Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-16
Some Suggestions That May
Prove Of Great Value to the
New Soldier.
now TO REST By RELAXATION
Wonderful Currents, Curative, Restor-
Ing and RepIenishino Flow Into
the Submissive Body During
Moments Of Relaxation.
az AUGUSTUS THOMAS,
Of the viailsnteS.

Of the viollantes-
New York.-This is a genuine letter,
document" written by the distin-
guished dramatist to his son about 10
60 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.
My Dear Son:
was interested In the report OF the
boys In their hike under the full
packs, and their readiness to fall
bsleep when chance came at the end
" the day. That "dog-tired' fatigue
Is the kind that brings the most COM
piete 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 10 relax.
You are probably going 10 France,
and IL 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 yor when you were
little fellow by "hypnotizing mos
quitos." You will recall that a mos
quito that would fly from my hand or
face when you tried 10 catch him
would sit still for me until l 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 II" or tensing 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 1t gripped and held there as
bears foot might be held in a spring
trap.
That closing of the pores under ten
sion is one of natures means of pro-
lection. A man suddenly plunged into
water instinctively iIhales and auto
matically closes his pores. He does
the same thing IL startled by danger or
attacked by any emotional shock. He
does II also when making any consid-
cradle effort.
Strength From Without
II is only with age and some humjl-
lty that we come TO realize how much
Of our so-called strength comes from
outside of US. actually flows into US
and through u, on what. II the phrase
won't frighten you, / might call the
-cosmic currents"
fS N 81 III
nent called the biometre that regis
.ers. and TO some extent measures,
his strength giving current. ! hope IL
Won't bore you If I tell you of II
,riefiy.
The biometre is a small glass bell
" dome. inside of which there is a
Upper needle suspended by q silk
bread. The bell rests on q board un-
Ter which is a coil of copper wire.
Che needle swings free. not quite
ouchlng the supporting base. When
nan approaches the biometre with his
eft hand the needle is drawn toward
I'm slightly but perceptibly. When he
.pproaches the bell with his right hand.
ne needle swings away from him more
,erceptibly than IL swung toward him
the first experiment.
II two biometres are used. one for
ZACH hand. the needle In the left one
r drawn toward the man. and that In
he right one is repealed. That would
.eem to indicate that current was
lowing into US and through US from
eft to right.
Furthermore II is possible TO pro-
luce this interesting phenomenon II
he man tries to affect the current by
, tensed effort the right needle moves
further from him han before. but the
eft one ceases TO be attracted and
hangs plumb This would seem TO In
dictate that his effort expended the
energy which the right-hand needle
registered. and AT the same time the
effort closed the body to any intake
Of the supply.
It's worth thinking about.
To Relay 10 IN Art
Sometime in the early nineties ] saw
Kid Mccoy knock out a fighter named
Billy Stiff. Between the rounds Stiff
took the usual rubbing and tanning BY
his seconds, but Mccoy occasionally
suDstituteu systcH "a oeNP
and relaxation as he stood by the
ropes. I believe he was the first Tight
er to spar with open palms. closing
his fists only as he struck. recall
some interviews 10 which he was quot
ed as saying that he conserved his
strength BY that manner. being re-
Taxed when sparriLg and tensing up
only for q blow. The fact was that
strength flowed into him IN those mo-
ments Of relaxing as II flows into all
of MS. The big cats are instructive In
that respect. It's wonderful to watch
their complete relaxation In most atu-
tudes. ChIIdreu. too. have the quality.
Great peace Is with us only when
We are completely relaxed. and let
60" as II were.