Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-29

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- ST Louis. a man of |
.,,,al mental and physical qualities,
who had been an all around athlete. At
the age Of fifty he showed a tendency t.
ward obesity, with shOrtness of breath
when taking exercise. Some stpid person
told him there was an accumulation of
fat about his heart and that the remedy
was strenuous physical action. He was
told that he ought to play golf. In TRUTH
the trouble was a weakening Of the coats
of the arteries, which was probably due
to the strain Of too violent eXertion. Mr..
N[cCreery took enthusiastically to the
golf idea. He often made two continuous
rounds Of the links, and sometimes he
made three. At the same time he dieted
himself and rigidly cut off his usual bey-
erages. Last May he shocked his physi-
clan by saying that he had taken off thlr-
ty-eight pounds. With his weight thus
reduced and resistance in the vessels to
the action Of the heart diminished that
organ worked more rapidly and at last
ruptured tiny artery in the brain, caus-
lug death by apOplexy'
DR.. Bernays expressed what Is prob
ably the opinion of most medical men of
I large ca DtlltllEE WIN AG atAAhs ~ 49,
think there is a more dangerous thing for
a man of fifty or over to do than to
| change radically his mode Of life in any
way that will involve more work, either
/ physical or mental. To professional or
business men who have reached the mid
die age l should say, Do less than you
have been doing and do not take on
weight rapidly The golf fad for busy
men who have become corpulent while
doing hard work is a dangerous expert
ment"
It is the teaching Of common sense as
well as Of experience that man who has
reached middle age should never take
physical exercise 10 the point Of weari-
ness and that any exertiOn which he may
make should be less violent than the
training to which he was used to in his
earlier years. 1t is not well that man
at any age should attempt to maintain
the highest degree Of bodily strength and
agility, except as a preparation for an
: event which will tax his powers to the
utmost The prizehghter puts himself
/, into the best condition for a contest, but
it is never his aim to keep in that state
Experience has taught him that there Is
limit beyond which n reduction o.
weight is unsafe. Men who use thei
brains cannot carry muscular develop
ment far. The greatest minds and thei
greatest efforts have not been associated
with severely trained bodies.
When men are guided in their physica
r exercises by a theory or by the rules of
trainer or by anything except their owl
l sense Of comfort. they are in danger o
/ overexertion. which is always worse thai
undertaking Walking at a moderate gal
! to the tired point, but not beyond. wit
+, plenty of fresh air, will usually accom-
plish all that is needed for most men an
women. There are persons whose organ
+ have n tendency toward sluggishness an
4 who require special forms Of exercise
, stimulate healthy action, but they al
d proper subjects for the physician. Stol
t people are too often and too positivel
urged to reduce their weight by strenuor
4 exercise, especially since the fields hay
n become crowded with golf enthusiasts (
both sexes and all ages.-Philadelphi
Record.