The age-herald., 1897-09-19
Business Men Trained Into Good
 Condition.
ROUTINE AT INSTITUTION
Rigorous Discipline Maietained But Everyone Feels Better For It--Exercise Rebuds
 Body and Restores Health.
From the sanFrancisco Argonaut.


 til he voluntarily relinquished the title, was the champion wrestler of the world. MT. Muldoon has been in training for something like thirty years. and as he is a man of uncommon intelligence, 1t is to be supposed that he has a pretty good idea of the effect of training on men. He holds that the physical training of a man is a better thing for him in al- most any contingency than, anything e,se that can be done for him. At White Plains, N. T., some six or seven years ago, he opened an institution where men could be trained in good physical condition.
 All business men and club men know of the immense numbers of young and mtddle?aged men who merely exist be- cause they are entirely out of condi- tion-this one being too fat, that one too thin, and another one much too ner- vous. These persons do not count them selves sick men, but they acknowledge to themselves now and again that they are far from well. On such occasions they consult g. doctor, who tells them to ease up on whatever appears to be ng the most damage-this one not to work so hard, that one not to drink too hard, and so on-and then he gives to each of his patients tonic. Some improve, but most of them do not If such as these consult MT. Muldoon he gives practical ly the same prescription to all, for he maintains that all a man needs. to get into his normal condition, Is to give him. self good, fair chance. assisting nature in quite simple way, but letting medi- cine go hang.
 Many man has been kept away from Muldoon's because he feared that he would not be able to stand the hard ships of the treatment. As a matter of fact, all of the exercises are regulated by the strength of the weakest of the patients The walks are never longer than four miles altogether; the rides never extend beyond twelve miles; no one need box who does not care for 1t, and the ball tossing is pleasant and exhilarating game which Is much en- Joyed by those who participate in it, Any man under 65 can go through the course at Muldoons without any suffer- ing.
 When man goes to Muldoon's he Is given to understand that he must live up to the rules of the establishment and obey all orders without question. h. deed. a, man once under Biuldoon's care IS very much in the same situation as an enlisted man in the army, and the dis- cipllne is quite army like in it's cfarac- ter. One cardinal rule is old and un- original, for tt reads: Early to bed and early to rise." Lights are out at 9:30 in the evening and the signal for getting up is never much later than 5:30.
 The first thing in the morning is to put on exercising clothes-trunlxs, a sweater and ruhber-soled shoes. Then all of the patients go win MT. Muldoon to a large room and for forty to sixty minutes they pass balls from one to the other Thesa balls are leather spheres, varying in diameter from six TO thirty inches and in weight frcrn a quarter of a pound 10 ten pounds. A man does not know whether he is to receive a heavy or Night ball, a large or small one. He needs, therefore. to keep very alert, and the game gives him activity of both mind and body, training the eye as we'll as the muscles. Thc exercise warns up all of the players and they sweat like good fellows and the fat ones fairly lard the floor as they skip about receiving and delivering the balls
 As soon as this Is over each man puts on a heavy flannel gown and they all go to a room where a glass of hot water is given to each one. This Is the only drink before breawfast, and 1t quenches the thirst in a very satisfactory manner. From this hot water room the men are hurried into the bath, and each gets cold shower and each rubs himself off under the eye of MT. Muldoon. All ehas is done as quickly as possible. so that no one will take cold. After the ba.h, the 1 1,~a-r sfrsr hraa irfart uyl,,ah ;e -a,x,aa at quarter before B. Breakfast is plain but hearty meal-fruit chops, bread, butter and coffee, gea or milk. No water is served at any of the meals, and there Is a rule that water must not be drunk except an hour before and an hour after eating. After a good deal of active exercise and after getting on the outside of two or three substantial chops, desire to drink water comes inevitably. When a meal has been finished three quarters of an hour or so, there is pretty general consultation of watches and when the alour is up. every mothers son of them goes to the well for a drink of water. No ice water is served at MT. Muldoons.
 An hour and @ half after breakfast the party goes for a horseback ride or for walk. These rides and walks differ from others only in the pace. The walk Is not stroll, but a good brisk step- ping ahead-three and a half miles to the hour. The ride is also brisk-a trot of a mile and walk of a quarter of a mile. Ascending steep hills the party dlsmounts, and. each man leading his horse, they walk to ths summit This is good for both man and beast Mr. Muldoon's horses, as a rule are very fair saddle animals and very we'll train ed.
 When the party returns from the morning outing a salt water shower bath is taken, and again rub-down When dry clothes have been put on it is almost time for dinner, which in the summer, and when the weather permits, is served on the lawn by the vivacious Leonie-the only woman in the estab- 1ishn-nt Dinner iS n1so a eirxauin y,, ao