The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
ATHLETICS ANo Tns MIND.

ATHLETICS AND The MIND.
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IL :st,,ci we.i; Z w. e. .I&e the
a>csA> = i"r >p,ri, in some form Tor
granted. out In Anerica Tie biect oil
athletics Is discussed with a serious.
ness which hardly obtains inthis eoun.
try DR.. Conant, OF Boston, In very
suggestive articlein the Boston Medical
ana Surgical Journal. pleads earnestly
NSr the general acceptance % athletics,
net as marcs,e':; NJ pa~ti,ne, but as
part OF the svSteus ~ education which
the univrrs ties supply. There can be
no question tina: while the ''sit-still.
systrmos education has done much
harm to children, free muscular activi.
ty has been conducive to- brain develop
men'. partly. proiabl by supplying
IT with more healthy blood. but partly.
a.>o hy The cerebral activity involved,
the muscle and ~. nerve be;ng, in
fact. butstsyo parts uf one machine.
Much sas one NIGH, ilnngi.e that
carstully-2lantnelg..'nnasinmrxercises
con'd be- arr;s'Gca "a G;scftiie exercise
re1"'rcds the f1v,na:,>ii::n .lsA..s not
seem popular piacs: nor does DIR.
Conant seem to- THINK much of il as q
means of ch,ca.i..,,. As usually ar
r"naHi it is nn !c~ s....r. nni sn lacks
tna: .r-.;t ->> alta; ir5.,, air: and it
t1;cl;S ,i,. .tinal,,;i,: niicncs. us ont
annrS> :,or'>. amt especially =; games.
Nevertheless gyn,na>t;c>..a lthnnrl, not
:he ms. useful form nf exercise, are
Of great advantage AS Il training for a
crey or team.
II. h"wr-e:. says DR.. Conant, there is
to De Ray astca L at regular and sys-
,..na:i. 'itvc'.. nrn: not only Of the
-; h.'; ~: -. mental faculties as
vail. t,n. ,ir,: awe i'll order to get the
Il ;r!,"- ,r.",d I. ~ >,..i, training, n GER
=. n :,'",'n: "f >,ia,uin> IN the work TO
" lone. :!le >i;,n,ri,'S ari. ing from com
p" :;'n a;a from l"i'';ic appreciation.
lg :: f,",t',a'i he 49, THAT there
i. :, car .',.~..'i, r;s!5 IT injfry in the
.'nn,r. .c.M:, - men " lo hnvc not
'e.-., r;l.; M, ,r;,;,..s; in thcSport at
>h.a,. Wha; :. vantel is some con-
40 ,.:;.t. -: -nn,-vi>inn over the
,e:.v.r,. .,.'has hes Shall he in con.
:; tiit.n i".t::& ,.f PHYSICAL and mental
l.. 49,,
=: wnich i .-iv"n OF the in nries
rrs.-;v,.ti H.. IL, l,arynri men during
Il" ';.~, four S"a..'.r, shows a consid-
..~.,:.. nn,r,.,r = accidents. Int con-,
,nr,. i.'r;v fcw ~ p. serious nature, and
L a.,
:, ,,'.r--i.,.. ...l;.->" rather han the
-. =. " :. Ans. n wing thut til.
J.. r.,.,.en a..r :r.. Fcr the least
=. - Il, ~, -. :: ,..r.. .rr"uS no doubt
Ma; ,,A mr. j. o',. o. i,,t best lncaps
- developing Il .nan in an all-round
va: nut both i'll regard to il anu
'.ira c'<Ssathlctics much Of the benefit
arise. from the individual training or
coaching" given IL each man.
We come round. then. to the old point
,,.at athletics should be looked on as
p..rt az NE education Of that inseparaA
nc. ne,irt,-niuScular arrangement OF
which man is principally made up, and
~ the activity IF which NIL expression
..s ci;!,er intellect OF emotion is due.
In ,,n: ..,iuring the further bearing OF
tl,i. question the influence which an
alhr.;r ~, mig has upon man after
~ ;;,. iee: ,.,:iv.:.' must not he lost
$50: IF. Many E,an feels that his
>:;,c. ; - after f. is largely due to
,i,.exc. i.v;.i .. n,l;;un ~ his mind and
ln,y 'rengit about by the athletics
when .!c 1Hc; iced when in college.
rhi. athletic training never entirely
leaves him IN. after life. and although
h: nav &c mnch occupied i'll other
w"ys. Ee still kn,is opportunity Tor in
,iulr;nm in some to,,n ~ athletic work
wh:cl, Keep i'm physicallya healthy
l.,,.n ar, mentally n bright one.-Brit'
;sh Medical journal.
\arolron'> Entrance INTO tho Army.
He rassc,, with, no distinction, being
forty second IN rank. hut above his
rosm-;r,i". who was fifty-sixth. His
appointment. therefore, was due to an
entire absence Of rivalry. the young
nobility having no prediction for tho
arduous duties Of artillery service. He
was eligible merely because he had
passed the legal age. and had given
evidence of sufficient acquisitions; In
his certificate he was characterized as
reserved and Studious preferring
study tosany kind Of amusement, de.
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