El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-01
D. y. S. ANDREWs.

! The medical profession recognizes the
power Of mind over matter'-the
{ nervous system over the muscular
I but just what the potency Of the mind,
I In this connection amounts to can
I hardly be realized.
/ q remember when I was last in
Australia, hearing Of an incloenl
which might illustrate the power o.
mind over matter. On a big and well
] known cattle ranch in the northwest
ern part Of Australia, an aboriginal
OF native Australian, usually or a
CHEEKY. disposition, became suddenly
Z depressed on inquiry il was found
he had offended, in some way, the
rites Of the tribe and in consequence
the bone was pointed at him. The
bone spoken Of was taken from the
arm OF a deceased chief and was SIM
ply pointed at the offender. Every
thing imaginable was done to relieve
his depression, but these efforts al
ways met the same fate-'Me die. Him
point the Bone. True enough, he died
soon after. The tribe was camped
some distance away from where the
victim Of the Bone had finally passed
away, but the leading Gin or queen
appeared on his death and Is said to
have spat with disgust on his body.
aExperIence, suppose. had
taught the tribe the duration OF
lIfe-that Is, how long the muscular
AgaAEAM G0lA4 AMEEENANulAE EnnMlN
the stronger nervous system in
the blacks body after the per-
Torrance Of pointing the bone
and were handy to perform the
burial rites Of the tribe over his
body as soon rs he passed away.
The nervous system Of the black
would not equal that Of the white,
nevertheless the nervous system
deserves more consideration at
the hands OF the writer's.
zone repeatedly hears: 7 am now
10 pounds but when in condition I
weigh $50 pounds This represents
the average athletes idea Of training
Simply reduce your weight - the
quicker the better. How should We
train then2 IN the preparatory stages,
most authorities recommend walking
The fact that il can be doled out in
medicinal doses-as light or as siren
uous as possible-being the idea. in
addition TO the fact that it is the
most natural OF all exercises and
reaches every part Of the anatomy.
General Condition.
&C s. Fry, the noted English au-
thOrity on athletics, always insisted
on obtaining in the first place, what
he termed general fitness state
OF rudy, rugged health-before pro-
ceeding to obtain special fitness
Thus a hurdler, before hurdling at all,
would secure general fitness Here, I
authorities differ. I am no authority.
but in my humble opinion. handball
or boxing, with a swim in the morn [
ing and walking, in increasing doses, |
in the evening, fill the bill. However, |
as I said. writers differ. One-Bat !
in charge OF the athletic
training at Oxford university. stated I
that the fittest man who ever went I
his hands was one who was
VIGOROUSLY indolent, apart from the 1
tact that he was a hard rider and /
keen follower OF the hounds.
The late ". ". NaughtOn, who was !
acclaimed the most reliable boxing I
writer in America in an article enti- |
lied How Pugiiists Train, says: /
This is the era Of physical culture /
and the question Is often asked. Does /
the training the fighter engages in 4
prove lasting in its effect2" Any I
number can be adduced TO show that 4
.t does not and IL is hard TO explain /
why such is the case IN the majority 4
lf cases pugilists are not physical
eulturists as the term is understood
They train at intervals only, and the
boxer who keeps up his work when
be has no contest in view is the ex-
seption- The contrast between the
routine Of strict training and the life
led during the days between of ease
and Incidence, is very marked. and 4
continuous deterioration seems to be 4
he result Except in rare cases, the Il