The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01
PHYSICAL CULTURE WEEK
BY ROYAL s. COPELAND. NJ. D..
Commissioner of Health, New York

BY ROYAL s. COPELAND. NJ. D..
Commissioner of Health, New York
City.
Everybody has heard of National
/ Physical Culture Week. 1t is the
4 first week in May and there is no bet
ter time TO take physical stock Of
yourself
| strong, fun of ginger and physical
power? Have you the mental poise
/ that gives you perfect control of your
| self in every emergency?
Or are you weak, flaccid. unde--
pendable. doubtful Of yourself and
skeptical about everyone else?
1t is unfortunate that many fail to
understand the tremendous influence
of the body over the mind. We hear
much about the power of mind over
the body. We ought to hear a great
deal more about the power of the
body over the mind.
The mind cannot make the heart
beat when death is at hand. When
physical processes are low, mental
operations fail.
Must Have Supply of Pure Blood.
The mind cannot function without
a proper supply of pure blood. When
one feels dull and weak, sleepy and
lazy, the blood is filled with toxins
the peisons of lowered elimination
The heart muscles may be soft and
flabby. The heart does not send the
blood in forceful and purifying
streams to every part of the body.
All these symptoms come because
of the lack of physical exercise, and
because of overeating.
Physical Culture Week is intended
to remind us that a strong, healthy,
weI-poised body, should be the aim
of every man and woman, of every
boy and girl. We need strength of
body every day, and all day. 1t car
ries us onward and upward to sue
cess in our endeavors.
You must not forget that physical
strength gives one courage. 1 do not
mean brute courage, but the splendid
courage of mind and soul which can
not exist without physical strength.
Strange as it may seem at first
is a part of your mental life. Your
physical strength enters into the in
nermost recesses of your soul
It takes courage to fight the battles
of life. Tho more of this important
element you have, the better fitted are
you for the contest that comes to all
of US in this strenuous age.
Are You Exercising Regularly.
Are you exercising regularly every
day, giving the spine, the chest, the
heart, the lungs and all parts of the
body that particular daily use which
is necessary to keep the body strong
and vital2
Are you walking from three to five
miles daily. breathing deeply in the
open air?
How about your diet? Are you eat
ing three big meals a day whether
you need them or not2 Are you eat
ing at the dictates Of appetite or
merely because it is meal-time? Re-
member, you must be really hungry,
not only to enjoy your food but to in
sure perfect digestion.
Don't eat too much of anything,
of meat. If you eat meat
once a day that should be sufficient.
like vegetables, and be sure that your
cook does not throw away the water
in which they have been cooked. The
valuable minerals are in this fluid.
Do you keep your windows wide
open so that you can breathe pure
air during your sleeping hours? Wax
ing or sleeping, you must have good
air in order to enjoy splendid health.
Don't be afraid of open windows.
Are you keeping your body clean |
and fresh by frequent bathing and |
rubbing of the skin?
In short, are you keeping your hu- !
man machine in splendid condition? |
II you are not, then the meaning of !
Culture Week should strike |
a sledge-hammer blow into your mind |
and heart.
You should be a man, strong, splen- |
did. You should be a woman, vital. |
vigorous and magnetic. Not all of 1
us can be beautiful, but every one of |
US can have that perfection of health, /
which insureS magnetic and pleasing |
personality.
Physical Culture Week IS a re-
hinder of vital things which you can
not afford to overlook.
Copyright, 1922, by Newspaper Fea-
ture Seryice)