Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-03-06
Every Man Should
Take Gym Course

Much of the misery of mankind
would be avoided if people would
only take better care of their bodies.
The man who does not take exercise
does not take the proper care of his
body. The man who fails to take
a course of physical training SO as
to develop his body to its best eff
cheney is making mistake which in
latter life he may gravely regret.
| The well developed body, the body
made strong by properly directed
class Of physical culture, resists
germs Of contagious diseases, where
weak bodies racked by pain are weak
in resistance to contagion. This is
a fact which no medicaEauthority dis
putes. That exercise is an essential
in bringing the body up to the high
est standard of healthfulness is adj
| mitted by all.
The body is the temple Of the spirit
! of man. It is difficult for man
to be fervent in spirit and firm in
holding fast to that which is good if
his spirit abides in depleted frame,
racked by suffering.
The man who leads a sedantary
life soon finds that if he lets his
body run down his mental efficiency
grows weak also. The brain worker
cannot get the best results unless his
body is strong and healthy.
1t is a well known fact that the
man who is in poor health is not as
pleasant to his associates as the
healthful, care free man. The man
whose physician condition gives him
pain every hour of the day is more
than likely not to be cross and curt
to his companion. It is a mans duty
to be as pleasant as he can to his
fellows. Whoever has not dispo-
sition of this kind in bad liver.
More often than not the fact that a
man is bad liver is due to the fact
that he has bad liver. "A good
course in the gymnasium is better
for such a man than drugs.
Old-fashioned school teachers used
to tell us that it was our duty to de-
velop three things: Our heads, hands
and hearts. Millions of dollars are
spent by the state to develop the
heads Of the future citizens. The
churches unite in their Iabors to in
still just impulses in the hearts of
men. Thus it is seen that the heads
and hearts of men get more atten-I
ton than their hands, or their bodies.
Gymnasium and physical training
schools are doing good work in the
development Of mems bodies Bat
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if men would more largely realize the
Importance of physical development.
The teacher develops his pupils
minds, the preachers work is de-
voted to the development of mans
spiritual side and the physical rain-
er's work is all the more impoEtant,
because in Strengthening man physi-I
cally, he prepares him for better eff
ficiency insofar as spiritual and mem
tai things are concerned. Indeed, his
work is a carrollary to that of the
minister and teacher.
The young man who is at gynnna-
stun or physical training school is
away from bad company and IS
spending his time pleasantly at the
same time. The time he spends in the
gymnasium in healthful exercise
might be spent in places in q city
where he would form prodigal habits
if he did not belong to gymnasium
class.
One of the best things boy can
do is to join gymnasium class Par
ents could keep their boys out OF bad
company by having them enrolled.
You may obtain these privileges
at the Y. M. C. A.:
Schedule Of Gym Glasses
Business Tuesday and Fri
day.
Seniors Monday and Thursday.
High School Monday and School.
Employed Boys Tuesday and Sat
urday.
Enthusiastically and Friday.
/ Community Boys Saturday morn
ing.
i Basketball games Friday nights.
4 Swimming after every gym class.