La Junta tribune., 1915-10-23
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ticles and . Record Of In
dividual Opinion Only.
PHYslCAL CULTURE.

column . short series Of articles up
ON physical development. They will
not appear consecutively. but will
be sandwiched with other articles
which may appear to be timely.
Everybody knows that exercise IL
essential to his physical well-being.
But the average person believes that
his daily work affords him sufficient
exercise. The clerk In the store
points to the considerable amount OF
walking required in the performances
OF his duties. Tue professional man
walks about In his office. climbs
Stain. and probably walks TO his
home. or down to his office. and II
he thinks about Il At all. consider
himself ~ fairly well exercised. The
carpenter. blacksmith or common Ia
borer. points to his daily work. and
could hardly be brought to admit
that he needed more exercise. And
every day we zee clerks. professional
men. carpenters. blscksmiths. labor
ers. and men OF other avocations.
falling by the wayiide ana becoming
derelicts. At an age when they ought
TO be at their best. both physically
and mentally.
To show that systematic physical
exercise would have kept these men
physically and mentally vigorous. is
the purpose OF these articles. More.
I propose to show that these physi-
cal dereiicts. can. by systematic phy-
sical exercise. and hygienic living.
again become men Of visor and
strength.
But as in every other science. there
are some fundamental principles un-
derlying physical culture. For 4
good many years have had the mo-
tion that God created this world and
peopled Il With the races OF men for
some purpose. For several Of those
years wondered what the purpose
might Be. But In my search for that
purpose. ! learned 10 many wonder
full things about Gods plan Of human
evolution. that my questioning about
the purposs. became merged into .
study Of the plan. - being Of more
vital and present intsfsst. Among
other things. ! learned TO have faith
h God. . thas whes He purposes 70
Do With the face. or with me. dossn't
worry ns any more.
Going hack toward the bsginning
Of thinss. as far o. the light Of hu-
man history will permit Us TO 60. we
find that the men Of that time we're
not very promising. The history
they made was not written In books.
nor upon clay tablets. Stone impie-
meats. bone. avis and needles. the
work Of human hands. and the bones
Of animals they had slain. buried be-
meath stalasmitic beds. constituted
the simple history they left. but Il
IL enough to make certaia that men
Of limited capacities lived In that far
Oft age. and 10 enable ~ 70 measure
apDroximately the time that has since
elapsed. The men Of that age built
fires aad probably cooked . portion
Of their food. but hack Of them un-
donbtedly we're ages when their an
cestors (and oursD. had not sufflci-
est knovlsdss either 70 build fires
or 70 fashion implements Of stone.
Let ~ begta there 70 measure the
progress Of mea. A. the ages pass
81 God tassht them. They took Of
tia forests aad built them huts and
palaess. They dag In the ground and
from the ore they found. snslted
iros sad coppss aad al the other met
als. odt os Which they have Coz
ssruetsd the machinery and impls-
meats oe civiiisatioa.
DuSiae all these ages of Develop
usss. nsa nsves sought 70 Do aay-
eAlag aeedsul - thsls welfare. aad
ious1 the way basrsd. os The material
laekiss. OFT q this great seess-
hesss vhieA 0ed asls rssly ssainse
~ es0ing q osa. thsy have 1sawn
~ aaessial fee III lhe weadeeful
shlses humaa hasls have maAe.
Pres shis vs lsars ts psisespls
fusasnsatsl - eli hunas seisaesD
thsi oel psaes1 h HE ssssh svssy.
thlss Ase1ss1 see ths welfare Of 0ea.
ed brought lato opssaiSoa. sal
sausht nsn bev - apely sAe ~.
slcaj Iaws n which shsss sleasats
nay ~ sraasnutsd lste usable
forms.
n ~ follow this DfiaeipIe 70 ~
logical eeaelusloa. vs auss cons -
bsllsvs thas 0e1 hes enisse1 ssshiss
from IN olas that \ seesseiai 70 10.
nas welfare ed haeelaess. Ceaiesm-
ablo = ~ bsolee 1ooo slnee reoeh.