The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19

norninE behind them Is not of much more
use.
Now TO make the body work in harmony
with all its parts. hidden and visible. Is an
easy matter.
1t requires only common sense and atten-
ton.
II you DO anything at all-liftinE weights.
running, 1umping-aud you feel that you
are losing your wind" your lungs are
warning you that they are not able to work
as well as your muscles.
What you need TO do at onoe Is to re-
duce the amount of muscular work to
! level where the lungs can keep up with It
If your heart beats fast II Is a sign that
your muscles are overdevelopinE at the ex-
pense OF the heart.
Call the muscles in.
Every bit OF work that you do under such
circumstances is simply feeding the big.
hulking muscle and starving the heart.
This is one OF the most serious dangers
OF athletics. especially when boys are work
Ing without an experienced instructor.
Many hundreds. probably thousands. OF
boys sow the seeds of heart trouble IN
their youth without knowing It.
They us, their muscles and mako the
heart actually limp along behind
The heart Is such a wonderful organ that
II will work until It Is killed II q person II
foolish enough to let 1t.
Unlike the other muscles Of the body,
n does not need to be driven.
1t will increase its labor. steadily ana
aver faster and faster. as long rs the rest
OF the body demands It until at last the de-
mands become too vast
! VIOLENT EXERCISES WEAKEN
AND INJURE THE HEART.
Rut II cannot do this without harm
No how would dream OF trying to lift
thousand-pound weight over his head
| But lots Of boys and men who practice
.,,..,o. +ry practically such tricks with
their hearts.
Fherv time such q thing happens the
heart has been hurt. and hurt badly.
they NAV not find 1t out while they are
| young, and while the body is stu ffesn
| and active: but when they are Is OK %
years old. and their body begins to need
| the best work of the heart. they discover
| that II is not able to give It to them.
That old strain. incurred perhaps fifteen
years before. begins to show.
Remember, then. first Of all. that wnae-
ev.r work distresscs heart or lungs IL bad
| work.
| II an engineer did that with his nero iron
| locomotive or boilers he would be dis
| charged.
| Don't do II with your inmeasurably vslu-
able engines and boilers Of body.
! Yet both lungs and heart must Gst wofk
| in order to be made strong.
No person is an athlete-rather. no person
| is healthy-unless he can use his muscles
| and body to their fullest extent without
| having notice served on him by heart or
| lungs that they are not able to keep UP
| with the rest Of the machine.
Therefore. whatever exercise you do.
| study that II shall increase the health OF
those organs in exact accordance with the
increase of the rest.
| For producing such q me harmony Of
| heart, lungs and muscles. the light dumb
| bells furnish ideal exercises.
| Heavy dumb-beils are Just the INVITA-
Uss weights that you can handle ana LIT
! and twirl without feeling q strain IN any
part Of the body, from the heels to the
| ears. and without making you gasp or
| causing your heart to beat too fast
Some boys can use two or three pound
dumb-bells.
Others cannot use any except the VIZ
lightest Of wooden ones Let your body b
| its own guide
GRIP THE DUMB-BELLA
| VERY TIGHTLY.
Whenever you put your hands O he
bells grip them as II you meant business.
Make your muscles tense. That in itseff
Is going to give you exercise and increase
those pulley ropes Of yours.
Lift one bell high overhead with your lsfi
arm. Don't be afraid that your arm u 90
ing to fly OF.
It won't Stretch It 20 that the joints
creak Ten TO one you are rusty come