The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-01
NATURE is ILLS FOE
FRESH AIR, EXERCISE. BATHING
AND REST BETTER THAN
ANY NOSTRUM
ODD sANITARIUM SUCCEEDS
Wrestler MuIdoOn Restores Distiu-
guished Men to Health When All
the High-Priced Physicians
Fail to Give Relief.

sense methods of regaining health will
be the speciality of the twentieth century.
To a large extent the athletic trainer
and the system" practitioner will usurp
the place of the old pill driving physician
who relied on drugs to build up jaded
minds and attenuated tissue.
This was only to be expected from the
growing prominence of athletics among
the more intellectual people. The man
who knows himself to be suffering from
brain flag, or whose nerves have been
broken down from overstrain in the pur-
suit of duty or pleasure nowadays.
knows better than to go to doctor for
advice unless his ills are the result of
organic disease.
Six weeks makes a wonderful change in
a man when he submits himself to hy-
gien1c treatment at physical culture in
stitution like that of William Muldoon,
at Purchase, N. Y. In many respects
this is one of the most unique places in
the country.
an ample country estate than it does
headquarters for special training.
This means great deal to man who
wants to feel that the training is only
an incident of his visit instead of being
the object of it.
The old Carhart estate, which serves
as the eX-champion Wrestler'S headquar-
tiers, is a beautiful domain of something
under 100 acres, forming the highest
ground in the vicinity of White Plans
and is very prettily wooded. The
grounds are entered by a driveway be-
twee high, ivy covered gate posts The
house is surrounded by gracefully sloping
lawns, beautifully kept and well timber
ed.
To all appearances the place is the
home of a country gentleman.
Trainer as a Physician.
The appearance of Mr.. Muldoor is
quite in touch with these surroundings.
The World-reEowned athlete, who is a
man of culture, a high order of intelli-
gence, and that generous physique sug-
gestiYe Of ample estate and outdoor life
suggests an ideal lord Of the manor.
Mr.. Mul1oon never has a larger num-
Der than dozer guests at one time, a
complement to which the appointments of
the institute lend themselves gracefully,
with plenty of room for all the purposes
REQUIRED.
Mr.. Muldoon says Of his system: when
man comes to me l first study hirn
closely.
He has the benefit of my personal at
tention. I study his condition of body,
of mind, of heart, 1 fathom his emotions;
vet l do not pry into his affairs
sound his physical status, yet don't SUBJ
ject him to any humilianng scrutiny Of
antecedent matters. l watch him eat
walk, sleep, talk; and 1 diagnose his case
in the light CT that condition he feels
is not what it ought to be. I draw his
attention to sports and ENDORSEMENTS
calculated ID tighten his mind of the
cares of business; calculated to eradicate
all the worries which beset him in the
city. I join with him in mild forms Of
exercise which make him feel brighter,
more animated more contented. l go
riding with him. I drive with him.
walk with him. I take him to points
of interest. I introduce pleasant people
to him. | plan entertainment for him.
1 sit him down to good table. show
him to a sleep-inVoking bed. [ lay out
a life for him While he is with us here,
which entirely changes his life, his
thoughts, his spirits, his feelings, and the
machinery becomes gradually restored
to its normal condition, and he is prepar-
ed To again lake up the affairs of his
daily life, renewed, invigorated and
cheRred."
Treatment Outdoors.
Muldoon's system of discipline and
masterful management Of men is beyond
criticism, only weakminded or vain
man could take ption to the profess
sor's domination of his body.
In one case he SAID t. a patient:
81 look upon you as an old pair Of shocs
that has been brought here to &c 1nended
l do not expect yoH to Interfere with me
while l am doing the nending. [ must
and will have absolute control. If l tell
you to get under that shower bath on
q cold morning, for instance, or to take
an eight-mile walk, I want you to I'M
derstand that you have 10 do it. the
benefits of my system callnt tie secured
otherwise No man VIII Of mis- free will
undertake and live Up - such 4 course"
Much of the success in promoting the
homelike atmosphere which pervades the
establishment is due to the pc 'sonaiity
of the charming ana vivacious nellie
Lutrirger who rras.d,s over tie dcsti-
MES o. Mr.. Muldoon's household.
The visitors follow no ironClad set Of
rules, OUT 1If. Null looms system may
be summed up il his own orhanl state
ment. as follows: "A man who nee Is
physical Improvement should get M at
o'clock in the morning, put on a coarse
loose shirt or sweater, and knickcrbCck-
ers, and take some firm If exercise The
patient need not feI~ sweating profusely.
Precipitation may be still further incrras-
ed by drinking a glass If hot water IICt
water is refreshing when the Patient is
tired and GREATNESS, AM acts as a mild
stimulant. Then a cold shower bath and
a brisk rundown will invgordte the s1ck
or physically weak man and enable him
to enjoy a nice breakfast half an hour
later.
There should lie two hours Of rest, tel
lowed by a two hour horseback ride
through the country. Upon his return
from the ride the patient should take a
light shower bath and then l0ll around
one hour before dinner. After dinner and
two hours Of rest he should take brisk
three hours walk. lie should have an
other quick shower bath as soon as he
returns. He can then enjoy good sup
per. By or 10 o'clock 2. II. he will
feel a delightful sense of languor and
can sleep without the all of narcotics.
BY following this treatment for six weeks
the average sick man can be made well.
Distinguished Men as Patients.
One naturally, at FIRST thought, asso-
ciates the name of Mui1ooa with profess
sional athletes and imagines that the
place will be familiar haunt for men
whose names have been connected with
the sporting ring. This s not the case,
however. Mr.. Muldoon has done wonders
with some broken down kings If the
fistic arena, but still more for patients
whose occupations were Of a mental rath-
er than physical character. These have
included distinguished diplomats. d:vines,
litterateurs, judges, lawyers, bankers and
men in all the higher walks Cf life.
These patients have left their Offices
or studios in a condition bordering on
despair and feeling thai their lamps had
almost burned themselves out. The
CHEEKY smile and hearty greeting Of the
great athlete has given them their first
Inspiration and the genial lnosphere of
the place has insensibly brightened them
up until they have, as a result CT the
course, commenced to feel like their old
selves again. By steady adherence to the