The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-02

many ills. The first attempts were pure experiments, but the results soon show ed that the experiment was to be a great success. Simple movements of
 the little arms and legs constituted the
 first weeks of training. The effect was
 noticed from the first. Not only did the infant grow in strength in his arms and
 legs, but his general health improved. The work tonsd up h s system and seem-
 ed to stimulate growth in every part of his body
 Light massage and easy movements
 were introduced for the body muscles, and the child was taught to hold his
 head up by the muscles of the neck. Friends of Prof. Stagg were often start led to see the professor roll his son about and gather him up by the clothing with out supporting his head. There was no shirlling on the part of A. A., IT,, either. Instead of fretting and chafiing under the rugged treatment, he crowed and smiled and exhibited a decided taste for the work. Football methods were to his liking, and he thrived on thorough exercise. His health improved, and has been perfect ever since. The fretful, whimpering babe of four weeks became the spirited, buoyant child, full of ac- tivity, when eight weeks of age. The change is largely attributed by his par- ents to the regular exercises given him.
 The progress since has been steady and consistent, and the child at seven months old is the picture of health and robust happiness. He Is what Coach Stagg calls good trainer" Regularly three times a day he takes his exercise under the tutelage of his father. At other times he acts like other babies. He is good sleeper and keeps excel lent hours. Only when he dissipates by missing his regular exercise does the youngster show symptoms of being out of humor
 A few weeks ago Prof. Stagg left the city for few days, and in his absence Alonzo, Jr., did not get the thorough course of training usually administered by his father. The result was noticed in his fretful disposition and inability to sleep soundly. As soon as his father resumed training him the child assum- ed h's normal, even temperament. In his training, Prof. Stagg has taught his son a number of tricks, some of which are worth the price of admission to football game to witness. Since he was two months old the child has been toss ed about in a rough-and-tumble fashion on soft couch. His tumbling feats consist of head stands. somersaults, and followers, helped, of course, by strong hand.
 The early exercise of his leg muscles gave him the movements for walking and when three months old he would toddle across the floor, supported by guiding hands, which did not allow him to bear his weight on his feet. His next feat was to raise himself from q sitting posture to stand on his feet. This he has been doing now for month and shows the remarkable strength of his leg muscles. Many a grown person would find it difficult to raise his weight by using simply the leg muscles. yet this prodigy does 1t, not once. but three or four times, without stopping, and then does not seem to tire.
 Stagg has coached his infant to arch his back like the wrestler. thus bring ing into use the back muscles, and has made him use his abdominal muscles by raising the weight of the body from a horizontal to vertical position with out using the arms. But one of the i,,t ~ VI, ,,l