How to Recome Fit.

Otago Witness, Issue 2525, 6 August 1902, Page 64

How to Recome Fit.

A famous cyclist has written out a list; of excellent rules (pi in ted in Chums) for those desirous of getting into good training. Hb says : — Eat moderatly and regularly. Don't eat 1 etween meals or ju*t before going to bed. Some good and wholesome things are beef, broiled or roasted, mutton, fowl, eggs, bread, lice, tapioca, oatmeal, sago; in fact, almost all kinds of food may be eaten in noderation, though hot bread, pies, dump-l'l-gs, nut«, pancakes, veal, pork, lamb, and gieasy food generally should be avoided as being too hard to digest. Ripe food in is good, but I think potatoes are not. I three meals a day only, and prefer a ni., derate amount of meat every time.

The meats I have nam p d <i^ proper articles of diet give strength tn stomach and body, nnd do not make one fat. The American; Indians are the nearest approach to a race of natural athletes tliit li.ive come under my ol nervation. Thtv will eat nothing bufc meat, so long .i.s they can procure it. I Lave never seen or Leard of a fat Indian, although I aui veil acquainted with many tiibes.

Warm water ns a beverage is preferable to cold other tl'.m at meal times, particularly when you are heated. It is especially beneficial to those subject to indigestion or biliousness For the latter a glass as hofc us can be drunk the first thing on rising in the morning is advisable Plenty of sleep is necessary to good I ralth and strength. Most young fellows in tiaining should get at least eight hours.* s(idd sleep, and more won't hurt. Lie on. the riglit side, giving the heart free action. Sleep with the limbs straight; do not draw tLem up. I do not advise a cold bath, but a saltwater sponge bath in the morning is an exre llent thing. Before retiring, drop a handful of salt into a pitcher of water, and when you me, sponge the body all over and nib your&elf quite dry with a soft, absorbent towel. You Avill find this will trive you m pleassant sensation of warmth and a general elevation of spirits, thus proving it to bo ;i very good natural tonic or stimulant.