The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-12
AT THE HOTELS.

Julius II, GeFlseh, Of Berlin. Germany,
physical instructor in tie public schoois
Of the Kaiser's capital. is at the Arlins
ton Discussing physical culture an
long life, the German said:
Every man ana woman must do SOM
muscular work or take equivalent exc
thar natural time And If ones voeatieg
involves the use of only one set Of mus
cles. work must be found for thu other
muscles, else the individual becomes dia-
proportionate In form. and eventually
prey TO disease
a hodcarrier, continued Prof. Ger
ZACH. who Is required 10 use nearly all
his muscles. exerting himself many
hours daily, never gives any thought TO
artificial exercise, for he has no need OF
any. But the professional man. the
clerk. the typist, and the saleswoman-
all these find little real use for the
muscles in their daily employment. They
require TO take up some system Of physi-
cal exercise TO maintain normal health.
Then there are factory operatives and
toiiers in various trades whose work
brings into play certain sets of muscles
while others are out of use who require
exercise adapted to giving employment
to the neglected muscles.
There is also a class of wealthy peo-
pie who do no regular work Of any kind,
VINO require 10 follow some strength
giving sport in lieu Of work. At the OPP
posite extreme is class Of athletes who
make business Of artificial exercise
and build themselves up into mountains
OF muscle These almost invariably
oyerdo. and in consequence suffer later.
1T is curious fact that perfect health
is not consistent with high muscular d.
velopment Professional athletes and all
men who acquire phenomenal strength
seem TO lose In length of life and aetiv-
ity what they gain for a few years OF
record-breaking powers.
at is good plan for fairly robust
people to take their exercise on rising
in connection with the morning bath. A
cold shower bath, followed by a rub
down with a rough towel and ten or If
teen minutes exercise with any con-
venient apparatus is a great invigorator.
Such exercises may be taken conveniently
dressing or If the weather is not too
cold it may be done stripped with great
comfort and convenience. The man who
once acquires the habit Of cold shower
and exercise in the nude soon comes TO
enjoy IT, and to realize what a bar
barous thing it is to wear so many
clothes. He secures so much freedom Of
motion and feels such a delightful glow
all over from the combination OF exer-
else and nudity The feeling must be
experienced to be appreciated"
I'm my school days. said James ".
Thurber, OF Buffalo, n Y, at the Shore
ham last night. trying TO illustrate the
absurdity and futility Of unfounded fears,
we used 10 have lecture everv Friday
afternoon. One day the lecturer was a
geologist. and he chose Niagara for his
topic.
HE told us about the geological for
nation of the falls. described the diff
ferent periods to be traced In the gorge,
and then went on 20 say that the falls
were slowly wearing back toward Buffalo
and that in the course Of some 200.00
years would have worn back to Erie,
Pa. leaving that town high and dry.
Suddenly one of the girls in my class
began to sob convulsiveIy.
What is the matter7 asked the teach
er in alarm.
"oh. walled the girl. my sister lives
in Erie
Sir Edgar speyer. Of the great London
firm of financiers. is at the New Willard.
The year 1856 was full OF sensational
incidents in Washington Congressional
life. according to Samuel o. Leeds, CT
New York. a lawyer OF that city, who
VAS at the National last night. and who
has been coming to Washington every
Congressional season for the last thirty
years or more
1T was in the same month that Brooks
caned Sumner that Representative Her
bert. Of California. shot and killed wait
er. whose name was Heating, at Wizards
Hotel There had been some sharp talk
between Heating and the Congressman
while the latter was breakfasting, and 2.
conversation. which was carried on III
rather low tones. al last broke forth IN
a violent and undighiied quarrel. Then
there came scuffle and Herbert shot the
waiter. He was. of course, arrested and
tried. He had two trials, in fact, for the
jury at first disagreed, but on the second
trial he was acquitted. ] think a witness
testified that Heating was holding Her
bert under the dining-room table and was
pounding him. and a case Of self-defense
was thereby created. At this time the
American, or 'Know-Nothing. party vas
prominent IN the land. Now, Heating was
an lrishman. and a rather popular man.
His friends attributed his killing to race
hatred. and denounced Herbert and all
his friends in unmeasured terms