Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
PERIL IN ATHLETICS
PHYSICAL EXERCISE SHOULD BG
 TAKEN iN MODERATION.


 Wcnkcns the Heart and Nerves ai:&
 Lowers Vitality.
 Once beyond the bounds of Mo'e<a- ton. physical exercise mtd phS@..:+, training .ot oufy weaken tI4e heart fce a lifetime. pfea.ispOs2 10 pneumonia, cause pulmonary tuberculosis and make extra possible q dozen other ills. but they unfit Il man from being the ideal husband and father
 pr. Robert l.. CoughIin of Brooklyn. tavs the New York Times, has been collecting statistics upon and follow ing the careers of athletes for years. He examined the contestants ill anna teur boxing matches, and the abnormal development of the best of them struck him. Magnificently developed as to their muscles, they were far from be- ing men of normal health and strength. Beyond a certain point the muscular training was at the expense of their vitality. It took away from the heart and lungs There was scarcely an or gan of the system not affected and made less efficient. It seemed worth while to explore further into the cause.
 Tn regard to the benefit to be de rived from athletics" says the doctor, "one has only to remember the physiol- ocy of exercise 10 become convinced of the fact that exercise, per SC, may be very beneficial. The point to bear in mind is to advise the person 10 stop before fatigue becomes evident. We can do this readily when the athlete Is interested in games for the mere eNer- else. but such advice cannot be offered when his aim is to excel in an athletic contest Here is where athletics do great harm. and it would be q safe rule to advise against all forms of athletics in the nature of d contest.
 "A1hlctics may be said to be bene- icial until the heart begins to be mark edly hypertrophied. This is the dan ger signal.
 Uypertropiied is the medical mans way of saving enlarged-that is, the walls or muscles of inc heart increase in size Though this is the danger signal" there IS no real danger here. oulv q Warnti4 The danger comes when in cal.e4uence of additional eN- fo,I. the ile;4ft tlilato>. is interior grows lareer. ti~flacil- t!.e delicate uael!.l.ely. c;zlss=.z.z= he salFes l. leak. Then cone a.,4z5sa...a..'~ sHd tAali=ll d Aau luHE liSe .2s' ye:l'> V.th N.e3lsened valf-e~ he nay t.e az. 'itE aiei= anT m9Hp.lt
 Dae> physical exercise. 1ife5f. build up Inc general health aad make a better nI4 ont.ot Il maaz aefe see.a~ rp he l ezfestioa. #@#1A. some seieHI IL. H.s4 s.l4i1l. today 2eFy em, pisdi..t.!y. .zA9t HtIr~S th4t physical exercise ~ ves'y moderate faf'ee&.
 Health. one of the i.s EH&lish all- thor.ties CS.r Michael I'oStef PatS it. does not exist. Ii is Ike happiness Each has d goal or limit which, while seemingly attainabIe. eIudes perfect possession. fhe body consists of q number of nfechaHi>lns which have the closest aud most exact relations, ahd as they approximate to harmony there is health but when Qi>ordered there IS 1 Ill health.
 Not necessarily does a man by phys ical training and much exercise be- come a better man, nor does he even get better health. Here is the striking evidence of it ill scientific statements of the day.
 To obtain good health. muscle Dullu- ing is not q necessity. One cannot judge of persons health by the size and hardness of the muscles. We 1 have seen that the converse may be true. To obtain health one must not be ill perfectly trained condition oW- 1 ing to the effects of severe training on the nervous system. There Is no eNl- ! dence to prove that athletics and mus cle building improve the constltUtloil' One should always keep in mlnd the fact that built up or hyper1follil"d muscle has d tendency to degenerate Tine heart, being d muscular organ, shares in this tendency.
 Rut the athlete is |; man who goes through the severcst physical strain and training. If he boxes, runs, is a cvmnast, d football player, a wrestler an expert at baseball OF tennis any sport requiring violent exercise ah'' the constant keeping in trim for il, all the rest of his body is sacrificed foi the overdevelopment of these SpecIaI muscles, and the rest of it must some how suffer.
 All the body should develop together as it were Body and mind should h' built up evenly. If overathletics does nothing else it produces wearing and tearing nervous strain.
 When it comes to the actual 4tlllrt" the man who spccillizcs on some form of physical force and lnuScle power these conditions are greatly a&&tHl3l ed. Severe athletic training and hu, cle building. it k now aH acknowledged fact of science, arc at the expense oi 1he nervous and 2Iaud0lai systems
 ,Nu eNFeetea7.e.et= =atIaIete, sE9s ala -aut4aority. a4sffe a~ his ofit5@M tAat a man sarrljeg~ q certain part eI his Il'e every tuae Ae ea.9r@ a eoarest of aa> tdnd Ila a5~o sj] thal Ha8 Hh"