Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-16

toned In this connection ceup1e Of
weeks ago. and then talked as II he
might be willing to run. Now his
friends think II a good time to act.
Judge Hanecy's friends have been
claiming for him the Endorsement Of
the Thlrty.second and Thirty.fourth
Wards In "mass meetings" held the
night Of the annual club elections.
There IL In these wards growing dis
like for the representation that they
have indorsed anybody.
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Not so long ago the adult organism
was alone considered by biologists wor.
thy Of study, as being perfected and
mature. Miniature forms Of life were
looked upon rs incomplete and this in
completeness was regarded as bar to
their scientific study. But broader
view Of the many stages through which
all animals pass In their development
brought out the fact that the adult
stage In only ono out Of many-it Is
merely the final term Of n series Of
stages. From this broader and more
philosophical standpoint have arisen
studies such rs those described In the
Forum. under the title physical
Growth Periods and Appropriate Exer.
clses." The writer points out that oil
parts Of the child's body do not grow
ut one ana the same time. For exam.
pie, 1.-THE muscles Of the upper arm are
ripe and ready for training ut least
year and half before the muscles Of
the fingers" ana so on with other
groups Of muscles. He then notes the
| obvious cOrOllary that In the school
child We should be careful to train
those groups Of muscles In their proper
order Of development. lie also oh.
serves that there are two critical Pc
RODS Of school life. one between the
ages OF ~ and 81 years. when the &C.
ton Of the heart Is inefficient. and the
other between the ages Of !? and IA,
when physical growth " most rapid
and the child Ia subject to morbid
mental emotion" The writer next
goes on to point out those physical ex.
ercises which are most appropriate to
the different ages. Between 0 and O.
rope.J jumping should be prohibited ON
account OF the liability 10 heart dam.
age--which Professor Christopher Of
the Chicago Board of Education finds
to be common between these ages. But
exercises Of skill, Of "tactlcs and calls.
themes, are Of great value" Between
the ages Of 0 and IL there should be
exercises that tend to the acquisition
Of well.poised carriage and graceful
walk" for the muscles are ripe and
ready for training. The kind Of exer.
else between the ages Of II and 20
should be for the purpose Of "inciting
strong activity Of heart and lungs"
Between 20 ana 30 severe exercises Of
endurance. such rs boat racing. are an
prOpriate. but calisthenics are no
longer OF value, though they again be.
come useful between the ages Of 10 and
90! Tho paper Is thoughtful ono and
the writer's recommendation are q
careful application OF the latest results
Of anatomy and physiology to the ply.
steal needs Of the child ana youth.
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| The Berlin Tageblatt recently print
ed dispatch from 81. Petersburg set
ting forth that Russia has planned two
railway lines through Persia. The first
! will run southwark from Merv. In Tur.
kestan, a station on the line Of the
Transcaspian road. An extension from
Merv has already been built to Kushk,
$50 miles south. and across the border
Of Afghanistan. This IL being I'D
vanced to Herat, capital OF Afghanis.
tan. and concessions have been secured
from the Persian government for an ex-
tension southwest to the Persian Gulf.
The second project Ii for line run
ming southeast from the Caucasus to
Erivan ana thence to Teheran ana Is
pahan. The enterprise Of Russia In
pushing forward these lines Is not in
spired simply by commercial consider
atiOns. The main object Is TO have an
Independent military route TO the In
dian Ocean. and these lines once con-
structed 1t will be able to push troops
rapidly forward from the Black and
Caspian Seas. With the completion of
the great Transsiberian line Russia In
the future Is likely to become the dOmi.
mating power In Asia.
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That female college movement to
make Saturn the planet Of love instead
OF Venus Ia all right Saturn reDresenta