How Strength is Acquired.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 95, 21 April 1894, Page 1 (Supplement)

How Strength is Acquired.

Pkactical Advice by Sandow. All, men and women, unless they are afflicted with some organic disease, can be strong and healthy, if they will. That desirable result ran be obtained if they simply follow the rules of action their ancestors were governed by. To accomplish this some self-denial is required. The majority of men and women are too selfindulgent. They eat, drink and sleep too much. More people die nowadays from overeating than underenting. I am not a cynic and do nob believe in banting, eotni-starrafcion, or any of the drastic methods which some physicians advocate to reduce one's avoirdupois and to gain strength after it has been depleted by an excess of adipose tissue. Strength cannot be regained in that way. Such a process only weakens the seeker of health, just the same as ' tapping' does a dropsical patient. Neither will 'stuffing' aid a man or woman who from natural or artificial causes sutlers from a wasting of the tissues. There is only one absolutely curative remedy for both, and that is exercise. By that I do nob mean that people should overtax their physical enemies to attain health and strength. On the contrary, I insist that the process shall be gradual. The lighter the exercise to begin with the better. Increase the amount us your strength increases. Never through prido or any other reason strive to do that which you cannob, without extreme effort, perform. A man or woman should always feel bettor and stronger, nob weaker, after taking exercise, outdoor or indoor. The Panaoka op All Ills. Exarcise, jurliciouely tnUon, I believe to ha the panacea of all ills. It stimulates all the vital functions, hearb, lungs, liver and kidneys. It also strengthen?! all of the muscle" of the body and indirectly aids these organs. Tf ttny man primarily sound physically will follow the systematic course of trnining that T hiv^e pursued, I will ernarantee that !>e will become, nbroneer and healthier than hip fellows. Even fchoee who acquired or inherited diseases will be bettered by the es*av. The rules aro simple, and cany bo follow. Fob men and women should avoid—orather decrease by degrees a'es. porters, liquor*, ofcarchy cereals or fattening substances of nnv kind. l>an people should partake of these in moderation. Both can partake of juiov Joints, be they from the sheep or from the ox, only let them avoid too much seasoning in the way of salt, penper or sauces. These create an unnatural thirst which nothing but copious draughts of 'iqnor of some kind can qneneh. Too much liquid overworks the kidney* an<l liver, and indireotlv affects the heart. Never sleep more than clorht hours a day. Ea* regularly and at ptated intervals in the manner already described. Walk a mile or more after each meal before attempting any labour, physical or mental. A jaunt of two, three or five miles in the afternoon, when nature is at her best, will not harm yon a particle. You are to be governed entirely by your powers and nature will tell you when you have hanf enough. Then go to ft erymnasiura and exercise %vith light dumbbells for an hour or two every day, with frequent intermissions for rest. Try every kind of motion, backward, forward, overhand and underhand. Any athletic professor can teach you all the curves. In this way you will develop the muscles of every nrvtion of the body and surpn°a yourself at the end of a twelvemonth by the improvptnonb in yiur condition. Of course a qniok hath—a «hower '« the Heft nnd ft vigorous run down shonM he t>>knn after exerciae. In this w<iv yon cf.n attain bealth and sfcreagtk. Eugene Sandow.