The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08
HOW HUMAN THOUGHTS
ARE ACCURATELY WEIGHED.
Wonderful Machine Invented by Doctor William Anderson
That Blood Flows to All Parts of the Body Upon the
Command O Brain ENTER

New Haven, March 7.-Doctor William G.
| Anderson, director Of the gymnasium of
Yale University, has invented the most won
der1ui machine for the study of human
thought that has hitherto been devised.
1t Is nothing less than a table balanced
on knife edges In such a way that as the
subject breathes the indicator moves show
ing the perfect balance of the machine.
Doctor Anderson has explained the method
OF operating with this table to a represent
alive Of The Republic, and experimenting
oe1ore him has shown what remarkable re-
suits may be attained by this device.
Its bearing upon man in health and dis
ease Is fully outlined in the interview, and
the revolutionary ideas of the man who has
trained some of the greatest American ath-
ietes. VIII be received with no small inter-
est. But Doctor Anderson is not working
SIMPLY to raise up athletes. Unlike most
specialists he looks beyond his speciality
and Is concerned with the whole man. As
he states for the readers Of The Republic:
Inc worth Of man Is the amount Of
work that he can do. And what We are
studying is a method not of mere physical
training. but of developing the whole man
10 the highest plane Of usefulness and eff
nclency. We want men who can work al
most automatically and with little effort
than the unframed man can accomplish
with the greatest possible effort
disease, is, according to Doctor Anderson.
not merely the supply of blood in the body.
out its proper circulation to all parts Of
the system. He is not training athletes in
the Yale gymnasium. but men: not gym
nasts. but well-rounded human beings.
with firm muscles, active brains and well
nourfshed nerves
He Is opposed to merely mechanical exer-
cises for hardening the muscles or increas>
Ing muscular power. but holds that he has
proved by the experiments on his muscle
bed that the coupling Of thought with exer-
else is the most important element in the
development Of the perfect man. He goes a
step further and insists that mechanical ex-
ercises do not develop even the muscles
nearly so well when divorced from mental
effort. as when coupled with mind direction
Here are som new ideas in physical train
ing. showing the Importance OF the use Of
the muscles for the intellectual man and
the Importance Of the use Of the intellect
for the muscular man, or for him who
would be muscular
HOW HE INVENTED
THE MACHINE
1T came about in this way sad the
doctor. explaining how he came to invent
the machine. IT was discussing the matter
OF the center OF gravity Of the human body
with a certain Swedish professor, and he
N tA0s nc Hau Dech ioh8 wanting 10 AuOW
exactly where the center Of gravity lay.
suggested that a simple way to ascer-
tain was for a man to throw himself on the
horrfxontal bar and get In such a position
as to be evenly balanced. when we should
nave the center of gravity. To this my
friend objected that this was not scientific
enough or exact enough. and. thinking along
these lines. I drew the design of this ma
Chine while coming over on the steamer"
Here Doctor Anderson showed tho mach. ne
and his method of construction, and espe-
ciaily tho delicacy Of Its balance, 1t was
hung upon two knife blades. and on each
side. In such a way that the least touch
would set the muscie-bed vibrating and
would require quite an effort to restore its
equilibrium again
The professor had q spirit level fixed at