The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-10
ARMY GENERAL HOLDS NATION
MUST CREATE HIGHER STAND
ARD TO HAVE IT'S PHYSICAL
MANHOOD REMAIN STRONG.
by CHAs. E. SAWYER.

ANIL Nv HAVE HE 'dHSANAA
MANHOOD REMAIN STRONG.
By CHAS. E. SAWYER.
Editors Note.-General Charles r..
Sawyer ia net only a great physician
and surgeon. He is in addition a great
student Of manhood and his work as
enc Of the ranking officers in the army
medical corps has placed him in a pc"
sition to knew the true condition ct
the nations physical manhood. That
;ie Is unafraid to declare the condition
verging on the tragic is a. fortunate
thing for those Americans who are net
blinded by n false pride in birth and
national egotism and who haI with
pleasure any step taken to right the
condition.
Americas physical manhood is ma
terially deficient.
Its mental capacity is OF a mediocre
type.
Harsh and cruel as these statements
may sound they are only the grim
findings of the records made when the
World War forced examinations Of
Americas manhood.
The knife of surgeon may seem
results obtained more than justify the
method. If we are brought to a real
taation of our needs through frank
if smarting application of truth then
We have taken the first step toward e
national health and higher grade Of
mentality.
Such a realization Is growing AMI
the nation today is moking toward
some system that will change us from
body Of men shot through with phv-
steal weakness to physical perfection
that will make us no. only strong az
individuals but will make us strong as
a naticn. need greatly to be desired
In the troubled times that have fallen
uron the world.
survival as expressed in God Al
mighty's plan of human perpetuity de-
ponds upon fitness. This Is quite ~
true of nations as Of individuals. A
nation to be most fit must have men
and women CT physical strength ana
mental capacity. To have physical
strength and mental capacity az a ma
tion 1t Is quite important that there
should exist general national plan
of physical development. All countries
that have developed power as the his
tory of the wcrld relates accomplish
rnent. have done SO through strength
ard vigOr.
Strength. both of body and character
comes from contact and the practice 81
sHstematized policies of development,
are necessary for both.
The records of the World War re-,
veal the fact that Americas physical
manhood is materially deficient and It's
mental capacity Of very mediocre
An 0f ho hoo l.
az applied to men training for soldiers
shows only s71s per cent of the flowe,
Of the country's manhood in physica
condition to stand wars vicissitudcs
These same war records show anothe
distressing and surprising situation ii
regards the mentality Of our people
OF all the men who went into service
cHly Az per cent showed very superiO
Intelligence. 2 per cent superior in
telligence, 161. per cent high averag
Intelligence. 25 per cent average in
teligence. 90 perc ent low intelligence
IS per cent inferior intelligence, I
per cent very inferio" Intelligence. ]
ether words 20 per cent of our youn
American manhood registers belo'
the average of normal mentality. req
resenting really only the mental abil
ity of the age of ii years and les
These are really startling statistic
and certainly indicate great need {
much special attention to the individ
IN! citizen If America is tc' keep ste
with the march Of progress as ns
ton. Had we put the physical ties,
by which we measure soldiers to g.
the people OF the United States, "
should have found ourselves less tina
so per cent competent.
In the hurry cd velepoment, In tt
necessities CT production and out
the consequences of competitive ex's
ence, the rule In America has been !
sacrifice not only natural endowmen
hut also physical welfare.
America in the strength Of it's you
has been improvident and without d.
considerations or the consequences
extravagant drain upon our create
resources. l. e., health. 1t is true tn
we have employed some simple forr
CT calistenic exercises in our school,
We have had limited amount Of phi
steal development under voluntary nj
itary instruction.; we play some &c
and a very limited number play has
ball and basketball. but on the whe
America has paid little heed and 81
en- but little attention to the prop
development Of the individual as
class.
We are at last thinking in the Ian
mage Of how to be big and strcl
powerful. potential AMI competent. a
with this thought possessing many
the leading minds OF America are
day giving specific attention to
creation IT some general system
physical development which win
broad enough In its scope Of appli'
ton to reach both male and fems
middl -aEed and those later In life
America has PRIDE in being conn
tent in Industrial capacity. in anane
strength and In commercial relatio
She has pride in progress In the
vclcpment % all Of the affairs