The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-20
HINTS ON HEALTH
 AND EXERCISE
(By Mac Levy of Babyion. }

H (By Mac Levy of BabyIon.l tMac Levy, the famous Long Island s'health farmer, has been engaged for eighteen years in the training of ath- letes and the building up of rundown people. and is recognized authority lon all subjects connected with athlet- ics. physical culture and scientis1c ex- ercise)
 .ssixteen members of the Cornell crew squad were sent to the training ltable which was started today by ICoach Charles B. Courtney, read a Irecent dispatch from Ithaca
 That phrase, etthe training table, will couture up in the minds of many lpeople a vision of athletic and Spartan Iyouths seated solenanly about plain l board table, eating food of an esoter1c and occult kind unknown to ordinary Inortals-food which is utterly distaste- full to the palate, but which possesses mysterious and wonderful powers of developing the brawn and stamina necessary to endure the rigors of a four-nile pull on the river
 As matter of fact. the training table, as conducted by the veteran Courtney and other up-to-date lcoaches Of athletes, is nothing of the kind Puissant poppycoclk and pre- digested piff1e do not figure on the bill of fare provided for those young ath-
 
 gril1iig sporting contest Of the year. l can remember a time when many trainers were given to fads and fan- icies in diet. but that day is past Some Iold-tin1ers used to feed boxers on raW meat believing that it would make them fierce. and the raw meat and lother fad regfnens were adopted for many college training tables.
 I Nowadays the athlete who is prepar- I ing for the great test Of endurance a tie different from that of the average Esensible man who has due regard for his health. There are a few articles Eof food that are taboo in nearly all training camps, but as a general proposition the athlete is permitted to eat pretty much what he likes. If l he finds that he is unable to properly digest any Particular food, he is cred- ited with sufficient sense and college spirit to cut it from his diet.
 Tn the last fourteen varsity eight l pared four-nnile races at Poughkeepsie, i CAach Colrtney's Cornell crew has fin fshed first ten times. Last year Court iney,s men finished second to Syracuse in the main event, but Ithaca captured Z the varsity dour-oared and freshman leight-oared events The training meth tors Of 8 man who has such a record I Iof victories, and who has been a great Ifigure in America rowing for half a century, are worthy Of careful study
 
 q in athletics, and, as well, by those lwho merely wish to preserve their health and vigor
 .i simplicity and obedience sum up Courtney's methods. He sets up as flew restrictions as possible, but those must be fulfilled in,1 letter and spirit He Is a benevolent despot, whose laws, few but absolute, are final and admit Inc argument He who must be obey ed is Courtney. There must be one man in supreme authority, and only one" he has often asserted. s.That is the only system that has ever been successful. and the only one twill ever stand for =
 Nothing is too goods for the traifinE table, and the food, plain and sina< I pie, is the best that the market can provide, and is tastefully Nprepared and served An expert attends to the lbuying, and the meat is the choicest ieuts, the fruits and vegetables fresh from orchard and garden and just right for consumption, the eggs new laid and the milk from the best cows land carefully handled to prevent con- tamination-
 Pastries, pies, cake, dumplings, malt and .yinosls huuors and pork are on the i've don't eat', list Of most train CTS There are exceptions, however, and some great trainers provide beer land ale in limited quantities for their
 men Courtney is not among these,
 
 iopposed to malt beverages, he believes that the nutriment contained in beer is too little to make it worth while as a . beverage for men In training. The
 Cornell coach, however, often gives his men bacon for their morning meal while other coaches are strictly oppos- ed to pork in all it's forms Grape ] Juice, in small quantities diluted with , water, Is the fayorite beverage o1 many trainers, while clam broth ie } igiven by others,
 tI Perhaps majority of coaches pro- hfbit the use of coffee and tea, but Courtney permits his men to have a a lsnaH cup of coffee for breakfast, while tother trainers, especially those who ,. follow English methods permit a lif- tie tea in the middle of the afternoon, as ssbracer. .ss
 i. Among the foods that are almost [ 1 universal on training tables are oat- imea1 and other cereals, eggs, fruits o1 I inearly all kinds, green vegetables, DO. , tatoesoften limited in quantity be- lcause Of their starchy nature and usu- ally served baked; roast beef, steaks i. and lamb chops; succotash and prunes
 Milk is usually consumed in consid- erable quantities but it is often pro- served, as the stomach does not seem l to take kindly to a mixture of meal i, and milk Pruness the big fat onas are almost universal on training ta- bles, and they have great dfetetft
 value, as well as being delicious wher properly prepared. Prunes shoulG bt : Isoaked in water over night, and ther F stewed very slowly. not permitting them to come to a hard boil, whfcI ] ltoughens them. Some trainers favor
 whole wheat bread, while at othel tables white bread is toasted for tho : athletes. Rice is another populal training table food, but is never ser ed at the same meal with potatoes The rice served to the athletes comel to the table as large, separate. snow. fgrains and not in a mass as at toe