The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-02
HOW SUNDAY
TRAINS BODY
FOR REVIVAL
Always in Perfect Trim, Due
to Watchfulness and Proper
Food - Evangelist Sleeps
Very Little.
CAREFUL OF VOICE

Watched over and cared for like a
star athlete, his health and yigor as
carefully conserved as ever It was in
the days when he could do a hundred
in 10 flat and circle the bases from
a standing start in IA even, Billy
Sunday is today at SO in almost per-
feet trim.
IT can go five rounds so fast you
can't see me for dust, and / could do
the hundred in right around eleven
now with just a little training" Sun
day said. And his actions on the plat
form indicate that he is not far wrong
in his estimates.
Asked how he kept his health in
such perfect shape, so that he never
has had to miss series of meetings,
Mr.. Sunday replied he had learned
how to take care of himself when he
was playing baseball, and put those
things into practice while on his tours
in evangelical work.
Watched Over Carefully
Every night right after the evening
sermon, Mr.. Sunday hurries down to
the room on the south side Of the
tabernacle, marked private. When
l.
custodian of the tabernacle, has had
two electrical heaters going all after
noon, so that the room will be warm,
and there on a specially built couch
Billy Sunday Is given as severe and
thorough a rundown as ever any ath-
lete received.
In his college days, Pete Peterson
was a star halfback on his college
team, and his five years with Sunday
have not decreased his knowledge OF
how good rubbing should be done.
Stripped to the skin, his pores drip
ping from the exertion of the even
ing sermon, Billy first Is given a mas
sage. Then he is rubbed with a spe
cial ointment which is composed OF
olive oil, witchhazel, wintergreen, oil
of eucalyptus, traces of camphor and
a solvent of alcohol.
Emeues In Fit Shape
Mr.. Sunday then energies from his
dressing room" as fresh and revived
as If he had not been through the
strenuous exercise of an evening ser
mon.
In the afternoon, when Mr.. Sunday
displays more of his humor and
breaches a less strenuous message
the massage and rundown are omitted
from the list.
Always before and after his even
ing sermon, Mr.. Sunday goes to bed
! to relax.
But, while Mr.. Sunday spends G
great portion of his resting time II
bed relaxed, he does not sleep. Very
often he does not go to sleep before
midnight or 1 o'clock in the morning
but spends the waking hours reading
and adding to his already great stor'
of knowledge.
Tremendous Energy
Like many nervously active men
Mr.. Sunday is cleancut physically
without the faintest suggestion of ia
on his whole body. II am Away
tired he told his Richmond audienc'
one night, for no one can work a
hard as l do and not be tired" Blu
tired or not, when once worked up t.
a climax, his nervous energy is suffi
cient to carry him over to a spectacu
lar finish.
1t is for that reason that he cor
centrates on his sermons, providing
an extensive organization to do tn
other multitude of things that are
part of the successful revival cam
paign. He saves his entire store o
energy for his platform efforts.
What he eats is a matter of rea
concern to Mr.. Sunday, for he take
no chances of eating anything tina
will disagree with him and unfit hin
for his work He trains as faithful
the year around as any athlete, a,
though he allows himself little NOR
latitude than do some of them durin
the peak of their training.
T. nHin
A very little coffee at breakfast
and once in a while some tea, ar
permitted, but his favorite drink
milk, half milk and half cream. Yer
. often after sermon, and before h
goes to sleep, Sunday will have Pet
bring up to his room a glass of mil
and perhaps a cracker
On those occasions when the rest G
the male members of the party hav
come to his room for a short confe
ence on the work of the day to come
he will sip the milk, and answer tn
comments OF his workers in shor
crisp monosylables or in short bris
sentences.
On several occasions while in Ricl
mond Mr. Sunday has said that he di
not like hotel fare and much preferre
home life and home cooking. All h
tel food tastes alike to me, he ha
said.
FaVorite Food
What Mr.. Sunday does like is plai
but wholesome food, such as mo;
homes have. Mashed potatoes, boile
beef, Goldfish, dried beef, cooked {.
matoes, apple pie with nutmeg an
cinnamon on it, milk and a little co
fee are the things he eats most {
the time when he can get them.
The apple pie, with cinnamo
sprinkled over the top, is one of h
real favorites.
Since several of Mr.. Sundays far
lily have had tuberculosis, he is vel
careful of his lungs. He does tax
cold rather easily while travelling c
trains, but otherwise, because of h
active life, has had no trouble.
To one used to speaking to a mu
titude, in such a large building, it
easily noticeable that Mr.. Sunda
takes every precaution in saving h
voice while still speaking loud enous
to be heard over the entire building.
The huge sounding board over
head which throws the sound wave