Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-16

runs to win must lay aside not only
overcoat and waistcoat, but super
| fluous flesh, liquor and tobacco, late
hours and all bad habits.
| He must tran," declared Pres
| Hyde: that is he must do over and
over again not merely what he will do
in the race but lot Of other things
| that build up heart and lungs and
| nerves and muscles. A race is won or
| lost before the starters pistol is fired;
according as the training has been
| thorough and fruitful or spasmodic and
| shirking.
I'VE must start when the signal is
given; not a fifth of second before, lest
he be set back not a fifth of a second
later, since he never can make up lost
time.
"He must stop to think how he feels
for before a wel-contested race is over he
is sure to be feeling pretty badly; he
must keep his eye fixed on the goal, and
make for it in the resistless might of pure
determination.
Educational efficiency depends on these
same four laws. If you ever expect to
have a trained mind, and be the master
of the men and things you deal with,
you must observe these four laws.
You must cut out whatever habits dull
the intellect, weaken the will, and hard
en- the heart-stimulants, narcotics, OPT
ates, sexual vice. gambling and idleness.
YOU must put yourself in prolonged men
tai training; learning not merely the spe-
cial things you will have to use in your
business or, profession, but thousands of
other things that develop keen perception,
vivid imagination, sound Judgment, swift
decision If you care mainly for the
management of things, you will take this
training in a technical school. If your
interest is rather in power and influence
over men you will take this training in
a college of liberal arts
Physical Efficiency.
George ]. Fisher of New York was next
introduced. AS he walked to the plat
form each boy came to his feet and amid
the loudest of hurfahs gave the far
famed Chatauqua salute, waving their
handkerchiefs Mr.. Fisher was much
affected by the reception. He talked to
the conference for nearly 80 minutes on
Physical Efficiency"
Illustrative of the necessity of how i'm
portant physical exercise or efficiency
was to the body and to life. he referred
to the fact that when Pres. Taft left the
White House at the conclusion of his
term he was in better physical condition
than when he took office. When secreta-
ry of war Mr. Taft became so tired by
O'Clock in the afternoon that his menta!
processes refused to work AS President
he was frequently surprised when the
4l.a in ha Aye
tive office, arrived During his term as
Chief Executive of the nation the Pres
ident took constant physical exercise.
This had changed his whole being. Col.
Roosevelt, said the speaker, was another
living example of the benefits of phys
ieal efficiency as a maker of mental eff
cheney.
Touching upon the matter of diet
Mr. Fisher said that it was Of the
greatest Importance. though good
many people did not realize It. The
greatest trouble. il seemed 10 him,
wish many people, was that they ate
too much. Those who were not work
ing hard with their muscles should
eat more than once day. A fellow
who had a tendency to weakness
should not drink coffee more than once
a day--in the morning. 1t would be
better for him not to drink it at all.
Cigarette smoking or the use OF to-
bacco in any form was bad. Tests
now being made showed that one ei-
garette would give a greatly increased
heart pressure. which in one individu-
al lasted for 80 minutes after the
smoking had ceased
When one found that certain food
did not agree with him; that he. could
taste it for two or three hours aIter
eating he should "cut it out.
"There is no such thing, said he,
"ac a. pure food which can be recon-
meuced for all. There are foods when
agree with one. but not with another