Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-20
AID TO HEALTH AND
MUSCULAR GROWTH
Is the Gymnasium Conducted by
Prof. w. J. Schade.
Has Met With Remarkable Success in
Lancaster May Establish a
Sanitarium Here.

One OF Lancaster most useful in
stitutions and one that is gaining in
creased support constantly is the
gymnasium conducted by VIM. J.
Schade. Although it is not general.
~ known as yet, besides making the
members Of his regular classes healthy
and robust, Mr. Schade is working a
few miracles on the side. They are
common sense miracles, too, wrought
by practical methods.
Cases of infammatory rheumatism,
paralysis. lumbago etc. that have
been given up by the doctors have
been accepted by Mr. Schade and
cured within remarkably short time.
Mr.. Schade's patients have come to
him without any solicitation on his
part and he has let the success of his
treatment be his sole advertisement
Few local citizens are aware Of the
large "practice, (as it might be
termed) that the gymnasium proprietor
has built up.
In the regular gymnasium work his
classes are large and all the members
speak enthusiastically of the benefits
they have derived. AT present in the
bows class there are 49, in the mems
class, 49, in the girls class 80 and in
ladies class. II.
To the apparatus of the gymnasium
the proprietor is constantly adding
and he now has an equipment seldom
excelled outside the big cities MIR.
Schade is peculiarly suited for this
work. He has had eighteen years of
experience in the athletic field and
possesses the inherent ability that en-
a5les an Instructor in any line to be
successful.
His experience really dates back to
when he was weak. consumptive
boy of fifteen His case had been
given up as hopeless by all the
physicians he consulted and he started
in to DOCTOR himself by physical
culture methods
He had seen jim Corbett, then in
his prime. punch the bag and having
purchased the necessary equipment he
made this exercise the leading feature
Of his self treatment. He spent all
the time possible outdoors. in Goods
open air. :" and naturally gained in
health. His bag punching besides
aiding IN his physical develop
ment gave him his first start in the
show world, for in a few months Ia
became an expert and was on the road
giving exhibitions
In 81 he saw Sandow, whom he
considers the strongest man who ever
lived, give an exhibition in the
Schiller theater, Chicago, and as he
expresses it, he never slept all
night thinking of the wonderful de-
velopment of that giant. He now
went into the work more in earnest
than ever and in short time attained
a muscular development that is
hard to equal. His first exhibition
of strength was giveu May 5. 1892
Since then he has been constantly
in the Cuisines, either conducting
gymnasiums, training athletes or
giving exhibitions. He mas been
with such organizations as Ringing
Bros. and for a time in conjup elton
with Harry Ward had a vaudeville
troupe Of his own in the field, which
made only first class theaters. In
the show world be went sometimes
by the name of Homo Perfectus.
And now with all this experience.
natural ability and the confidence of |
the local citizens Mr.. Schade plans on |
opening a physical culture sanitarium |
in Lancaster. 9e has made no de-
finite arrangements, as yet but he
has been urged by many to conduct
such an institution which without a |
doubt could be made to pay.
There are few sanitarlums in the |
country conducted along tie same
line as the one that Mr.. Schade would |
establish. Bernarr McFadden and |
Prof. VIM. Muldoon are proprietors of |
similar institutions located respective
ly at Battle Greek, Mich. and White |
Cloud, N. Y, but if a sanitarlum is |
opened II Lancaster ir is proposed to
make it different than these.
Local citizens will without doubt |
lend their aid and encouragement to |
the project when the plans are de- |
fnitely known An establishment !
such as Mr. Schade has in mind |
would draw patients and visitors
here. from within a radious of many
miles and would mean much to the
odvanoamanr of tho town