BRAINS IN THE FEET.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7554, 18 April 1914, Page 6

BRAINS IN THE FEET.

Tho necessity of combining intelligence with muscles and nerves in athletics is emphasized by Mr. E. W. Hjertberg, coach of the Swedish Olympic team, in "Athletics in Theory and Practice." All those who train with the idea of winding prizes on the athletic track, he says, should alwiays remember that the brain plays an important part in training as well as in contests. He points out that in the old days it was usually held to be enough to train' the body, and the more drastic the training tha more likely success was thought to be.

Nowadays it is necessary, if a man has to win success on the track, that ho should have "brains in his feet,'V<as the saying goes. Mr. Hjertberg points that many contests have been lost by good athletes just because they did not think quickly or accurately enough. To-day, in training brain and nerves aro given even more attention than the body. Furthermore, 'an athlete is allowed to think for himself and is allowed to cat practically anything he.likes. Many atliletes are advised not to smoke, to drink but verv little alcohol, and to go to lied ovory at 10.30. When training, writes Mr. Hjertberg, you must learn to obtain complete control of your nerves, as it is just the nerves and your strength of will that win for you in tho final struggle. When you are about to take part in some a thief o competition you wilfbe, to some extent n'ervous. That is to say. you will he in an abnormal state of mind, but at tho same time you must have full-con-trol over your will-power wind energy. There are many men with great nervous energy who do not know how to mak« use of it. TROUBLE FROM TINS. Many housewives are suspicious of tinned foods, useful though the latter are. On opening a tin. at once plunge into tho contents a bright steel knittingnfccdle. and let it remain for a minute. A steel knife would do, but it must bo quite clean. If copper poison: is present it is immediately deposited on the stool. Tin's test never fails. Other precautions are: Never accept a tin which is dented or bulging, or which even looks ancient. Nor if the tradesman takes it from his winjdow. Tinired goods make a brave disnlay there, hut, it's the wrong place to keep them. All tmncd goods, both in shops and in tho bouse, should be kept in a cool, dry place, away from the direct sun. or the contents deteriorate. Do not buy tinned foods which bear no maker's name. And, when you have opened a tin, never allow the fish, or whatever it contains, to remain in it. Empty at oivco into a dish. These precautions observed, you can safely "help out*' a meal with tir.ued food.