Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Some Suggestions That May
Prove of Great Value to the
New Soldier.
now TO REST BY RELAXATION
Wonderful Currents, Curative. Reston
Inc and RspIsnIshlns Flow Into
the Submissive Body During
Moments Of Relaxation.
sY AUGUSTUS THOMAS,
Of the VlpllanteS.

q document" written Dy the dlstln
guished dramatist TO his son about tC
20 to France. Mr.. Thomas when writ
ing had no thought Of Its publication
He Is an enthusiastic Vigilante; Others
Of the organization happened to see
the letter and persuaded him to let II
be published.
Ny Dear Son:
was interested in the report Of the
boys In their hike under the full
packs, and their readiness to fall
usleep when chance came at the end
VI the day. That "dOg-tired" fatigue
Is the kind that brings the most COM
plete relaxation and the fullest re-
cuperation. We learn late In life
some OF us-that the secret Of re-
cuperatiOn, and therefore the secret Of
power, not only physical power. but
also power mental and spiritual, Is
the ability to relax.
You are probably going to France,
and II so will often have great need
Of the quickest replenishment Of your
expended strength. Perhaps you will
remember more definitely some sug-
gestIons about relaxing II give you
the basic reasons for them.
used to amuse you when you were
a little fellow by "hypnOtizlng mos
quItos." You will recall that mos
quito that would fly from my hand or
face when you tried to catch him
would sit still for me until slowly
picked him up The trick In that was
my waiting until felt his sting, and
then taking a deep breath. and push
Ing ON IL or tPnsing up. That tension
automatically closed all the pores Of
the skin. and the mosquito who had
put his bill into one Of these pores
found II gripped and held there as u
bears foot might he held In II spring
trap.
That closing Of the pores under ten
sion Is one of natures means OF pro-
lection. A man suddenly plunged Into
water instinctlvely inhales and auto
matically closes his pores. He does
the same thing II startled by danger or
attacked by any emotional shock. He
does 1t also when making any consid-
crnble effort.
Strength From Without.
II Is only with age and some huInll-
ity that we come 10 realize how much
of our sO-calird strength comes from
outside of us, actually flows into us
and through US On what. II the phrase
won't frighten you, l might call the
"cosmic currents
There Is little scientific instru-
mrnt called the biOmetre that regis
trrs. and to some extent measures.
this strengthening current. l hope 1t
won't bore you II / tell you Of 1t
briefly.
The bIOmetre Is small glass bell
or dome, inside of which there Is a
copper needle suspended by II SILK
thread. The hell rests on board un-
der which is coil Of copper wire.
The needle swings free, not quite
touching the supporting base. When
man approaches the biOmetre with his
left hand the needle Is drawn toward
him slightly but perceptibly When he
approaches the bell with his right hand,
the needle swings away from him more
perceptIbly thnn 1t swung toward him
IN the first experiment.
II two blOmetres are used. one for
each hand. the needle In the left one
is drawn toward the man, and that In
the right one is repealed. That would
seem to indicate that II current was
flowing into us and through us from
left to right.
Furthermore II Is possible to pro-
duce this interesting phenomenon: II
the man tries to affect the current by
a tcnsed effort, the right needle moves
further from him than before, but the
left one ceases to be attracted and
hangs plumb. This would seem to in
llIcate that his effort expended the
energy whlch the right-hand needle
registered. ard ut the same time the
effort closed the body to any intake
nf the supply.
It's worth thinking about.
To Relay ls an Art.
Sometime In the early nineties saw
Kid Mccoy knock out fighter named
Billy Stiff. Between the rounds Stiff
took the usual rubbing and tanning by
his seconds, but Mccoy occasionally
a system Of deep breathing
and relaxation MS he stood by the
ropes. l believe he was the first fight
Pr % spar with open palms, closing
his fists only as he struck. / recall
some interviews In which he was quot
I'd as saying that he conserved his
by that manner. being re-
laxed when sparring and tensing mp
nnly for u blew. The fact WIS that
flowed into him In those mo-
ments Of relaxing rs Il flows Into all
Df us. The hlg cats are Instructive In
hat rssnnct If's WODdarful IN watch