PHYSICAL RECORD.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11558, 20 February 1906, Page 2

PHYSICAL RECORD.

ANfINTERESTING LEOTURE. That the public of Nelson are interested in tbe cause of. physical culture was amply demonstrated by the large attendance at the Druids' Hall last evening, when Dr. Greenwood, of the Christchurch Consumption Sanatorium, and Mr F. A. Hornibrook, a pupil of Sandow and a Sandow medallist, gave a lecture oil physical ciljturp .^and general health, illustrated by limeiight intern pictures of statuary, muscular poses, noted athletes, etc. 3* Dr. Greenwood, in hisToponing. remarks, expressed himself as being ' exceedingly pleased at the interest taken in physical culture by the people of. Nelson. With Mr HorrtK b.doli, he w^a preaching the gosp# of physical culture. I. wa.? th* mm oi his life to stamp out consumptioTU and, he b<?lieved in the principle that on.oim.. oF pfeveStion was worth tons of cure. The best t.Bytu.?rcvent consumption was to be healthy, the healthy need have no fear of catching th. disease. Physical culture was the wdience of making a ma"n dr woman fit, or developing their capabilities, both mental aad physical. Physical development was by far the most ]h_f>o.tant factor in th. prevention of consumption. Dr* Greenwood then referred to' th^ different period. ■ - iri.. the, . wpildf history vVhi.h had beett atheltic era». and said that nowadays physical fitness came more and more into the struggle for existence, almost as much depending upon physical culture— mental, moral and physical —as scholastic abilities. He referred to the long distance walking contests held by the members of the London Stock Exchange, and the adoption by the Frenoh of football, both strong evidences of tho wave of athleticism Which was passing over the world. The success of the Japanese in the recent ttfa'r' was? riot . he' contended merely due to dihleticis'm, btit to a system of scientific physical culture, which enabled the Japs, by their endurance, etc., to defeat a great nation. He then referred to the system of jiu jitsu, which not only included muscular training, but moral aid mental training as well. In speaking of Sandow, who was one of the most marvellous examples of muscular development, he said the main object of his system was health. Since they had been preaching the gospel of physical culture several schools had taken it up, and he Would not be satisfied until he bad se.n th...y_tem taught in all schools in the Colony. He believed that if physical culture was taught in the schools New Zealanders would carry all before them. Tho foundation of the system was the training of the lungs, which was the most important organ in the body. Very few people, he said, knew the art of breathing naturally or fully. They should all learn how to breathe. There were four methods— the abdominal «hr_ath : ing, when sitting or asleep ; • the cbest or rib breath, which was an adjunct, and only used on exertion;. the combined abdominal and chest breath, which was the only correct one ; the fourth was the unnatural and injurious way-— the collar-bone breath— which he merely- mentioned as a warning. The first lesson: in physical culture was to learn bow to breathe, and to do this clothing must be loose round the waist. They should always breathe through the nose into the lungs, and never through the mouth* Mr F. A. Hornibrook then gave praotical demonstrations in the art of breathing, showing the correct and incoi> rect methods, at the same time exhibiting a chest expansion of neatly ten inches. As an evidence of tbe strength of his abdominal muscles, Dr. Greenwood punched him hard several times, and afterwards stood and exerted pressure on these muscles, without any sign from Mr Hornibrook. Dr. Greenwood then gave a brief lecture on consumption and its cure, showing by means of some very excellent slides the growth of the disease in the lungs, and the bacilli of the disease, eto, also a number of pictu.es of the Sanatorium at Christohuroh showing the ; patients, their sleeping apartments, etc., etc. A large number of slides were then shown on the screen, coh- | sisting of Grecian statuary, musou- ' lar poses, groups of athletes, etc., \ etc., Mr Hornibrook providing the , necessary explanatory notes, during which he displayed an abundance of humor, which kept the audience in a simmer of laughter. Mr Hornibrook strongly condemned the practice of women wearing corsets, and ridiculed the twentieth century idea of beauty in women possessing ' wasp-like waists, etc., etc.— -remarks ! which were very loudly applauded. 110 consideied the corset evil quite as great as the drink curse. He also condemned the practice of cigarette smoking, and generally gave some sound common sense remarks on a variety of subjects, the lecture, which proved most interesting, and instructive, being concluded about half-past ten. This afternoon at three o'clock a lecture will be given to women only at the Druids' Hall,| when addresses will be given by Dr. Greenwood and Mr Hornibrook,