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Thomas chatfer was 81 small
physique but great intellect; ~ But
there We're several things TINT !wor.
ried him. HIS expert combination 81
mind and matter was Of little use
TO the Bridge rush, gave him no help
when he met a man Of mere Drawn,
and scarcely enabled him to reach
the strap Of a trolley car. says The
New York Sun, st ,aissiS!
He pondered over It long, tried va,
rious expedlents. absorbed 5s3 eagerly
the hints Of man who pretended
to be able to teach, BY mall, the art
Of growing tall, took absent treat,
ment, various active forms Of e s,,ar
else, dieted, breakfast flooded, and and
in fact, attempted all d man could
do. His stature remained the same.
The struggle for altitude and girthi
had long been abandoned when he
began 70 sltEup and take notice Of
the things small men, through the
agency of jiuS jitsu, we're able to$do
70 large ones. These happenings
sounded SO much like the testlmo:
malls from the beneilciaries II the
correspondence schools that at first
he was skeptical. Constant reiter.
alton at last broke down his caution,
and he was convinced. iisi5t
He spent a few months reading
the elementary literature Of the
game, for, with Jill jltsu as With all
other things, there is surprising
number Of persons who know iii,
about 1T. q. "a
Then he applied to Prof, B,nkio
saturl,s the 9O;pound3 champion, whose
record showed that no was able to
master In 20 minutes 20 oalce:ssSeelsS
ers who were struggling to gain! nd
mlttanee to q room which they be-
lleved contained the very man they
needed ito SEQ in order to consnm.
mate things. s$s y
"a Thomas was received with true.
Oriental pollteness and was n taxed
with more than Oriental splendor
for a course. The professor showed
he had the ability 10 get the proper
grip on a mans purse rs well & as:
on a mans person. Then Thomas
was slowly Inflated into the myste.
ries.I y Il, Y s;S sy
After the first lesson he was 50 I'M:
proved that he passed his landlord
without making any kind ofEapology.
He was shown how'll a gang 81;
rulians on, a train made a rush for
the only empty seat the lender could.
be seized, tied Ain& a knot around tho.
wrists Of the. succeeding two, and:
the three thus tangled could besused;
to block5flirtherS movements. s
Hc% was taught5Sthe proper move
mcnts In defending himselfSa against
hold;up men, policemen cabmenS
wrestlers, prize lighters, thugs, Jan:
itors, and book agents; howlSto pro.
tectf himself from women whose el.
bows were exceeded in sharpness
only by their tongues, and also how
to act when slapped on theaback BY
a good.natured man whose pat Is like
that OF a pllelriyer. /;
After 10 lessons he was fully quail.
fled and was allowed TO purchase, for.
considerable money, copy Of u the
professors own book OF secret In
structions, containing simple rules
for home practice, and complete din.
grams for all cases. He read the
book religlously for a ii month and
practiced with the aid OF IA few sofa
pillows and his 5son, Thomas, Jr.i ~ 81
IT discouraged him considerably.
that his son would not play accord.
Ing 10 saturl, but would introduce.
new and unexpected moves that were
discouraging. But Thomas Senior.