New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-25
PART II.
FOURTEEN PAGES.

- cozes tnto their horizon. 70 ens > ,,sclT-
me for b. 50 the bakers dozen OF United
S-sses regulars who were detailed to spend nine
-.--ths q, Yale under the direction OF Professor
- 4 Chittenden. n q diet experiment. were
--esfstely dubbed by the college bows the star
,.sou Army" The name has been taken CD n,
-. soldiers with good deal % amusement
ssourh there is nothing yet 81 the contour OF com
.,,,to- q TIE martyrs 10 science 70 show that ire
80 l.-ersl-y ITS the case.
ans far q good deal OF secrecy has been estsb-
rshes around the experiment which Professor
-f-fende- is carrying on. The detail is living the
En- lie o. barracks and viii begin shortly
: -he re-tod az abstinence from hearty food thar
= lss- through The winter. They roam the
- u-he- on duty. and so TO the Yale football
Is and every morning spend an hour in the
&c gymnasium gong through a prescribed series
- ph-siczl exercises. which later or win figure
is-relv q The deductions 10 be drawn from the
combination &c small eacng and healthy life. The
..,-e-v about their experiment is nothing more
bou-eve- Tran TIRE natural reticence Of scientific
vesrira-o- ll giving out results or operations OF
IS -ork before rs study is through. By the end
A. tse coming winter Professor Chittenden VIII
-,..hrr publish q comprehensive review OF the
r.,e months work win such results showing the
r-ss.sfs-v C good health with small eating as may
= sesu-es from the experiment Until then. he
s-sv-e-s aL questions about the details Of his
t-u5v v.-h. u have nothing 10 say
Professor Chl-re16e1's experiment is based on
,------es study % the cceccs OF light eating on
a. human s-s-e-1- Some time ago he published
~ sr--c.e In TIE Popular Science Monthly" II
ssic- OF ne basis q Al experiment conducted BY
,-s a. rs students. he suggested that II was pos
- =. ger a perfectly satisfactory amount OF
W. CIT q the brain and body without recourse
f- --e heavy fare C the ordinary man II o1aeT
v---ls IRE Yale investigator came 10 the oonc-l-
ssr -ha- people generally eat TOO much and that
q certain amount az abstinence rom tood VII
--o5aoe III the lo-s IN even better results IN
--~e--- rezlth and strength than The usual sold
ssf.-z = Is wiki the view o. ascertainins more
s.--- this question that -he army detail has been
a. -- Yale Z q dozen or more soldiers. in nine
-,--rs can live well gain In strength. feel better
s-E do ao-e a-L1uuz work or diet OF aost-
renee from the usual food Of both soldier and
---z- q Interesting o11l-ru-tty VII ne ol1ereo
fr ne general qaLlic 20 50 and 90 likewise he
s--1s-- who h-s been exPe--menting along this
ne -zE= SPECIAL experiment Tor seven Gays.
s--.-- re--.v and exercising heavily, with the
----.---- result -ha- he tc-- better al ire end Of
.-- week ---- when be- began. and had paid only
r cents r1- his weeks board The food tnat ne
g. casa hin . -a--e day. Win complaints o.
.-- - =.-zr4s -e some IF the FOOD served 81
t-e Vale commons a- s. % week. this economy
i ~ s-e-.a1 f--7c--ar-e II The New-Iaven uni
,-z-e.-- though on account - r none q the stu
5.-.s ---- 4 ve- a---fnE for change % the o.
-- +--
- r--z- -- 7-rtc- The army detail s CHARTERED
lie --e - Tie CID N,ev~-Fzave- houses that have
----- -zs- -------se5 eo- re s--.--e developrent
- - rev S-.---ac school do-nlto-y campus.
- Is ---=- 90 The new Tauce-bI-t doru1ito-y. II
-----=- - zzz e-- years occupied By Chauacey
---s-.-- --- s---.---azr q Noah WEBSTER the
s.-..----- --sr-.- and who revised lis farher-in-
-. ..-.s- No. mixing 7ossfbre the popular
- - go -.--.----- WEBSTER lived rot 50
-, ~ ----- --ts --.s- while II work OF his
ss-.------ p IS -----r -hese asso-Es tio-s that
49, .-- .------~ XVI. I'VE while a Yale They
80 -.---5 he old hcuse into barracks. their
-.-r -.-= --= --=-- ol5-eashi-rad -oou1s, and =
p--sz---- r-.--.---s ancient -a-lc- where possibly
49, 7-------- -<-er VISITED. are now the general
-~--s s-- she -e=-e-s q ne squad
90 ---r- ---+z---r =.--ee have been more inter
49, ~ --a ------7-.--, v-r-z q The detail thus
- ---- r. -r-.- ..--s---7-lo- tactics" One q
- 49, ----- -------ss -ss- week broke tie Yale
i-s--- ---- re---z t-- --e rua--e- nile covering
.-z -.---.-- --z-lz In tie rznrasiu-n gallery n
& --.---s seconds second faster than the best
80 ---- - -- a 1-z-a -----e- Private Curriss
- r. or ~ he rack a Yale Fled later and
~ = ---e- The Oxen ar record. while already
49, .- - 49, ---- 80 ----iz-- s-,'-E -be Gym
w. o. ----- ,z -.---z-s -- he indoor track Just
--v --e -z- f--e hem z.-.-,e exercises. but
1s-s- ~ 80 rs ey-e-te5 --ar -he- VIII 20 through
- ----- ----- 49, r e------astu-a work with
re f5e- re- --o-f-- mar -he human body can get
80 49, ------e 81 ---e--zr exercise t- q Lgh-
d. The -e0 themselves take 10 their work
o-eere--- and say that --ev are a good deal bet
Ter ~ ---- --4 .r.-fso- s--ad~ that is now being
o1e-s-es "a -- -r.zrf--ro-. They expect 70 Be
f.--e- - - --e I'D 81 +-ef- STAY az Yale than
-te- --ev cane here
Az f-a- -- ----- --- Soldiers viii have 20 20
t--s-e- while s- yale nav be got from The
-es-.-s II Tie e--e-f-1e-t which Professor Gait
ts15s- 100 RI 80 -ase OF q Yale student Horace
Fletcher. who. 20 The end of i've years STUDY %
SIC question himself. put lis case ior L--leeA
csEs ---o Tie hands Ct Professor ehl-1eaoe--- 1l-1
soldiers 1a- n0r receive just the same ha-------s
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