Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05
HEALTH In
THE DANCE

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THE DANCE.
"Mcdiolna Fymnnatica has In all ages
Justly been OF great esteem In the cure
uf chrunicul diseases ana atlll cDntin-
uca lts reputation aa IT, usefulness IL
confirmed by daily experience" 80
wrote that Ingenious musical apothc-
cary Richard Browne. more than
century and q half ago. These meth
uda. however. died out soon after his
time, 90 be revived In a modified form
ln our days. hut, as a matter OF fact.
iirowne here refers 20 one particular
form OF physical uxerciae-dnncing IL
~ 10 the goddess Tcrpaichorc that this
disciple of d,aoulapiuH bends his knee
and asks Tor assistance. Dancing was
to be a powerful auxiliary In the cure
% disease and the maintenance OF good
ana iusty health.
This was by no means now idea.
A. Browne states. dancing had been
advocated In the earliest ages FOR the
cure ~ diseases. Lycurgun had brought
back to Lnccdwmpnia notions of medlco
religious dances from India and Egypt.
and, adapting these customs 20 his rul-
Ing idea. enacted that the spartan
youth should be brought up 60 dance
symmctrlcally and gracefully, even In
heavy nrmor. Thus be- contrlvcd 20
combine martial training with n phys
I ical cNcrcisF which was 20 make the
/ young mon agile and graceful. confer
/ ring on them great physiological bene-
I nts. In the rival state We ma Socrates
commanding dancing, with view 70
educating the mind and body No. too'
[ looking on dancing as "a health giving
Z exercise. In primitive medicine We hnd
[ dancing taking a no mean part IN tue
occult practicen. We may htlli see u
| working wonders In many a savage
| land. the dancing being performed now
| by the patient. nov BY the medicine
man. according 60 the more or less Ok
act notions Of scientific truth existing
In the region.
Dancing was. and II. used ohieny az
a means o. cSpellinK devils ANA evil
spirits, OF, as We now more accurately
put II. nn a means OF "accclcfating tho
elimination Of cftcts and dclctcrioua Sc
crvtionH Ia the velacla aud tissues by
/ Psychological action" These notions
are not new. even with ~. Richard
Mulcnatcr, celebrated hchoolmanter
under Queen Elizabeth. recommended
that dancing should he taught a. n
branch Of physical training. resulting
/ In the Improvement OF polite carriage
/ ana department and a means OF keep
lng the bodies OF young children In a
/ healthy condition.
hut what has happened since Richard
/ Brownies dayuf rhe hours OF snitatory
enjoyment have been reccding steadily.
until surely wo must have at last ar
/ rived az the furtheat extremity. or
otherwise We shall soon be beginning TO
dance BY daylight again. OF course IL
/ II no uro railing against fashion. New
l crthcleta, we cannot help acknowledge
/ ing that Richard browne was subatan-
/ TALLY right Ia his protest.
These old world physicians we're the
/ friends Of carpet dances" and what
arc HomotlmeH called bread and butter
| balls" lie goes as far as the most en-.
/ thuslaatic could desire, II believe, In.
/ deed. that Co dance an hour or more at
q convenient time after any meal. ae-
cordlng as we mud ourHelyen IN "a ca
pacity, would be most beneficial" 80
here we have strong support for our
practice OF getting up ifnpromptu Gin.
/ deroila dances on the occasion OF a
/ friendly dinner or evening marty.
Exercise Of any Kind ia always good.
and dancing. bringing "A il does most
muscica into piay. may safely be- ar.
/ knowlcdgod. II not a specino for tho