Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-13
LIFE AS 1T is
AT PHYSICAL
CULTURE CITY
Settlement in Lower End Of Mid.
dIesex County, Near Spots
wood Causes Much Comment.

SPOTSWOOD, June 13.rAwait-
ing disclosures as to the management
of Physical Culture City, that unique
health community n mile from
here, of which Bernarr MacFadden
is the head, is deeply stirred over Two
| suits which will be tried today before
Justice of the Peace Bovine ana a
jury. MacFadden is the plalntin IN
one suit for trespass against MIS-,
Anna Leonard, a tenant of the CITY,
and is a defendant in the other suit
which has been brought for the re-
turn of a tuition fee by Frank Leon
ard husband of the IN
the first suit and dismissed real es-
tate manager of the Physical Culture
City Land Company.
The actions were begun after Leon
ard had left the employ oil Macfad-
don Just what the motives underly-
ing the lawsuits in which the Leon
ards and the athlete have Joined issue
are not known to the villagers, but
the entire neighborhood is intensely
Interested in the outcome of the legal
hattie. Many startling developments
are expected as to M~acfadden's meth
ODDS OF conducting the beauty and
strength enterprise. One of these
has aroused much comment among
the simple townfolk in this pictur-
esque village.
Farmers and others who have new
or travelled ten miles away from this
idyllic spot and who therefore nave
never visited the seashore and see
! ~Sylph-like maids in b~ewitching bath
ing suits, have been shocked by the
sight of the inhabitants of Physical
Culture City, several of whom wander
about in a sketchy and aboriginal
manner. Men and women seeking
health and physical perfection in the
"city" obeyed the request of their
teacher and interpose a minimum OF
textile fabrics between themselves
and the sun and the cooling breezes.
Farmer Was Shocked.
cts simply awful" remarked n
| farmer in a whisper. why saw
one girl out there the other day VINO
Eonly wore a small vest and
boomers that did not reach halr
way to her knees. Do you know, ne
added, then paused, and looked uls-
creetly up and down the single, shat
ed street of the village, and shadinA
his mouth with his hand whispered
Il could see every line of her figure
And there was a tall fellow in shor
| striped bathing trunks lying on tn
beach beside her. Now If you will
come down to the woodshed behint
the big tree yonder I'll tell you more
about it,"
But the listener did not want tf
hear any more. He wanted TO see
and hurried away to the much ex
plotted community of grace and beau
ty.
Physical Culture City is n o
the places where Macfadden recruit
his troupe for the beauty shows helt
annually in Madison Square Garden
New York. He puts into practice
there the principles which he applied
to himself to build up his owl
strength and skill. The "city" ha'
been growing slowly for more thar
year. Having purchased waste lane
a mile west Of this village, he lait
it out into lots with streets and park
all. surrounding, a beautiful lake o.
seventy acres, called Lake Marguer
lite. The land company which he or
ganized does not sell, but leases the
lots to ambitious muscle seekers TO"
100 years, and hither have come
scores of men and women who wisl
for the health, grace and strength
that Macfadden tells of. A few bull
dings were constructed and man,
tents were pitched. Several OF tho
tenants are building cottages beside
the lake.
Believes Sun a Healer.
Ill In a school he maintains, Macfad-
den teaches his laws of health. He
prescribes a certain diet, chiefly OF
vegetables and nuts and fruit. He
} advocates plenty of fresh air and ex-
ercise, especially walking and deer
| breathing. To bring health to the
weakened body, to build out to Its
normal and therefore beautiful lines
he teaches the usefulness of sur
baths. He says that persons should
wear few clothes and let the air and
. sun reach the skin. This is the only
medicine that man or woman needs
he says. / The body glows under the
|, rays of the sun, he asserts, m alb
! serbs strength and freshness from
: the air.
That many believe in Macfadder
was evident today. Boys and girls
were enjoying themselves in the wat
err. Others were taking part in drill'
in the gymnasium, while scores EN-
ployed by the company had plenty
: of work to do about the city" Theil
7 cheeks were abloom with health ant
the tint OF rudy arms and Shoulders
shone through scanty garments.