The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-17

s(The author of these Hints" is one of the worlds foremo ost auth critics on physical training, and has had eigfn- 2 teen years experience ini developing athletes and building up human wrecks at his famous Long Island health farm and New Y ork gym nasiurn.) sas,4
 bout this tirne of3 year thousands tho 5ls, of wealthy and welIzto-d do. people be- gin their annual exodus to- southern, climes. in order to escape the rigorss of northern Winter. There are, doubtless cases where such a course is advisable, but sI have no hesitation in saving thatsthe great nlaJnritys of these !. .stripperss would benefit in health by staying at home, and in- dulging in the wide variety of outdoor Winter sports. The good old Winter I time is the best period of the year to renew vitality and regain strength and stadnIna@sss The man who runs: away from Winter and seeks refuge in some 1and*of perpetual Summer qiss making a big mistake.
 The practice of hibern ating during the Winter to which so many people are addicted. is responsible forSmost. of the ills which flesh is heir to at. this period of the. year. People who are athletic during the Summer often go into seclusion during the Winter, seal up their windows, and take every precautions against thess possible in7j gress into xtheir h hones Of any fresh air They venture forth only when necessary. never walk when they can ride, and generally act as if they con- sidered the invigorating air of Win ter to be a deadly poison. As a re suit of the lack of exercise and deep breathing of fresh air., their systems become clogged with pefsons.a Nature 7 .tcolds, 7 ma tura1ly Follow. @Qf course, there are certain precautions to be observed in exercising in the wfntry weather. Warm clothing is essential, andaif the exercise be so vigorous as to induce precipitation a bath and change Of clothing should speedily follow
 911s#ss assl .--2---- f<4s ssf3 .ts That process which is called is.catch- ing cold is merely the result of a lack of sufffcien oxygen to burn up the waste matter which 5accumtllates in the system during the period of inactivity. tnnmediate cause Of the scongesi may dbe anyrsofle Of a wide varietys, B5Itstlae primal cause is that the blood is loaded with 7poiso1is Arctic explorers and northern lumber men and trapperS, although subjected to all sorts Of exposure. and usually supplied with insufficient er improper food, seldom .ecatch cofd.'s+s A .tcold'' is natures safety valve, and the oroif- nary. drug store cure usually accom- plishes nothing more than to delay the explosion,
 Tn addition to as much outdoor ex- ercise as condftionsf will permit, the man who wants to keep in good con dition and avoid the usual train Of winter ills and doctors bills should set aside an hour a day for indoor gymnastic work. For this work it is better to visit a gymnasium. where the exercises may be guided by an ex- perienced Instructor, and where the spirit of competition and con1ra deship will give zest and interest to the pur- suit of health. Those who scannot go to a gym may get good results by exercising at hoTne, if they fyos about it earnestly and with determination. For this purpose bag punching is sto be ecommended, because it is mot only a weII-Foundeds exercise, but is more Interesting than merely nnechan' icaIs movements. Half an hour of vigorous bag punching. morning and night, with the windows open to ad-
 init fresh air, followed by a cold bath and brisk rub in the morning and a warm both at night. will accomplish wonders in the way of warding if Winter ills.
 Neurasthenia, nervous exhaustion, and "nerves'' generally, have long been thought to involve an actual dis eased condition of the nervous sys- tenn. Recently learned physicians on both sides of the Atlantic, who have specialized in such ailments, have de- nied that such is the case They de clare that nervousness is. in reality malady of the muscles, in a great