New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-28
PHYSICAL EXERCISE.
Sir Edwin Arnold Thinks Modern Women
Healthier Than Their Grandmothers.

inc last twenty years. according to the testf-
mony OF all observers. have worked wonders fo-
the physical good OF womankind That period f.
practcslly generation. and the full issue. there
fore OF this great change has yet TO be manifested
The young women who becoming or havs
lately become mothers are healthier stronger and
better htted for the duties Of life than were their
mothers and grandmOthers even though they
belong to the numerous class which has been
herded Tor many years in mills and factories
II would be difficult to enumerate the causes
which have produced this welcome result says
Sir Edwin Arnold. IN The London Daily Tels-
graph." but should put first the spread OF pop
ular education. which has directly or indirectly
taught even the most ignorant the great truth
that to be healthy depends principally upon thu
person concerned and upon the observance OF two
or three very simple laws OF nature Next cane
the salutary incidents attending the invention OF
more than out-Of-door pastins widely avail
able for girls. such croque La wn tennis hockey
and the bicycle II accurate statistics could be
obtained. I think should be astonished to
learn how many weakly frames have been rendered
robust, and how many lives directly or Indirectly
prolonged and frightened by those forms OF
open air exercise. We want Of them;
ought to encourage and reward that emfnsntly
useful kind Of social genius which can Greats
such recreation lawn tennis furnished And
II. I have often wished. every future Cabinet
IN Downing-st- contained Minister OF Public
Amusement such inventors would be specially
distinguished benefactors OF their age
mo doubt il is extremely difficult to hit upon
any novel pastime pleasure which shah be at
once attractive. cumulative inexpensive. syerywhers
available. and In it's conditions hygfentc- MOsE
good games are Of immense antiquity. and IN their
adoption by modern nations OF differing have
to be modified and must accommodate themselves
to the taste and temper OF their latest homsS
Among the ancient may be reckohed knuckle-
bones, the Italian game OF mora shuttIecock
and playing with a bail
Nature Someone's permits or forblds TIE sue
cess OF sport which regeneraees the whoie peO-
pie England. for example with her expanse ot
green grass, seems made for cricket and II that
game could be introduced and adopted Oy the Jap
Hnese 1 do not know any single reform which
universal among the subjects OF the IikSdo would
give them an exercise healthy. manly and absorb
sro.5ds for sheer a1d cIttle- Of which tbey are
now so destitute that in Japan you never see two
or three cows tosether. indeed have paid a
copper coin in one Of the villages as price OF adj
mission to Inspect that wonderful animal a sheep
shut in a cage. ny then does not Japen 9oIIow
take the Roman character for the printing Of an
Houjif the Chinese characters OF which rob
every japanese BOY and SlIl or ne or SlN yeeIs
cannot A dwarf bamboo grows over all her downs
and uplands which priazs the living membrane %
any grazing creature into Inflammation and death.
and this, It's said absolutely forbds her the cul-
t!vation Of turf, which indeed. is nowhere seen
from end to end Of III Go Gi came %, girls or
grownup women. and. In con tinuing 70 encourage
athletics as a most important part OF rem3Ie cd
~ ~ 5S ~ rea vo5'ar Irfo r9e- ara TO
nation would fefn see healthy wives and mothers.
It is good to od strong and vigorous frames.
the rosy cheeks, the graceful STEP the superb and
stately figures which have become common amons:
but no one wishes to observe too many OF such de-
the sub1olned passage from the pen OF a lady OF
long experience: e am aware that some have done
they are rare ezee6tons which prove the ruls
They s2ou Laelr erria5 ana I ol sT AZ, - I2
natural forward inclination TO The head and. above
all, strained. tense expression 70 the face. You
this for yourself In any gymn1sia frequent
plies to most violent exercises performed BY girls
"A too ardent passion FOR exercise tends to unsex
saoqld develop md 6Ti1g to thsir 6e5t uses those
never aIioSed tHer Women 10 cross the line which
Of PaIlas from The massive dignity OF hero or
else can be observed 70 what splendid perfection
Nature can bring her archetype Of lovely lire and
form; the happy female soul inhaoitins me tautless
female body The legend Is that IN order 70 ex-
Athsze for the AcropoIis- the SCULPTOR Phidias
selected their several charms from hItee1 20, OK
was his conception Of what woman may be. 50
ing Of nat palace Of iesh With which Nature ever
strives to sndow them shan BE th9ggnt TOO eSd.
sincere. II venture 70 express the opinion that the
In Great Britain that which be sought and without
taking nearly so much trouble?
spect 20 ancestors It win hardly De denied By any
good observer Inat Ine flslns % NoIual-
cOueiiness. grace OF carriage and healthy de-
veIoprnent OF the physical side o. life beyond that
OF past generations Those same high authorities.
the ancient Greeks valued feminine beauty not
merely for its oVn sake. tut because o. the har-
rnonicus ada ptatiOn o. body to soul which II was
the outward and visible sign II the pagan world
could so honor and revere mere human beauty,
there Is than ever reason In Christian
country Ike this and with better and higher knOwl-
edge 70 estimate. a. % deserves. the dignity ot
the body and the duty % educating u % be the
0bedfe1t and willing Instrument u TIRE writ
Fveryhody has heard that solemn text. What.
know We that your bodies are temples o. ths
living GodT II seems far. perhaps. % contem-
plate sucr a height from the low ground q a few
casual observations upon the modern culture OF
hvrfene. but the road is straight and plain be-
tween and .Nere viii be more and more Of right
living and LOFTY thinking multiply the
Der of those who understand ard practise the
reasonable use and Instruction of the BODY