New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

"Of course all games requiring dci Il touch sri
accurate timing he said, are No., hat they cali
mere games at all. They demand @ most accura.
adjustment between various nerves ar muscles. The
eve has TO notice the exact spot ball pies orinths
case Of a moving ball or at lawn tenn 2ill occupya
fraction Of a second after IT Is seen an muscles q
the arms have 20 act in unconsciour lence % The
eve. The motor and sensory nerves b 90 synchro.
nize if YOU see what mean He paus 0mcnt and
adjusted the last piece Of plaster
"There are various causes that may rise 20 In
perfect synchronizaton,' he said. one tines
the ball wrong as did once or tNi,. 9rn'ng /
may arise from fatigue Of the nerve 'gue oi the
muscles or, again, an act OF indigo snail tha.
YOU are not conscious OF It, may pu, anism ou,
Of perfect order, or some inequality a.. 'ton.
1T is mostly due TO taking your he ball.
said.
Certainly; but why do you take eye fl the
ball; Because the muscles that govern moycmr,
of the eye are acting impercctlE. .. -cause the
muscles Of the arms are slower to a. Id the eye
knows So that you have not actual. -.< The ball,
when your eye tells you that the str a, to have
occurred.
1t was clear that even the innoccn, - 4 golf was
being made grst for the mill Of hcal'. tried TO
rescue il.
Il take my eve of it." said. "mcre,y 4use an
not attending, but thinking about something ,e. There
is nothing 50 fatal to try to reduce games microbes
and nerves You shall eat az lunch today M that you
know is most digestblc YOU shall res, aftcrUari you
like YOU shall convince yourself that your heart acting
normally, ana vet .'ItI game 1911. ilfiDlII4F tOA
contempt And the reason will be- thar Eou can play
golf There is no reason why YOU should amt plyil
ether but | am quite well.
He sighed. Still, there must be Cd reason. aid.
HAVE detailed this trivial convor at.r Hg'h be-
cause it marked a stage in the deF, .- r' " poor
Porter disease. which here seemed 20 . AIDED the
realm of recreation and TO be no longc' ned 20 his
work And shortly afterWard the deter ing cause Of
his ruin came in the apparently cheert .a.t that an
aged and ailing aunt Of hi, lied leaving fortune Of
half million dollars. He instantly r.,red from
his profession and devoted himself 20 he called
original work" Money had given hin ire. which
to some natures is the greatest blessing 0H most the
greatest curse. To him it proved the n. r1nglnt Of
curses for it made il possible for him O. study The laws
of health and life not for the sake Of a .ng disease
and pain in others but by concentrating hos whole mind
on himself
He began by leaving the city and settling n I'D Ciol
villa in order 10 enjoy greater purity o' t.- ms he
learned about by careful analysis and '..nt that a
sample Of the villa atmosphere, even IN enter o.
town contained twenty per cent. fewer m e- Than
corresponding specimen taken from Na.-a square
This "amplcr ether he specially inhae r bouts Of
deep breathing and have often come upon am IN
corner Of the garden with expression o a3out 70
burst or else snorting ike a steam eng'r. hen he
gave up alcohol altogether and took 20 tr ng ,teri!,
lied milk with his meals The Sterilized mills toward
obesity: so he made a practice Of runrr alm.essy
about for an hour and halt before break order to