Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-03-20
FOR BRAIN-WORkERS.
Excesses and Relaxation Are Necessary
Hpalth

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A correspondent gives the following
astonishing and overwhelming facts
concerning the inroads death has re
gently made in the ranks of the schol
sstic hierarchy of Yale: Palmer, salu
tatorian of the class Of 1892, died three
months before the class was graduated;
Cox, of 1891, graduated second In lis
class, died last year; Thatcher, Of the
same class, graduated with philoso PHI
ical rank, died the month after
graduation; Bennett, class of SO, with
the same rank, died last year; Hunt,
salutatorian of the class of 'S6, Jied
in the autumn of 1893; Carr of "a,
graduated with high Grafton rank, died
in 1888; Kellogg, salutatcrian of the
class of IS, died the same year; Loom
Is and Lewis, of the same class, grad
uated with high Grafton honors, died
in 1854 and 1887, respectively; Prof
Mclaughlin, of the same class, grad
uated with honor, died in 1885,, Jonn
son, valedictorian, of 'S2, died in 1926;
Whitney, late instructor of English OF
the same class, died in 1892.
This correspondent shows that most
of these persons had not very strong
constitutions, and that "the want of vi
tality was unquesiionably aggravated
by neglect to husband what they had
His contention is that athletics are pur.
sued IRA tionally, that some OF the stu
dents carry them too far, and that intel.
lectual men who most need it neglect
exercise almost entirely.
Our testimony ought to be worth
something on the subject of athletics
We owe the fact of existence primarily
to exercise, and that of all sorts-erti
fetal, such as clubs, chest-weights. eX'
ercise with apparatus, lung inhalation
saving wood and pedostrianism. Com
petitive games involving grea, excite
ment and stain we believe wholly un
philosophical for students and profes
sional men. Like ice cold baths, these
who enjoy them do so at the expense o.
vitality, watch for time they may not
feel, but the majority initiating then
would soon break down. TOO much ex
ercise is pernicious, exhausting nerve
force, reacting unfavorably upon Thu
intellect. Too little exercise, accompa
MED as it often is by an excessive ape
lite, lays the foundation for all forms
of chronic disease and renders the sys
ten susceptible to acute attacks.
ANY person who observes the follow
ing rules, which are entirely removed
from extremes, will never injure him
self by intellectual work: To do III
hard intellectual work for half in hou
before eating or for half an hour ate
eating. If compelled to break this rail-
in an emergency, eat but little. II
take an average of ten minutes relax
alton rs often as once in an hour and /;
half. To take two walks day, or al
equivalent thereof in the open air, of al
hour each, or one Of two hours, and t.
take vigorous exercise of the arms pnt
chest fcr 20 minutes some time during
the day.
1t will be seen that this exercls
requires only about THREE hours. |
person cannot command thi
time on any particular day, lie
him take n full half day in th
open air tne next day. But when, Say
some plodder, can do my work? lor
have only allowed me six or eight hour
a day for study and recreation. Yo'
mistake. If you are student in col
lege, allow three hours Tor recreation
six for study, three for exercise, tln c
for meals and relaxation, and you still
have nine hours for sleep. If you are
professional man, you ran do MGR
work in six hours with your health pei
feet than you can, upon the average, il
nine without It, N. Y. Post.