The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-12
WASHINGTON To
LEARN HOW
To WALK
Capt. Rodrigues Coming Here
to Show Residents Way to
Ward Off Body Ills.
By GEORGE FRANKLIN.

oASIC1Sc CoEtdln TO De praCL1CeQ IOE
hours each day constant builder
up OF the body, sure preventive
OF many of the ills from which
scores surfer continually and a con
tinual pleasure?
Godfrey Rodrigues is asking Wash.
ingtonians. Captain Rodrigues comes
to the National Capital expecting
during his brief stay here to teach
thousands of its residents the art
OF walking. Every human being
learns while a mere baby to use its
feet and it's legs. But many OF
them, in fact the great majority,
never acquire the proper method Of
walking. The result, he indicates,
Is seen In the thousands Of men
and women bordering on the verge
of nervous breakdowns, suffering
from dyspepsia, insomnia and in.
cipient tuberculosis.
Easy to Ward Off.
Why incur the danger of attacks
from any of these ailments? They
are difficult to cure but easy to
ward off If one just understands
what nature has provided for such
emergencies and is willing to EN-.
ploy the means conveniently at
hand.
Captain Rodrigues is in Wash
ing as the result of an arrangement
made with him by the Washington
Times and the Washington Herald.
Through these newspapers he has
been induced to come here and
spend sufficient time to teach
thousands of the city's residents
what can be accomplished by
proper bodily exercise.
Exercise, he explains, is best rep
resented by physical culture. Phys
ical culture has come to be all that
the old time gym" was for the
men and women who could take
the time to devote to 1t. While
they attended their gym" classes
they kept fit. They found life
pleasant, could throw off little wor-
challenging their courage success
fully. They always ate well and
slept well. But the time came when
they coud no longer continue their
gym work. Little by little they
got away from it. Then the dan
gers lurking in the conditions sur
rounding them, and cultivated and
matured by their habits, grasped
them.
1t was to meet just such a con-
dition that physical culture was de-
veloped. What 1t has done and Is
doing for millions Of people all
over the world is too well known
to require. recounting.
Lack OF knowledge.
But there are thousands of men
and women, boys and girls, who
know little or nothing about physi-
cal culture. It is to teach them its
fundamental principles, give them
certain exercise lessons which can
be conducted without interfering
with ones duties, and insure them
all the delights Of being in prime
physical condition, that Captain
Rodrigues is here.
Walking, he declares, is the
proper foundation for physical cul.
ture. exercises. One must learn 20
walk correctly in order to prepare
! the other muscles Of the body for
the work they will be called upon
| to do, and thus through proper
synchronizing of muscles, tendons
and movements effect the result
sought.
All OF Captain Rodrikues' IN.
structlons will be given in the open.
He will conduct hikes throughout
the city. On these walks he will
illustrate to the thousands who will
follow him, first, how to walk cor
rectly. He will show them that
walking is something more than
showing the feet along. That prac'
ticaTiy every muscle Of the body IS
engaged in the exercise Is some
thing few know. But that is true.
he declares, if they are allowed
unrestricted play. Stiff walking, he
insists, is at the bottom of many
of the minor ailments, which, starr
Ing in slight experiences Of dis
comfort, eventually become stub
born chronic conditions battling the
skill OF experienced specialists.
Put Strain on Muscles.
The great majority of people, ne
| insists, cease walking naturally
at the age of seven years. About
that time they begin practicing
| artificial methods of holding them
| selves. This puts strains on mus
cles with corresponding constric-
| tons on nerve Centers. The result
is inevitable. Circulation is af'
fected The muscles tire long be-
fore they should begin to feel the
strain Of the exercise. The figure
| begins to drOop. The chest con-
tracts. Eventually the victim of
improper walking becomes n per-
| ambulating invitation for diseases
of all kinds.
Among other things which Cap
tain Rodrigues will teach on his
hikes is how to walk to reduce
weight. He will show his followers
| how to bring the expanded waiGt
line back to proper proportions.
The building up of the chest to per-
nit deep breathing will be illus
trated by example and explained In
the instructions he gives. Then lie
will teach what few know, how to
breathe while walking
| breathing while walking few
| know how to do" said Captain Rod.
| rigues
Deep Breathing Needed.
Just stand on the street an6
| watch the thousands Of men and
women passing by. If you nOto
them carefully, you will observe
many or them in walking almost
/ hold their breath They Just breath
with the top of their lungs
That Is a habit they acquired
/ when they started to walk artifi-
| clally. 1t hurts them to spread out
the chest. If they move along at a
brisk pace, they are winded before
they know it.
Don't hurry So Is an admonl-
ton heard hundreds of times a day
In Following along with the crowds.
1T is really strange how CON
slstently the feet are overlooked