The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09


 active game for the heart to revert to
 it's normal pulsation A healthy heart, after strong but not excessive exertions,
 ought to return to Tits normal number of
 beats within 15 minutes after the exertion ends. If it takes much longer, then over exertion may be assumed. Long walks carrying burdens are one of the chief causes of such over-exertion. The Ger
 man military "baggage marches'-GepaclS marchen--constantly produce over-exer- ton. In these marches the men cover from 20 to B miles, carrying knapsacks, lrifies, bayonets and cartridges. Some times the knapsacks are filled with stand. Professor Albus examination of men after such achievements shows that oyer-ex- ertion is general Of eight men exam ined not one regained his normal heart beat within half an hour of the end of the march.
 Vegetables Bad Diet Vegetables, says Albu, are a wholly un- suitable diet for any man who wants to cover a long distance, or otherwise to keep up extra exertion during a long | period. That is scientific fact, because vegetables are poor in albumen, which is needed to replenish the muscles. The 1 fact may also be proved empirieally. Ger
 man tests in the "baggage marches show
 that the fiesh-eating soldier has the great l est endurance. Many feats of endurance
 have been accomplished on vegetable food
 but that only proves the marvellous adapt
 ability of the body to unsuitable nourish- ment.
 Dr. Horaz Maltzahn supplements these I theories with the doctrine that at some | ages women are quite as well fitted as
 men are for violent exertion, and that at some ages they are even superior. There | is no game however violent, which girls
 under IA may not play on equality with boys Between IA and 20 girls should play 1 games moderately and avoid violent ex- ercise. After 20, if they are in good 1 health, they are as fit to play games as better equipped than men to play games l The spectacle of elderly women of past l 90 engaging in games which require quick l movements often causes laughter, but
 nine out of 10 women of 50 are better fitted
 to play lawn tennis and golf than mer are"
 l It is a mistake, says Haltzahn. to as-
 sociate nervous strength with dexterity
 in sports and games. On the contrary people with weak nerves, that is so-callec l nervous people, are commonly the best l game players. Dr. Maltzahn came to this conclusion after testing the nervous con. ditions of lawn tennis players good and
 bad. He tested the players for nervous l reactions; and found that of seven par. | ticuarly adept and skilfull players six 1 had abnormally great reactions, thus in- dieating excessive nervousness. After l that ne tried numerous bad and indf-
 ferent players, including nearly the whole of his local club; and he found that most of the indifferent players had slight, that l is healthy, reactions.
 | 'It is not true" says Maltzahn, 'thai | strong nerves go with skill in games and | sports. The best players have usually | delicate or Representative nervous sys. tens. That is true. at least, of lawn ten his and billiard players. but it is moi Unnecessarily true of footballers or boxers | There is state of the body which may
 be called 'sportgemass or 'sport-fit.' It is
 a nervous state. Men and women of dull lymphatic temperament seldom make good | game blazers; and as a rule they have no liking for games. Liking for games is | the individuals s desire to bring out dex. terity and adeptness which are part of a nervous temperament"
 Ma1tzahn says that a good rough clas. 1 sification of humanity would be into sport-individuals' and "non-sport indi. viduals." The sport individuals include l the finer half Hence, Anglo-Saxor l countries abound in delicate, nervous. yet virile types. It is the custom in Germany l to ascribe this type to sport It is prob able, however, that Anglo-Saxon is thu result of this type, and not the caus. | of it.''