La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
sOaH OBSERVATIONS.
These Arc Contributed Ar
ticles and . Record Of In
dividual Opinion Only.
PHYSICAL CULTURE.

A discussion OF the physiological
effect Of muscles in action. 70 be Of
any value. must be scientific. But
II need not be couched in scientific
terms. 1t II my intention. not only
in this preliminary discussion. but In
the presentation OF system Of exer-
cises to be governed. - closely ~
my limitations will allow, by the bio
logical facts. But Il 10 my intention
to make everything clear to the lay
mind.
Biologists tell Us that the whole
body 10 made up Of cells. That In the
cell takes place the mysterious pro-
cesses Of transforming the food We
eat into tissue. and Of tearing down
the worn out tissue and starting Il
out Of the body. They use several
terms to properly designate these &C
tivities Of the cell. but the simplest
are assimilation and assimilation.
To illustrate. II In the cells
OF the arm for instance. assimilation
and assimilation are about equal.
that is II the amount OF new material
taken into the cells just about equals
the worn out tissue sent out. the arm
will remain about the same In size
and strength. II. however. dissimi-
lation Is In excess OF assimilation. the
arm will gradually atrophy or de-
crease In size and strength. This is
illustrated in the case Of the Indian
fakir who holds his arm above his
head until the joints ankylose. and
the arm becomes withered. II as
similation Is In excess Of dissimtla-
tion. as in the case Of the athlete.
then the cells multiply and the arm
becomes larger and stronger.
What takes place is this: In the
atrophied arm Of the Indian fakir.
muscular action having ceased. the
cells. being without this stimulus.
no longer take from the arterial
blood supplied TO them. . sufficient
amount Of the tissue building ma
terial contained in Il. to eQualixe the
amount OF waste material carried
away by the venous blood. The result
10 that instead Of multiplying. the
cells die, and the resulting waste
material ID carried away and thrown
out Of the body and the arm shrtnks.
In the ease OF the athlete. exactly
Tie opposite thing occurs. Auscu-
lar action requires and demands It's
sue building material. This acts %
. stimulus upon the cells. and they
begin TO assimilate from the arterial
blood the material necessary To keep
up muscular action. In continued
systematic exercise. such - ts nec-
essary 10 make and keep = man an
athlete. the cells are 10 stimulated
that they multiply and increase In
number. and N = result the muscles
increase In size and become firmcr
and more elastic.
hut these are not the only results.
In the case Of the man who takes In.
sufficient exercise. not only do the
muscles strophy. but other Ills AZ
fliet him. The blood becomes I'm.
povsrished simply because there 10
NO demand for rich blood. and ma
ture. like the man IN the song. 70.
fuses 70 work when there 10 no work
70 do. The worn out tissue h not
psompaiy removed from the system.
but like the filth that lies about an
unciean city. sosms breeding places
for disease germs. The cells take
bat little Of The tissue building ma
esrssl contained II the astesial blood.
bscsuse they iack the stlmulus csus-
"a by muscular action.
Physiolosisss ny that life aud
death bsgin in the cells. 30 that .
mas begins 10 die II his finger tips.
or q the cells In his kidneys. or
liver. Of lusss. Of heart. or u may
bs bic brsin. THIS process Of dete-
ssoratios soes o. for ysars. TIE msa
may die q nsishs's disease. harden.
ing oe The Iives. tuberculosis o. pnsu.
noala. hsart disease. Of aDoplsxy. &C.
eoe1las o. she cell dssesiosstioa b 10
Gated h The kj1asys, o. liver. o.
0unen. Of hease. a. srteseal walls.
Bet ssv llee also bestas n tes cells:
- thae the s,an whe y tFsaasssd
% that ths nos Who b threossesd
tuhsrcsIesos, hsast DISEASE ~ astssso.
scDssosls, hsast disease. liver trousse.
sewer v remedy bic cosdltses. He
hes eaiy 70 teein 70 srercsse hss mss-
elss systematically ana psrstsssesly.
Nos aee1 10 ~ llscourased 6scesss
~ has paase1 The meridian q 1lte.
~ ~ llnll. beyee1 whleh - ssss-
~ saa ~ eteaine1 fresa physecal
eseseiee. has neves tees fouad. Aea
- anvnney an1 ooghey have oeh6ose1