The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-24
ATHLETICS an, TH: M,Np.

~S''SS AND THS MIND.
"a w. 'es;r s. ~. Fro.h.'s .a,i
N'Ms sssr 800. rairss.:.
IL a:t,,cl wc;; L ars e. .aSe the
ascSss.s- i"r >p,ri, in >o,ns. form for
gfSnt.d. out In Aaerica tile subject oil
atniet1cs i, discussed with q serious.
mesa which hardly obtains inthis coun.
try, DR.. Conant, OF Boston, In very
suggestive articlein the Boston Medical
ana Surgical Journal. pleads earnestly
tar the general acceptance % athletics,
net as mSrcS,e':s NJ pa~tin,e, bnt as
part OF the svStem ~ education which
the univrrs ties supply. There can be
no question thai while the .'sit-still-
syst"m"os education has done much
harm To children, free muscular activi.
ty has been conducive to- brain develop
men'. partly. probably, by supplying
1t with more healthy blood. hut partly.
;i!so. lay The cerebral activity involved,
the muscle and ~" nerve be;ng, in
fact. butetsyo. parts nf one machine.
Much saS one might ilnngi.:e that
carrfully-plantselg. ,,,nasin ercises
could be- arr,rgca 20 s;seithe exercise
re1n'rcds the f1v'na:.>is::n .lss.s not
seem a popular place: nor does DIR.
Conant seem To- think mnch of it rs q
means IF rh,ca.i.,,. As usually ar
r:n.cfj it is nn -; ,:...r. ani sn lacks
t',a rr-.;it ->> at:,; irs.,:, air: and it
;I:cl;> ,,,. ,tiin.lu,ii,. .u!ucnce ~ ont
'tnnr{ sorts. AMI especially ~ games
Nevertheless gyn,na>t;c>.. ltl,nnrl, not
:}e m',~. useful form of exercise, are
Of great advantage As training for a
c:ew or team.
II. however. sa:S DR.. Conant, there is
IN bc Rny attc'n I, at regular and syS-
IL. 'ityc'..,o.p:. not only Of the
-, h"; ~: -. mental faculties as
vail s;n' iir>: '.::vc. i'll order to ges the
Il :.'a"-; y.",d I. "a >-l.h training, q GER
=. n IN: "f >'ia,uin> IN the work to
" lone. HE 81 i,n,ii,;S arising from com
~ ;;''n ard from ri''ic appreciation.
e:.Da;,'lg :: f,",t i,a' H.. ~" fsat there
i. c,.r- ..''~''i.' r,sz IT Injury in the
y'hnr. .r.M.:, :, men " lio hmye not
n..-., cay IN 'r;,;,...i in tFc'sport at
N'..r' Wia; :. vaat~l is some con-
~ - -; supervision over the
.,..v,r,. -.,'ha i,-., Shall he 10 con.
:, ia l".t,,& .f PHYSICAL and mental
T.. go.
-: whici i ..v"n of the Injuries
rr.,;vrt H.: tie l,arrur:i men during
IL. .;.~, four S"a..'.r, shows a consid-
~,-.:,. nn,r;.~r = accidents. Int con-.
pr. ,.r;v frw Of, serious nature, and
;:.,.-.. :,ul.. !. ~ !.av.' occurred chiefly
=: ..:v ANS. IN wing ,hut the
j.. r.,'',.a., as., "r.. tcr the least
=. =. ~ ~, -. : ,,'.r.. :,'"'uS no danbt
Ma; ;.,A mr. i on nr ne best means
- developing Il :nan in an all-round
va: hut both in regard to it and
iract<|r.a thlctics much Of the benefit
arise. from the individual training or
coaching" given t. each man.
We, come round. then. to the old point
Cha, athletics should be looked on as
p.rt az NE education Of that inseparaa
nc neuro-nluScular arrangement OF
wh;cll man is principally made up, and
Il, the activity IF whicl, allexprcssior
..s ci;,cr intellect. or emotion is due.
In c,.,: .,irring the further bearing OF
tl,i. question The influence which. ar
a,;,ir.r ~, mig lt;'> upon man after
w. ;.a, its; ..,::v.:. must not he los,
s::..n: If. Many ran feels that his
,:;,c. - after f. is largely due &c
til. exc.l.v .. nliiion ~ his mind and
boz '.rteuri,. about by the athletic:
y hicn !yr ..ac; iced when in college
vh. athletic training never entirely
leaves him IN. after life. and althougF
h: nav 'c I.nch occupied in Other
w"ys. lie still fnis opportunity FOR in
,iulr;lr in some to,n az athletic worl
whcl, Ieer, I'm physicallya healthy
r,un az. nleu.a!ly 4 bright one.-Brit
;sh Mcdical journal.