: He stood on a platform Fala
Two parallel bars at conrenlfa1 :.
On his right and left, on when 70 ~ }
hands. Below him on lower y,
were three barrels OF water Nslse-'
sether about 1.S9G pounds. ins~
bound together, a chain from mr. y.
through the platform on wniee "
stood, and was attached to oel' w " =,
,ver his neck and,shouiders; be insl 2
no whole by Strengthening bis ~
egs. His other genuine record "a
ng by SELLING with his hands "
which rested stone weighing W VI
1t Is my candid opinion that ihsls y
living at the present time Of gTea.s
itrength than any Milo, Samson q ~
We will now place The folloHlls ~
lgalnst Topman's lift OF ISIS pqsas
his country some twenty yeas ~
,thletes gave their attention 70 w
harness for lifting heavy weights. I. 81
results: Or. ;, W. Wa ,sns s5I.lI
900 pounds, John j. Lueus 'uw4lisr Il
\. A. Butts 2,7ST "a POUNDS, Anl N 4 n
Curtis, at present editor o. tne XXX ~
FINES. $3.50 pounds Wy po ~, II "A