Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-27
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RA|SE NATIONS PHYSICAL STANDARD,
IS CAMPS MESSAGE To AMERICANS

Walter Camp has a message to the
men and women Of America.
whether you are a man past the
prime Of life. q man who Is gradually
being weak ened by business cares and
the rush of wartime burdens, or
whether you are a young fellow wait
Ing for your draft board to call you
for service, this message carries with
1t possibilities for your physical well
being that you cannot afford to ig-
more.
The same is true for women,
whether engaged In war work or in
domestic duties at home.
Walter Camp Is an extremely busy
man. His athletic and literally activ-
tiles, through which he Is better
known. are only a small part of his
work. He is connected, in an execu-
tive capacity, with several large man.
ufacturing concerns, among which is
the New Haven Clock Company
But his business interests do not
detract from his desire to give up his
time to tell America how its physical
standard can be elevated SO every
American will be better fitted to do
his bit in war or peace.
The average set-up exercise Is
based upon the wrong premises" Mr..
Camp said. There Is no necessity to
devote time to developing muscles Of
the arms and legs. The average per-
son has those developed to the proper
degree of efficiency through his daily
work, his walks and the recreation he
gets.
1.-The automobile driver who b sud-
denly stalled doesn't waste any time
with the wheels OF his car, he goes
directly to the engine. That's tho
basis 1 work ON In building up men.
I go to their engines. The heart,
lungs and other organs Of the trunk
supply the vitality to the human ma
chine, and 1t IL these that arc usually
most neglected.
Some Systems Wrong
with this in mind I seriously
studied the various systems of exer-
cises now generally in use in America.
The first thing that occurred to me
was that while these systems might
be excellent for the trained athlete,
they were too strenuous for the man
Of middle age, or even for the young
man who. had worked indoors for
several years. The result was that
the exercises, instead of adding
strength, took so much exertion for
their performance that they were de-
trimental rather than beneficial.
For instance the exerise In which
one bends from the hips. straight
legged and touches the floor with his
f1ngertips. This Is supposed to
strengthen the abdominal muscles,
while in fact 1t relaxes and really
weakens them.
with these things in mind I un-
dertook to remedy the defects, in
order to get the utmost benefit from
set of exercises which would be
practically applicable to all classes.
The result was what I call the
Daily Dozen Set-up.'
These exercises have been used by
members of the cabinet and business
men and are now installed as q regu-
lar part of the curriculum of the
navy. They have been fully success
full.
THE National Security League has
adopted them and has asked that they
be taught to league members in all
parts of the country.
1T Is my ambition that they be In
cludad in the work of every school
in the nation, in that way they will
develop the young body and insure a
higher physical standard"
(For the first Of the "Daify Dozen"
exercises, SEQ tomorrow's EVENING
NEWS.)