The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-28
ION THE ADVANTAGES
 OF TRAINING"
From a Book Published in 1924, But Probably Taken From an Older
 PubIica ton.

I | and strengthening its powers by cer- | tain processes which thus qualify l person for the accomplishment or Ia | borious exertions- It was known 10 | the anoients, who paid much atten- 1 ton to the means of augmenting cor | poreal vizour and activity; and ac- | cordinEly among the Greeks and Ro- l mans certain rules of regimen and | exercise were prescribed to the candi- dates for gymnastic celebrity. The | manner of training among the an- 1 cients bore some resemblance to that l now practiced by the moderns. But as their mode of living and general | habits were somewhat different from
 those Of the present age a difference of trea tment is now required to pro ! duoe the same effect. The sztllful | trainer attends to the state of the bowels, the lungs, and the skin; and | he uses such means as will reduce the I fat, and at the same time invigorate | the muscular flores. The patient is pHrged by drastic medicines; he Is | sweated by walking under a load of 1 clothes. and by lying between feather ! beds. His limbs are roughly rubbed,
 his diet is beef or mutton; his drink 1 is strong ale and he is gradually | inured to exercise by repeated trials in | walking and running.
 | The most effectGal process for training is that practiced by Captain | Barclay; and the particular mode
 
 been sanctioned by professional men, | but has met with unqualified apprO- 1 bation of amateurs The following | statement, therefore, contains the I most approved rules, and is presented ! to the reader as the result of much l experience founded on the theoretic 1 principles of the art.
 l The pedestrian who may be shppos- | ed in tOlerabIe condition enters up | on his training with a regular course | of physic which consists of three | doses. Glanber's salts are generally | preferred; and from one ounce and | half to two ounces are taken each | time with an interval of four dave 1 between each dose After having gone l through the course of physic he com | mences regular exercise, which iS I gradually increased as he proceeds in | the training When the object in | view is the accomplishment of ped
 estrian match, hte regular exercise
 may be from twenty-four miles i day. He must rise at five in the | morning, run half a mile at the top | of his speed up hill and then walk | six miles at a moderate pace, com | ing in about seven to breakfast, which
 should consist of beefsteaks or nut l ton chops, under-done with stale l bread and old beer. After breakfast l he must again walk six miles at | moderate pace; and at twelve lie down | in bed without his clothes for half | an hour. On getting up he must walk | four miles and return by four to din- ner which should also be beefstea IAs i Or mutton chops, with bread and beer as at breakfast. Immediat tely after 1 dinner he must resume his exercise by running half a mile at the top Of his speed and walking six miles at a moderate pace He takes no more eX- 1 ercise for that day but retires to bed l about eight and the next morning | proceeds in the same manner. After l having gone on in this regular course for three or four weeks the pedes- l trian must take four-mile sweat,
 which is produced by running four miles in flannel at the top of his | speed Immediately on returning 1 hot liquor is prescribed of which he | must drink one English pint. It is | termed the sweating liquor and it is i composed of the following ingredients: | viz. one ounce of caraway seed, hah l an ounce of coriander seed, one ounce 1 of root liQuorice and half an ounce i of sugar candy mixed with two bot l ties of cider and boiled down to one l half. He is then put to bed in his 1 fIannels and being covered with six l or eight pair of blankets, and a feath- l CT bed,. must remain in this state | from twenty-five to thirty minutes when he is to be taken out and rub
 bed perfectly dry Being then well | wrapped in a great coat, he walks
 out gently for two miles to breakfast, l which on such occasions, should con
 sist of roasted fowl He afterwards 1 proceeds with his usual exercise.
 These sweats are continued weekly
 till within a few days of the perform
 ance or the match, or, in other words,
 he must undergo three or four of
 these operations. If the stomach of
 the pedestrian be foul, an emetic or | two must be given about a week be-
 fore the conclusion of the training ] and he is now supposed. to be in the | highest condition. Besides his usual
 or regular exercise a person under
 training ought to employ himself in
 the intervals in every kind of exer-
 ton which tends to activity. such as cricket, bowls, throwing quoits, etc., that during the whole day both body
 and mind may be constantly occupied
 The diet or regimen is the next point of consideration. Animal diet
 is alone prescribed, and beef and nut
 ton are preferred. The lean of fat
 beef cooked in steaks, with very lit
 tie salt, is the best and it should be
 rather under-done than otherwise.
 Mutton being reckoned easy of diges-
 tion, may be occasionally given to
 vary the diet and gratify the taste.
 The legs of fowls are highly esteemed.
 It is preferable to have the meat
 broiled as much of it's nutritive quail ity is lost by roasting or boiling. Bis | cult and stale bread are the only
 preparations of vegetable matter
 which are permitted to be given. Veal and lamb are never allowed nor pork | which operates as a laxative on some | people; and all fat or greasy sub stances are prohibited as they induce bile, and consequently injure the
 stomach But it has been proved by
 experience that the lean Of meat con
 tains more nourishment than the fat
 and in every case the most substan- tial food is preferab ble to any other
 kind Vegetables, such as turnips, \ carrots. or potatoes, are never given as they are watery and of difficult digestion. On the same principle, fish a must be avoided and besides they are not sufficiently nutritious. Neither N butter nor cheese is aIIowed; the one X being very indigestibIe, and the oth- CT apt to turn rancid on the stom-