The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-07
Mankind Is Divided Into Four Glasses,
Depending on How
the Man Is
Built.
FRENCH ARMY USES TT
Respiratory, Digestive, Muscular and
Cerebral Glasses Are
the Four Di-
visions.
[William Philip simms, Paris CORES
pondent of the United Press.l

[William Philip Simms, Paris cores
pondent of the United Press.l
PARIS, Dec. 6.-What kind Of
shape have you got? A brand new
sciencs has just been introduced to
the world by Major NJ A. Thooris of
the French army. According to him
your profession. your sphere of ac-
ton, your very life, depend upon
your shape
Mankind is divided into four classes
according to Major Thooris. A: Re
spiratory; b: Digestive; @: Muscular;
and D: Cerebral. And il the diges-
tive man commits the error of at
tempting to make his way In the
world as respiratory, muscular or
cerebral, he Is doomed to compare
tive failure from the start. Literally
che is not built that way"
The French army has adopted the
science and the almost 100000 new
recruits just mustered in under the
thrse-year military service law, are
being disposed Of accordingly. The
man who is thick through the shout
ders, deep.chested and generally
/ broad across the upper part of his
body. belongs to the respiratory class
4 His lungs are the keystone of his
entire existence. He must have fresh
! air: pen him up in an office and he
4 is done for; he is fish out OF wat
/ L. why ci W N
/ his efficiency. Those who are broad
across the middle part Of their body
have large abdomsns and staunch
hips, are digestives. The stomach is
! the handspring of this man. his foot
is Important it must be plentiful
and substantial. Deprive this MAI
of plenty of substantial food and he
will go to wreck.
The 1.-THE person, with we'll dsvel
oped body and members, whose ever,
muscle is adaptable to all sorts o
uses, is the muscular type; his braiI
is most active when the muscles ar
exercising; unless he can he active
he becomes inefficient. He can do Oh
less air than the respiratory man an
, to sprive him of food does not meal
his deterioration but coop him u
and slowly he droops, gradually los
, ing his usefulness.
: The cerebral's legs, army and bod
: are undeveloped; they remain abou
as they are under any sort Of exc
t else. His head is his most importan
member, this being characterized b
i we'll developed forehead. When h
. is run down, and needs refreshing,
: doesn't call for fresh air. or food 9
!. exercise. He needs mental slim
1 lus.
/ The respiratory army recruits al
4 placed in the infantry Their broa
backs are specially fitted for carr
r ing the helvy packs. The digestive
n go to the cavalry. Their low cent,
of gravity and broad hips make the
?, finely adapted to sitting a horse I'll
s muscular makes the best soldier
r all because he can adapt himself
$ anything, while the cerebrals are 81
e en- clerical duties Of one sort or a
e other as far as this is possible.
i Or. Sigaud, until recently an 9 mo
&c unknown practitioner OF Lyons, WI
the pioneer of the nsw science. Maj
n Thooris was converted to 1t and h
e. been responsible fer its introducti'
e. to the world, first by using ii in t
French army. But its diScoyere
claim that its future is brilliant tn
physicians the world ever will ia
il into consideration in prescribi
- for their patients. FOR instlnce:
70 the respiratory patient is run dow
- his digestion is out of order Dosi
~ him will do little coed while CO
: can be easily aocompl shed by sci
:" ing him into the country, to the NO,
tains, to the sea His lungs In ord
they will put the man back il
shape and Danish whatever Ills
j body may happen to be suffering s,
ed rose the digestive contracts consun
he ton. He is best trelted by altefi
vn lis d t. by providing him with
is foods h needs. II the mn7cul r IN
I'd vidual is mentally run down, PHI
zeal repose would be poison to b