The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13
.CALYES AM ICEPS.,
Dsscu,.ien Of the mystery Of strong Tnin
Men.

ps.cu,.ien Of the ssy,,ery Of strong thin
Men.
To rue Enron or THE Sun Sir: Bull
neck. broad shoulders. salient biceps and
colossal calves are probably Inherited and
acquired evidences Of labOrious life. Primeval
man was likely slender. agile powerful
his muscle almost pure contractile cells.
while labor muscles contain more tendon
aud sheAthins. more fat and connective
tissue. The lean ~ nearer the natural ideal
although this fact escaped the Greek -culptors
Normally lean men have surprisingly soft
muscles. almost like women's, for pure con-
tractile tissue IL quits soft Though IN
practi.ed. such men ran usually chin a pole
with one hand Heavy-mu-rled mel are
The famous Willis Watkins OF Kentucky
" described as lean and lnevy. Watkins
With a harlow knife disenlbow eiled an el.-
phant that trod on his foot In n circus A.
-aultsd by the whole circus force with ten;
pes-. shovels and knives. he WHIPPED them
all. even then not having enough he cried
bring on yah bar- an tagger- Watkins
struck out from the face like "a iHil, landing
With IT," outside 81 hi. open hand i b, aid
this way-the last after wattins'- -l,urth
year Ills doctor said h. had % double breast
bon" ~ hreadth and thickue... and that bis
breast wls one mas ot knife scars tie VA
the hero Of many back wood, humcrlCs aud
was never whipped
AfhtAlfI HNINt lf|l hRINNfAN mlN Wa
possessed ~ al. ul'. -rtp"ut aud up'--uu,
devil worthy ~ TIE peu uf stevenson st
N" least TOUGH in a tight down pu 90" ground
DO would fall pale. cold. apparently parDl-
yl.d with fear The n~s~tilant puc" upon him.
THIS fend wull4 use every unfair choke. tito
and hold Of tho male gorilla Instantly.
the man on top would bp screaming that D..
n nbl'-'pull iue OF, pull ur pf such men
have a psychic character A. distinct 4. their
mu c~ultnrr. for they tc'in am "Iicrop
'u.rYugn inyoiuuunl i0.m d, l"us-.uulu'rsr
past Ncdrly ~ ~ tu,Iu 49," North tur"pe
br1lnes. have dark eyes nad aEtn, ttiyk straight
hair. are almost never hIlu uui seldom gray,
are dulchu-r"Vhrlic. .i'N uu iuytuiuu ~
llyrtin Characteristic. are probably sports.
from the lr.t -'"ltir tn" uuurta!u, Of
tennessee lad k'ftu,kv ~o"u tH cause d
creator frequency Of frt-rn TO tl.is urr than
elzeN hers IN~NuIrrION.
BosIoN. oct II
To ms IutruB 90 THE SuN.Su, Your
correspondent. ! y Learned. " l.. touches
a very interesting subject m which De-" says
VITAL power d, a product invisible, nnd
d tos IL back T. the quality II th" organ
iding cell. thence u the quality u -
which organized th" cell tho blank indi'
eating the unknowu suurc"
Men aye not bora equal la n physical an
mental sense Zach has hI- ,au Inherited
capacity Tor possible development Tai.
capacity depends iu part upon 10" physical
pruuliviu"s and m"uttl pTup~u.ti'- trans.
mitted by las ancestry. somewhat ~ an
average matter but subject t. variations,
ant IN part by tho degree 81 vital tore" cN-
isttut In the organism which drives tU..'
prp,llyiucs aud prupcus.ucs q t.rir icgit-
imht" end
Fine mental propenslucs often accomplish
little because OF deficient vital forces "a
eurrgiTe them Poorer mental prusor~',-
better supported by vitality often win tuo
rae" But the finer propcnsluc- united
With higher vitality max" a." sr'H' u'u
Great Utf SCI muscular pTpClNItir, .TH gene
orally al evidence" ut strength but not ir''.-
stfllv Of activity ~ endurance 4 longer.
less bunchcd and dvs,.r muscular Ig...'Ity
gneA with activity amt endurance and ll-
elmo to think with longevity IN" vitality
behind both mas Doc otthc same degree tut u
wall not make them eguI ~ ia" -lfu" tasks
The mental Irupen-itl"- AMI physical pro-
'chNitl-- give dir",tuu Geo the iuY-t elective
expenditure Ot vital force. ana iudi.lt" thc
TASKS. mental or physical. Ht NhI.h each
organism may become MIDST proficient
\ man may not change the mental ur physi-
cal capacities which D." h4~ Inherited but lew
men work th"s" capacities up O. Their natural
possible g. them IN. reason d. that they
Do not husband thor vitality iut %, best uses
The gluten wastes his lu dlgc.tIug food
which his system does not need and lntcr-
orut"- his own ply steal rbr" \ dtIr1 ,uW
would do ~" sam" except tltt she performs
a tl-s aud yields a result that calls tur the
sIsIluS food Aud relieves her ~ -t"m from
c~loggiug Alcouulir stWu.uUt send. the vital
fnrre ~ -~'ktng every p"-S4bl" outlet. through
"A 80 -" - So W. H''.H NJ. Hfl
propensities and pruclivtl,s IL become
a push ~ AL dir"ctInus Temporarily ~
spncttmr- ~NUttc- h]riIiunry Of intellect
and not hith-ft" un-l-u"cf-d. but seldom
helps along tho trcuMplI ,hu-rt 20 any pra,-
ttcgI task. IT the Inevitable reaction comes
before tho work f. transmit q lu Tangible
form Mental dissipation IT, as bat a. phy-i-
cal ltisa ieak 81 tic vital stsrHgs battery
Whence comes tt,'I force iour core
conservative - lie hEs not yet et-
plored will report later - the evidences
HccuuuIat" Far boz % from ..e t'pusr as
teacher on - oh,curc "a ground but We may
perhaps consider T. Adyautts" tho deduC-
tons Of scientists Who have ~, pt.d much
study o. the subject Ir1m what have
read II thc-n believe tho sulIu 10 Of IN"
question, A. lar a. u can ever b" Understood.
VAL be- found along "a" lines ~ luheuttnCs
from t"mperam"ntl opp'sitcs la 'hr paTcnt-
age. a." higher vitality coming Where the
pronounced puS.tivo~ uu one side Nud their
ariuitivc negatives On tho other Tho breed
cr, - rsrclur-~- ral this condition a nick
tho crossing ~ one -p'. iNl blood Tia" with
another spcUiaI In" al rI- u higher vitality
than the prumisruous crossing ot either II
those special liues with other blood equally
- good Aud 70 - farther found that blood
line, which ntrk"d each uta"r Nly wears ago,
whose iulr-t dies endant- are again crossed
with each other In modern g"u"ratIHu-, again
show moro thon an syerag" t"ii"ncy to
throw out that higher vitality which separates
tae winner from Ia" ruCh
No man can in,rrts" tho natural limit Of
the vitality. pr"p"hstl"' AID pT FtANiLr-
into WHOSE iufIflsnNiI'fi ID" vas tOtI' bAl "
ho study htm sclf carefully be- can. bv mental
and physical s-lf-dsulal and discipline. NJ
ilrst difficult aud afi'TwltI easy. bring ms
WITH forces 10 work lu accord vl.N lis evsi
prpt ensltos and prpcllNitcs aud discover il
himself greater powers uf u''uupu-hul'il
than 10 ever knew before lntl D." perfect
hI. ability hi- greatest opportunity vii DOT
ucrrmo ayaLlLlN. Tor he WI not De ready u
sicte a. HANN ''ssl',A.
Ar Argument for immortality.
To ruE TplroR up IIr Sir 10 has
always seemed odd that Ia attempting q