Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-27

of himself by physical training and leading a clean lte."
 Duncan is a New York boy haein- lived most of his life near Coney I--- and. He is 29 this year and has beer Interested in athletics all his lie. Err
 Is d perfect swimmer. having hear m the water "eyer since ! --Iil rec member" as he pUEs tt
 Amy boy can but himself in excel lent physical trim and baulsn iLHeas from his life if he wants t0 do it. aal. Duncan in an interview with F. -l kerby.
 The first necessity for a boy 7.a- wants to make himself pu sica.g perfect is sleep.
 q make it a point to Eet nine hou-s sleep every night No young man car follow the bright lights and get u- phN sically. Plenty of sleep is aDsu-
 lutely necessary to keep the body .u good shape. l have done this all uy fife since ] was little chap. Next l would advise boy co kH-p away from cigarettes. ] have never smoked in my life. It is bad for tne wind. No athlete can afford Go smoke and no young man who wants % keep in physical condition can indulge -l
 tobacco Alcohol is just as bod
 never drink anything stronger than a
 glass of beer and that very occasion
 And food is most important. Flaln cooked food and not tO excess at reE- ular hours is my program. I eat a | E l light luncheon-only a little fruit Then comes cleanliness The body has got to be kept free from !mp4r.- l ties and the pores of the snIn aIIoa.- 1 ed 10 do their normal work of casting off body Impurities 1T the young man is to keep physically ht. J take two baths day regularly. winter and summer. Before my morning bath Z
 take a number of deep breathing nr-
 ercises and then jump into a cold
 bath. That is a line tonic for tEe system if the system ls strong enough to stand 1t. But the body ought -8
 be in good shape before it is tried as a regular practice. ! take warm bath before bed every night. It not only keeps the pores open and Inc body clean but helps to get the nerves in shape for good nights sleep.
 The boy who wants to get into physical trim ought to start wl-u walking, keep on walking and never give it up. am great walker-.t is the finest exercise ] know. Ier got six prizes for walking and J as as proud of them as of any I ever won.
 How about sports? Anything and everything in the line of atule-.- sports is good I have played foot ball, baseball, and have been a swim mer all my life. Swimming, too, h one of the very best things for a boz Every boy ought Co learn hotr C. swim when he is a Tounrster aut keep it up.
 "T do these things as matter %. course. They are not a hurdcrECn-r routine with me, but Just part Of m daily life. ! enjoy my bathing. walk. ing, swimming. DS will any -ouu8 man who gets the Ina bit. IT would be a fine thing for the nation if every hoy had been encouraged to get -rr proper physical exercise all during Lis life. I am afraid that the pav- sical examinations for the new army are going to show too many of our young men below par physically. Tf course in many cases this Is not thpt- own fault. Boys who have been rank- ed off to work before they were orr of school have had little opportlul-- to become athletes. But avervh0d has some chance to improve himself in this respect and he ouIht not tl neglect it."