New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
oor Workers of the City May Regain or Reta

/ time of more than ten or fifteen minutes.
/ Not one man in hundred, however
wants to walk. Walking is a dismal per-
7 formaucc, ! admit. when it is done alone
and simply as a duty or task. Exercise
without interest docs not last No one
/ cares TO play golf or tennis by himself.
/ Man. we must always recollect. Is sociable.
81 began many times with dumbbells
and Indian clubs i'm my bedroom. After a
week of gloomy effort / would give it up.
/ And let me add. muscles developed into
/ huge punches are absolutely useless for
/ purposes Of health. Suppleness is desira-
4 ble. but muscles hard as iron are not.
T Therefore, when mon are employed i'm Of
+ Gcos and stores. / would suggest neigh
borhood walking clubs, two or three dif-
fcrcnt mon coming together zach morning
and usin- their legs 10 carry them down.
town. instead Of the strcetcars. Com
panionsnip viii make the exercise pleasant
and very little time win be lost. Tho man
or woman who does not enjoy a blast of
cold air in the face on going out Of doors
! is not i'm good condition physically. Let
the wind blow. but keep on walking"
DO you practise your own preachins?'
Yes l walk during the winter. In the
summer | run a motor boat, swim and
play games out of doors"
"Middle-aced men, suppose, ought to
| be careful about the kind Of exercise they
adopt?"
They should learn something about
their blood pressure and know II their
hearts are strong or weak. Hardening of
the arteries is rather common nowadays.
Medical authorities are not sure concern
ing the causes Workmen, we know. do
not have hard arteries; their foremcu,
however do. Apparently. physical effort
does not occasion the disease responsible
lty and anxiety may"
Does the farmer who lives out of doors
all the time. except at night. have better
health than the man who is indoors every
day"
NO ne has worse health. ordinarily. ]
have spoken of his unventiated sleeping
room and his inferior food I might also
refer 10 the manner in which his food +
cooked and his lack Of facilities 20 take a
bath. Mental relaxation is necessary 10
health and to efficiency The farmer
works all the time i'm warm weather Nor
| is there any change in his life during win
ter His mind is centred ON ono particu-
/ lar thing all tho time Besides. the Old
oaken bucket often brings contaminated
water ont of the ground"
"Why arc women as rule fattcr than
mem"
| Man consumes his energy steadily. and
often in bursts. He fights the battle OF
lifc-now among his own kind formerly
among wild beasts. After he ceased tc
hunt the forests for his food hc became
an agriculturist and chopped down trees
worrying with the elements. meanwhile
over his crops. Adventure. combat ant
responsibility for generations have con
sumed his energy and tended TO keep him
thin. Woman, on the other hand ha,
been plodding about the home, rearn2
children, cooking, baking and so on. Sh,
laoored hard formerly but sudden strain,
and explosions did not occur 10 reduc,
her physical or nervous strength. So sh,
developed tendency toward flesh Their,
are more widows than widowers. which /.
one way In which nature takes care o
Itself"
How can Tat man reduce his weight -
Hunger II Is said. is caused by tn,
sides of the stomach coming together
Maybe that Is true. II requires a grea
deal of strong food. such as meat I,
keep the stomach dllated And stron.
food makes tat Whether the theory
have stated Is true or not, diet either rc
duces or increases weight. Rut once .
day. however is enough for a sedcntar,
man. Fat persons usually drink a grca
deal OF water. They might cut down a