Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-10
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THEPLACE oFPHYSIcAL CULTURE.

There are so many messages | would |
like to bring TO you, it is difficult to
choose. but since I find there are so
many wrong ideas as to what is meant |
by Physical Culture and as to its
place in our temperance organization, |
it seems quite lifting that little |
time be given this.
propose to first define it. Look in
the dictionary and you will read,
"Physical- pertaining to nature"
Physical edacation-the education
which is directed to the object of Civ
ing strength, health and vigor to the
bodily organs and powers Notice,
please, that since it is "pertaining to
nature" it is a study Of nature as seen
IN the human body. The Physical
Culturist is often termed ''crank. "
bis ide as "whims." l. that the meth
Cd in the cultivation of other things?
man having garden, cultlvates 1t.
the corr and potatoes must be cultivat-
ed-are these bodies, created in the
iraga of God, of less consequence
than the potato? Surely we need
the education, the leading out from
old IDEAS. Notice the rest of our
definition as to the object of this line of
work giving strength. health and
vigor." Not one of US but wants all
three of these Sin fullest measure;
then why not be willing to work for
it intelligently end persistently.
/ Your answer that you "get all the
exercise wanted" is not to the point
at all. AS the blowing the ground
and cutting the potato is not all of its
cultivation, so exercise is not all in
unreasonable value. To do this work
| hot
study the body, it's formation, it's
separate parts and their work. the
object of each exercise, it's effect on
the individual must be noted; exer-
cjses chosen which will supplement
your regular labor and not prove
simply continuation of it.
sOh no. certainly each cannot de-
vote the requisite time for thorough
knowledge of the subject; but hold,
do we each thoroughly understand
drugs before we use them or do we
trust to the knowledge of the one
who administers them? Worse by far
is it to trust to naught but Happens
and turn down our throats the mix
lures called "Patent Medicine But
what more is physical culture? 1t is
every thing that tends to develop the
human body to its very best, and nc
one has right to be conten: with
anything less than his best. Our
food, drink, clothing, air, bathing,
sleeping, even our manner of thought
and speech, have an influence on the
body and therefore help or hinder its
power for good. How can you doubt
the right of this department In oul
W. G. T. u? The better the bodily
, strength, the greater our power to do
Then as we practice physical culture
we fit ourselves for greater usefulness
in each Of the other departments. A;
direct temperance work, it also ha
a place; the person Of pei feet health
and vigoc does not resort to the bot
, tied remedies, whether labeled ''medi
cine' OR any of the palmer titles o
, the Knave Alcohol. He who under
7 stands the workings of these wonder
ful bodies of ours and cares an iota t
attain unto the highest manhood vii
not hinder nor pollute with alcohol
2 tobacco nor kindred drugs, nor vii
e those accursed by heredity with a
appetite for such. find the battle hal
SO hard if they follow physical cul
ture.
But this isn't all, as healing agen
it cannot be beaten. Wonderful It
those who do not understand IT'D ar
/ the cures brought about by following
e it's teaching. Why, you'd be sur
r prised to know how few need be il
@ yet how few are really well. Why
b Simply because they are in the rut
4 holding fast the idea that as fathe
). died. thought, lived, so must /. Ye
= they seize upon new ways of work, Q
U travel, of communication.
d Haven't timer" 1t takes but fe'
II minutes day and amounts to niue
q less than illness and only think ho'
e much more you would accomplish if
q perfect health.
. Let US strive for an all around per
!, lection. Strive to preserve "body
u mind and spirit" blameless.
4 Since our bodies are temples
e have we no duty toward them?
j." Nj. K. F.
.. State Superintendent H. and II. ar
n Physical Culture.