Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-15
Regarding The Lancaster Gym.

Contributed.
This IS the fourth year that Lancas-
ter has had Gymnasium and Physical
culture school. Many have derived
a great benefit therefrom IN the way
OF improved health and strength.
The first two years were a success in
every way, but last year it ran behind
financially eight dollars every month,
to say nothing OF the time and trouble
to keep up its existence, and the
present year to date falls behind that
of last year. As the writer owes his
life to the work and has had over
twenty years Of experience, he knows
the value of systematic exercise and
knows that our little city is much in
need of such place for recreation,
pleasure and benefit combined, but it
seems almost impossible to get any
encouragement from any one, and if
the balance of the season is as poor as
it has been so far. this will be the
last year for the gymnasium in Lam
caster.
Fennimore is trying to get a
Gymnasium and all towns should
have such place. The writer realizes
that many people think such thing
as exercise is absurd. but that does
not make it so. When you can
boost mum is the best word. Many
children have told me that they just
begged their parents to let them join
the Gym and were told that if they
wanted exercise to go out and split
wood Agreeing that to a certain
extent such is good advice. it only
calls into use one set Of muscles.
/ Systematic exercise calls into use
every muscle of your entire anatomy !;
many that yuu wuulu never use in
every day work if you lived to be a
hundred years old. The nivine
Architect constructed our bodies IN
a wonderful manner and we should
not neglect any part Of them, and
| let these become domant; nor should
we over work one part at the ex
pense Of the other. Equalization
results in functional harmony. IL
creased circulation and nerve force.
All are produced by proper exercise.
The man who has been farmer
and a hard worker will agree that
the city boys lead different life and
/ do not get all Of that good old hard
work and fresh air, so necessary to
good health and physical development.
Many children as they 60 along the
streets to school walk more bumped
over and stoop- shonldered than many
hardy men that we. have right here in
Lancaster atthe age of seventy.
Many children go along with their
mouths open, breathing through the
mouth instead of thu nose Such
breathing is very improper as it de-
prives the head of oxygen and thus the
poor little brains become dense and
makes it very hard for them to keep
up in their school work. 1t is the
writer s opinion that the first thing
children should learn is how to take
care of their bodies and what is a
benefit or a detriment thereto But it
sc ems they must become accomplished,
regard less of their physical condition,
personal appearance or health.
Poor carriage and position while
sitting causes many troubles in the
spinal colum that sooner or later
deveIope trouble Pure air is the
cheapest necessity, and greatest
luxury of life. Don't let it be the
rarest. 1t is easier to toy with
health. than it is to coax it back
again.
Donald Dyer is an example of what
the Gymnasium does for the boys and
girls. When he joi-cd he was as
fail and sickly as any young person
we ever had in the Gym. Look at
him today; the Gym only has one
man who can equal his work What
he has gained is wonderful, but his
condition now, had he not had the
work. would have been truly pitiful.
He should thank Dr.. Godfrey for his
valuable advice.
Come and join the Gym. old or
young. None of US are so good
physically but what we can be i'm
proved.
Yours for Health and Strength
W. j Schade.
Getting Eggs in Winter.