The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-30

it would were II not that the veins are Of
such nature that, were tho blood with
drawn from them forcibly, they would
tend TO collapse--that Is, draw together
like any soft tube from which the air or
water has been exhausted by suction. But
nature has supplied the necessary force In
a more economical way, for while we are
walking, running, working, playing or ex-
ercising in any manner, she Ia doing this
very thing--forclng the blood through the
veins and back to the heart. This Is the
way II Is done, 80 these same psychologists
tell u.s. The moment 10 contracts-thAt Is
what your bicep muscle does when you
want somebody TO feel your muscle--the
blood Is forced out Of 1t and on toward the
heart
Both muscular and mental action result
in breaking down Of the tissue Of the
body, somewhat, take 1t, like the carbons
of an electric lamp. You have noticed how
rapidly the arc lamps consume the carbon
when the current Is turned on. Well, when
the vital force Is sent into the muscle that
makes it contract, the muscular 1bers are
destroyed In much the same manner. Now,
II you double the current on light, the
probabilities are that 1t would consume the
carbons much faster, and when you per-
form such feats as lifting 1000 pounds
you can depend upon 1t you will break
down tissue or muscle fiber a great deal
faster than you can build IL up Man is
self repairing, and TO be strong and healthy
he must allow nature to keep up repairs
To aid nature, use less tobacco and stim-
ulants Tobacco and stimulating liquors
are TO man like tho shade of a mammoth
tree in cornheld Is to the growing corn
beneath its spreading branches. Therefore
j say shun the sun less, breathe moro fresh
air, eat regularly only such food as may
agreo with you and never eat too much.
The proper way 10 develop muscular tissue
Is by means of numerous light exercises
that force much blood through the muscles
without breaking down much tissue.
Very light exercises do not contract the
muscles sufficiently to cause complete
changing Of the blood In them, hence 1t is
necessary TO obtain some resistance to your
efforts unless you want to use more Will
power than is necessary or advisable.
Again, If you want symmetrical develop
ment, IL Is necessary TO have some system
which will exercise all the muscles alike.
Any system Of daily exercise that actively
engages all the muscles of the body to the
extent of keeping up an active and con-
slant circulation OF tho blood through
them without exerting them to the point
of exhaustion will rapidly bring about
complete development, provided your con-
ditions of life otherwise are favorable.
Oxygen, that part of the air which gives
life TO the body, is rapidly changed into
carbonic acid gas by entering our lungs,
and air once breathed or IL long confined or
vitiated in other ways contains very little
of it, SO that the man who wants to grow
strong must first get where he can breathe
fresh air and then must be able TO breathe
It.
Fresh air II one condition favorable to
gaining strength Sunlight Is another ele-
ment Of life. Court it. FoGd that contains
impurities taxes the system to rid itself
of them Improper food fails 20 digest or
nourish. Food too hard to digest fails to
nourish In time. Food too easy 10 digest
tends TO fatten. Stimulants are a delusion
and snare They cvertax the internal or
gans beyond their natural capacity, and
the result is weakness, not strength. You
seldom see weak man that is drunkard.
Only the Gtrong man can stand It, Too
much brain work is "A serious cause of dys-
pepsia by drawing the blood away from
the stomach and other digestive organs.
Plenty of sleep Is good thing, for then
through the work Of the day. BY vital
force 1 mean that infinite spark we call
life, that something that leaves US when
dead cold and still, but in form and
feature unchanged. What is it and whence
it comes mortal man may never know.
Further than that, 1t is the gift of the
Creator. Men are not rs strong now as
they were n hundred years ago This Is
due largely to the way they live. The
present Is locomotive age. Every one
wants to get money and get ii in hurry
too. Consequently health is a minor con-
sderation nowadays in the mad race for
wealth. Men think of money, sleeping,
walking, and even eating. The result is,
first, that the mind is overworked, and
naturally the body fails. People cannot
rob themselves of sleep, bolt down food
against time and violate every law of ma
ture and expect 20 be healthy and strong.
Nature is jealous mistress and demands
her just dues Men who wish TO become
strong must rigidly follow the example of
their good old ancestors-eat, drink, work
and play, as they did, earnestly and hon
estly. Get your full share of sleep, exer-
else and rest Do not give all your
thoughts and devote all your energies
to business and the accumulation of
wealth. Above all things, do not steal
time from sleep and then brace up on
cortiials or liquors of any kind to enabic
you TO get through your days work, ply
sical or mental.
How, then In the name of goodness, can
men be strong when they follow such prac-
tices? Their ancestors, whether they were
native born Americans, Irishmen, English
men, Germans, Norwegians, Swedcs or
what not, did not do it, and consequently
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