South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-29
Next UniUcrsal Health Training

NEW YORK. Aug. pa move
10 build up young men of the ma
ton physically i'm order that.
higher degree OF physical perfection
MAJ prevail has been under discus
sion 10y experts or health questions.
IL is planned i'm lieu of the alb
sence Of universal military training
for young men Of the country. TO
have some definite plan whereby
they may be improved physically
snd be more efficient
Sedeutary work such a. office en-
/ ployment and the such. meaning a
! continued routine without exercise.
lis not productive especially toward
real health it has been found. even
though there is no cause for alarm.
not what they should he from the
sta ldpoint of physique.
The draft brought out this point
To those who are backing this new
health plan II showed high
number Of those examined TO he
suffering with physical ailments:
some minor. some major: and not
all of these were acquired volun-
tarily as means of esca ping the
draft.
The hacker of the big Project is
Parker r. TYLER health expert.
noted for putting as many big bus
mess men in condition a. did
Billy" Muldoon-with this differ
10 Muldoon's sanitarium 10 he
made over into real human beings
again. Tyler does il for them at
home on long-distauce direction So
10 speak. from his office in this city
al 1903 Park av
From results ON his own clients.
lyle. is of the opinion Cand he is
seconded 10y many others that the
\ physical defects characterizing more
than half the men between the
draft extremes could have been pre-
vented had the men i'm question
taken simple exercises at some
time or the other since they arrived
AZ maturity.
~ feel quite sure 7 am not eNag-
eeratine." said Tyler. when ] say
that Eat feet could be eliminated
almost entirely In other words.
there would be but one per cent Of
the present cases OF fat feet would
men taken i've minutes day for
a short time
There is hut one cure for this
sort Of thing" he continued "and I
mention it only because it appears
from talks with physicians Of many
of the draft boards i'm the east that
this was one Of the big causes for
those who were exempted from the
draft on the grounds Of physical
disability The solution 10 this
problem lies in nothing more or less
than raising the body on the toes
from the outside ~ the foot letting
the outer side of the foot being the
last o. leave the ground
After doing this several times
raise your body on the toes with
the main support coming from the
inside OF the ball OF the foot 'Ud
nome from the outer rim
sounds rather complicated.
doesn't it, Vet it was So simple
when il was done by the expert
himself that one wondered why the
draft boards didn't prescribe il 10
those who failed because of this
very thing
This is hut one ~ the points
hror SHIT out D., Mr. Tyler as "a rea-
SON for giving well let MS say. uni
ter-al health training 10 the young
men Physical fitness. he believes.
is necessary whether for peace or
MAR n DC Is important i'm peace. it
d., much more So when Mars de-
mand~ che hear from everybody.
though ne gives no definite promise
bur death i'm return
Nh Tyler is to lav his plsu before
health chiefs. having visited Wash
.inetou for tina; purpose this week.
It is not q question OF any props-
-srda bur simply the strengthening
of men.
The list or bIe business men who
have been placed once more on
their feet hy tHe simple plans which
may be extended nationwide would
read almost like a directory Of in
duStrisl Leaders of America.
y II takes in such men a. Edwin N.