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Goocl IcmrproloRa
md Tern
1 T
I .
nf7r Lfi vt
yM
T WOOC HX.TCHt.NKOV
fe.vrrtate. i: a. Mwrttt
THE ganarai ml hold that when
av.r w fl pleaeur. and .njoy
pial at mirth. wh.n.v.r w emtl.
r laugh. though th eaus b a
witty remark or a comic picture, w.
tlmulat th flow of oar llva. w
mil and laughter are. from a par
oloatcal point of new. one of the
meet health-promoting and lif-ln:h-eniac
eiercisre i:it we can poasibty
Indulge la.
Thi mark mar be aald fairly pol
tivly. B.it there appear to be bow
hih probability that their b.n.nvial
effects go (tta farther than merely dl-
sttv. and eaatmllattv. Improvement.
Th reasoa la that th oppoelt. emo
tion, thoa. of f.ar and rase, hare re
cently yielded up th.lr sac r. la In
mlraruloa manner to th teat tub
and the mlrroKop ami ther Indul
g.nc. and .xpreaeton have been found
ta result la pouring Into th blood fer
ment and stimuli, railed hormones,
which produe th mot extraordinary
erTect upon th balanr and activities
of th body. Ther Is. for Instance,
on amala aland raited the udr.nal.
ih. fa.-t that li lire upon th
kidney. which,
whenever an attack of
faar or rag Is
nroduol. promptly
aoura Into th blood not lea thao
nr.. diffarent hormones and .nsyrn.
tha first of thes stimulates the heart
bt. so aa to rata th team preasur
f th atlr b!y In preparation for
"
a Bghl or a run: in ixom onai m
blood ! of th muaifi all over
th body a provide Ihem wth
K . , during or shortly after a meal. Finally, frown down upon
as.i.c o, . . " ihlrd hormone causes the liver to my of reverence, and
oral power, of ...imitmtior, .nd up- blood m u ountlty remark, ,bou, th.
building all ov.r our bodL. So that .,..,., mu. fu.i .ur.r. . ...,. ,h. not" and
no CU AMPION ATHLETES DIE YOUNG ?-
?nm,;rrcrf tew c7cvJ0o, cfemousc&fystcc Director? Gie
T M!MT ltKn
mjrm H"! I'mted Stata t;ovrninnt.
air w ; ft T RKr athleta lives longer than the ordinary
HK I'nited Mati t;ovrnment. man la by no means proved. The
thrancb It Public Health tarv- matter la on of such uprem Impor
ts, ha leaned a sharp not of tanr to boys and young men all' over
1
. . ... h...,.d
yrwwr P'Ci J warnma ' " -
r innvtinai ot j w n s " r 1 "
add Ihi iniftrni sentence.
"Th champion ath:t di young."
Caldriig ti fad that per cent
of Ih s-hoolbots in l I'nlted Urates
bv distinct amMtlona to become
champion athlete, and that unnum
bered laooaamls In various oitd"r
rlab ctlnu tat amMtlon long aft
thT -hvl. aa well aa
rir1Kar ftt that In co!laa and
th
unl-
the lr.!d who ar atrivina ron-s te.ma. m ..r..... ' of , , d al .
ic In athlatlr port oeen nii irom m- Pny... m. Ti i,Ih.r thla the aa at which athlete die. Who n
Ponl in for "To-aw alhlrtlc.- of such well-known Institutions aa th . ..... , ,K. m.mK.ra of "There ar a larce number of. Wis- cxt
warn Ih r.ornmnl at Wa.hlngton; fnlveralty of Wisconsin. Columbia Lnl- . . . con,n alumni who wer prominent In "Th
vrU modratly. but do not try to veralty. Tal. Cornell and Indiana, and in . .n.ral athletlca 20. 35 and 80 years ago nd pro
vrlti all over Is Und It la atMeitc young men a almost any othr rorm nfl berUM tbtr hav given o much reason, however, why a man at th be repeated only at infrequent inter
...... m.. ... mn thoucht of etreas. .. j ..ki.iir. .r. r in who was In athletics at valu, but If a gam Ilk baseball or
f mor tun history. literature,
phlloaeehy or cnra corvidrrlng ail
thla l be actrnllr tru. th PsMic
Health lUrvtc -m to hav cpnd a
toeic fov lia-usaln, hch la or Cl
rcl lmrtanc to a lar proportion
of Atnrlcn youth, as wall ea lo their
..a.M . n4 Alh.ri viraMv In-
l.raatad la ih wattar run, l"J-IJn. ther has been an In-
If It a t" thai hard, conilnwia crease In the death rate of athlete at
aMt training I a bd thing for Ih Tal. especially among th crw men,
avsrec If it braka him down nd. add Or. Anderson, "th finding
In early mlddi at if it brines on d- ar noi aatiafactory.--
,,.. -f th. heart aff-ct the rr. Anderson also I In doubt a lo
m " ' .. . . . . . . .
kidneys r l-inga.
why tr rop or
thut eexntry ouen I
b Informed
' , u..tloa thai outdoor .-o-ts
If all ktada ar b.omiB mor and
mor general avary year aad that glrla
thrf la ao unrrtatn term, for ther
as
.a
wail ae boy, that women a well
ar. ctir'.ni iiti r-iulr'rg
. . . ...tr...
Tb.i .re Via In for a llf of tnu-
I. , " "tl.. in a .cor. of
dirJtion whu-r, ts-ir mother, n.vr
,a,7,l und.rt.aln
T?t definite and poa.tlv at.te-
wJ.t ekeu'd have aon. out from a
n.wara ar tra iriif ma run .w.v.r.
,r ,h. rl.r.l .Jovernm.nt ha.
7 .k.
seal urpri. frrl ''' J . " u . w
systematic
aadercoing
..u..ai aarTri. .ap.rr-ia.iv . ii; " u . w ..... - . - - - . . ,w i . .. w . .. , . . w. ... . ... . . . ..,.. ... . t. .
pkvJcal d .or, f many coll.... Phy.lc.l work to on. of -little or no m,tch,a than he wa. before th.t time. - - ' - " nu, ... -a -' -- - time h. can at basketball practice 11 tie quantlly and auallty accordlng to his
Ir-W..it., o hav. .rant tn..r ay.t.mat.c .xarcla. I. r.apon.lbl. for x yOUEg.r man I. Ih. early to. 1. thltte. M a c ? atn.W thft athfete. do lltt,e he B 'nt train,t,g: " Ume ceds as hi. years have advanced, and
tryin lo .ho. that atM. th. ..rlou. conu.nce. which follow Kaer adapts to Ih. track .v.nt that th. eo lie. "u 1 !T ! than Char he develops an enormous ap- he ha. never uaed either tobacco or
Vall: of th. sne-t va.i.bl. In too many Th,. I. hi. ...... Th. young man In th. ,..n . and rVtate'me ISlTZ lZtl'VX pv" "TZ VZTl , ,
iVrrtktrThtvr'b.roVa'f.w?. ""I, my .xp.rl.nc. that th. athl... TJ? . 1 JJ- Jg, .T J..?"" "T
HTJirw of men who achl.ved pro-,- who I. In th. habit of training hard to .njure klm..lf '"''- S'rtS JiZ plVle. and from datl 7, ,7b, Dr "1B -.sketball matches with other otner Jan 8noud uk, wM wlsne
v.nou, forms of athletic rk and constantly for ,m. team. uch fort. .ha. th. boy of Ugh. hool eg. ,; J , oiVtMutrlMMVnl, kPPlauded by enthusiasts of va his appolnted Bpan of yea
ICxZ V. and th.a sudd.ly d a. footb.IL end breaking off abruptly. .d than th. man over 10 or In the 40 hll. J now of o'' I Km the game and widely heralded by th. on carth and to keep himBalf In ,u:h
Tt e.ry id-ll. .... t- th. aurpr... of u v.ry apt to .uff.r ..rlou. h..rt "With r.f.renc. to the form, of .port a" be supported bVfact "here are ituSv . u rlr, eoncluTlve'ly That ewspapers-U .B",v" condition th.t he can do his work in
!.vLr -ho had .n th.m tB lh.tr trouble. I f..l r. thi. would no, b .u.t.bl. for th. man of 40 or 4. th. Z',ZJtJt HVLl "Jl FlVt "l,? tot a greater Incentlve-but during thfi worW,
prim. .. ku.hr rromfnet-t w on th. th. If b. I M down ? "1 ' heTke'tbalu rowfr.. or .uch a. bask.tb.ll and ,n. quart.r and ."ve. longer Ind In I
f-tball field. -..mbera of coll... Hy u ib. tr.m.d -P "V1'-'? 'enunud T.'nnU half mil. sprint. In track, which to my the av.rag. tn.n. Of
w. a tr pl.y.r. of bblL baa- a r. ,, of ,. bowl- mind have little or nothing to com- be true, a. they are a
k.m.11 .M m.al ai.r. " ' "ri"," " " u i. " T..,L ..immi,s. modarat. md them a. contributing to th. m.t b. more robu.t
events.. ' . ' . . ... , ... , ..rin.i horaaback phy.ical welfare of the contestant, and the average.
,, w..ld ...orally b. .uppot that d.ntly 'J!! '.-'n tZlV fl.M anJTunUn th. more strenuous form, of com- "I am of th. op.nl
m.a who d.v.iop. hi phy...l ton and th.r.for. UKptlbl. to vart- r,dlns "iB- t"MnK ,na unun p,tltlon .. t0 be carefully prepaid uonal health .ervlc.
pew. I. such an unusu.l .nllhl "'" man of mlddl. eg " Irjurlou. after effect. Ju group lntere.ted. if
h. Ih.r.by acuir. tarn, not ,o m.a- . . ,"-,.,- to dl.. -hould eat .per- carefully guarded against by gradual oughly Investigate.
.tea Ike Joy or winain inumpn. "' ..,. . ' ...,,. out alcohol altogether, readjustment to a more eedentary man- own .atisfaction aa
fee gret udi.-. -t rr.b r I"". .... ........ ' , h..ark.dlv th. orot.ld n.r of living, but assuming that the f.ct th.t athletics I
iM r'r " '"r. sr. aa.VhVlL oll .r.mat.,a In food tof which red mt amount of .xercis I. thu. gradually tation of life. I think
live t. .14 a, lb- hi. fll.w .tudent cr,..v mllcta. ball, handball. oll.y ""'J" 'Vtlpnlble). On the decr.as.d I bell.v. tk. w.lght of testl- early death of an atl
wa h(4 along .jul.tly taking ex.r- ball. etc. .,,, whole, however. I believe that ab- mony ,. on th elde of better health tentlon I. rt.pon.ible
eta. elr mod-rat. hind Her l r"" et.mlo.na In e.tlng for a man of M ,on,er f, for ,ne alhlM, ,han for tn4t perhap, athleti
.Ka laValxaT aTin aV Rwrtl w ! a" . mr - nMi k Sk ST a 1 rnnre IinLHJI lUl kU . . m . .- . i 1 14
trmJaing.
Th Is theory.
however. that
the
liquid fuel, the blood, and at th tamo
tim, contracts th blood vle la th
stoma h and tnteetlnes. whr blood
le not Immediately leeded. aad para-
lyxra the unatrtpped muscles of their
watla. This Mormon X.laln th Iro-
madlat. wll-known wrckae of th
discretion thst can be produced by bad
new, sudden fright or a lit of anger
as to b ready for a struggle, a light
or a run for life.
If all these significant, far-reaching
change can be produced In th heart,
llver. Intestine and th blood limply
by an attack of rag, it Is certainly
not unreasonable to auppo that th
oppoalt type of emotions, pleasur and
mirth, will be accompanied by ecr-
tlons and chances which ar aJmoat a
profoundly beneficial aa th other ar
disturbing
This helps to explain th extraordi
nary valu which unschooled and un
spoiled humanity has always placed
upon laughter. Ther i nothing that
th people will not pay a man. noth
ing, almost, that they will not forgive
him. If he will only make them laugh.
Th eagerness with which th average
man ka th corfipanlonthlp of th
man who has a reputation as
wit.
who has a ready now ot numor sua
drollery, or is a gooa story teller, is
aom - thlng almoat pathetic, and wouia
b. a.tonl.hlnt If It war ttot so com-
mon.
Nobody speaking with
authority has ever told
Mm that It
... - . .
as par........ .
Th doctor ha uaually ben rather In
clined to think It bnath hl prof'
-r
athleta lives longer than the ordinary
man la by no means proved. The
.Ka vry Til I If il nf whom ar
1 ' - -'
-
thlr written opinions.
Th mn In chart of th physical
training of sfident at uch Instltu
tlorw as the possess not merely
theory but actual knowledge as to
what happens to th young athlet
whtl In col!c and after h leave
ther It sems to b In general
opinion thai excess In th heavy
of athletic work la almoat
r aian.ni. W. o. Anderson.
. v. -
rrofeasr and director of lb Tal gym-
nasi um.
K..n.. n,,i ik. r.ct that whil
up to lb yr lS "the Yale man who
- - - -" - - - -
cam to Mah honor In tne major
srorta in Ih Uat hair cantury naa
mor than th ordinary man shar ot
long life." rt during th last ten
wnetner in cone ainivi m-t.
. . .
to unusual OKI as ao so bkhm n
In Mihly developed In athletic sports or
b-au of th. original str.ngth of th
man blmaelf. th athl.t b.lng a sp-
cially selected man from specially s-
lectea group ot American ;"""-
On th other hand. Pr. Jam
A.
ft.-... nk..lf.l il!r.lni at th. lRn
vers.ty of Indiana, say. that. In hi.
opinion. Ih, iroubl. with too many col-
. athlet. I that -ban th.y go Into
bu.lnea. or profe.aion.l llf. they .hut
down on th. athletic Iralnln and x-
ercl.e which Ihey had been keeping up
. . ------- -
fr aes.ral yeara pr.vlou.Iy and that
.k aa r-h.na. of a I'f. from hard
..... . -. - .
authority on phy.ical training at Co-
lumbta
medical opinion, after I.
Uy e
slonal diitnlty to advls bis patUnts
to go and get a food laugh, although
th most successful and popular prae-
tltloner of th heallns rt r often
precisely tho who bav th gift of
humor and th capacity for Inducing
thlr patlenta to look upon th bright
side of things.
Th theologian has been Inclined to
laughter as the ene-
mak disparsg
"cracklng thorns
"laughter of
the fool." Th philosopher has usually
been deathly afraid of It, for few of
his pompous statements would stand
its electric shock and flashlight revela-
tlons of absurdity. But th man In th
street. In spite of th authority of all
th blg-wlgs. baa Insistently demend-
ed two things bread and laughter,
Not only is laughter most valuable
and healthful for its age-long gastro-
nomie associations, so deeply Imbedded
in every fiber of our being, both phyii
cal and mental, but also In its later
developments ar.a Ita derived effects.
In It more activ forms it Is an ex
tremely valuable respiratory gymnas
tics and general muscular exercise. N'o
gymnasium-designed system of exer
cises can equal It for a moment or call
Into p!ay half so many widely separat
ed muscles.
A good, hearty laugh ventilates every
cranny of th lungs, shskes tiie shoul-
ders. stretches th side, mssnaces the
intr, imwmi m m.in
Mit of th fac. flushes the wnoie sKin
menfi an wci in. ......
of saliva and th nasal mucus, stimu-
, 1. 1 J - c .h. K K- lm
., - .,H
you hav,puiiea yourseit logciner.
plck-d up your apectacles. blown your
.
t lPf
' -
of xprtnr
briefly
that on th
taken Prt In
college athletic
earlier
way athletic port tor tn great maas
of men do mor good than harm. he add, "and snowing no enecia oi ran iimiuuti, ..neiiih states is tnat oi proper pnysicai um
"On th other hand I am very confl- physical or mental deterioration." A track avenU. except that I would not ing or every boy and every msn who
dent that a good many cf thos who to th exerclees that can wisely b in- advocate continuous athletic -training lg a member. During th last few
.i,......!)!. ..rinua iinai aarl- dulared In by the average man of 30 of a strenuous nature for any one. A years th international committee of
ously overdo, both In training and In
romnotHioiv and that a consldsrabl
number of eolleg athlete who drop
their training and participation In
sport too completely and quickly aftr
i. ,.,, roll. r. worao off In th
.. . w . - , i
con a inr ra pi nuniuvr vi yiviiiinrii
h,fc ....,,. .h ,...
. . . . ... . .- jl
atonal, nava D.rn auo.tvci iu urifDms
tlve dt.,aM. organic In character, and
,on,e hav died becauae of organic d-
cr, havB bn ,,!!, for many year.
. h known of a considerable rum-
btr of ,ampls of man who hav been
di.tmguWhed In athletic sports end
wno haT, either suffered from organic
jnM. 0r who hav died from such
trouble. Juat what would hav hap-
Drar4 t0 tham If thy had not par-
tirlpated in athletic at earner g
.
s (mposalble, of courae. to y.
.To ,tate my opinion In another way,
th(ai x bllv that xcslv Indulg-
,nc. , athletics, particularly If ac-
companled by udden ctlon of such
vigorous haita of life, la deleterltme
to heallh In varloue waya.
-1 . l .a .th.. miMllAna
ua r ..... - ,v
Th. ,y,rae man or 10 may play base-
' ,f he I. In good condition and hs.
k,pt consistently In training. I doubt
whether th avera. ma. ot le ahould
contlnu. to play ba.h.tball.
-A m,n between 10 and 40 In good
condition and In training la a. well
ir ,t h.ti.r .oulnned to row In
- -
jjue.tion
From th director of physical educa-
P"""'" " -! wm v however, that I
none, wiped your eyes, mopped the per-
splration from your brow and straight-
ened out your vest and collar, you feel
like a diiereni man. or, wuw .mi.
like a boy again. One touch of laugh
te. makes the whole world kind, and a
laugh is the most potent humanizer.
the best reduoer of all things and per
sons to their common denominator on
earth. It Is the finest reliever of ten
sion, the best flusher out of dammed
up secretions, the greatest mental dis-
infectant and ozonizer known.
just how those more violent and ex-
tensive bodily movements.
... ....
snaking ana convulsing us nvm aniv
to loe. came ii
milder grinning
and gurgling and
anticipation, is a difficult question, ine
...... 1. a. K.An
""i. "IIJ .h.M. la
that they came about gradually by
-ir. s? -m
XSO KrCO f Q lO
In Ihl field. Is Hon at th University of Wisconsin, at athUtic competition is th stlmu
k.t. .k r nanr.a w. r.hler. also comas word lus It affords to large numbers of
that he baa no available data on which
to bs anything of valu concerning
nu
years Dr. tnier nas some very ounnui
opinions.
"I should consider It unwise," he
writ, "for th average man of iO to
go Into competitive sports ir he Ha not
been In them previously. Ther Is no
.honl or rnllrff and has kept blmseir
-
m condition during the Intervening
x-. . r . .hmiM not rnntlnu In v aorous
' - - ' - - -- -
sport up to JK. or even longer, partlcu-
larly
barebaU. basketball.
tennis,
"Competitive rowing ana traca events,
not Including field eventa. constitute
too Intense a strain under competitive
condition to be continued with safety
after 30. Handball, golf, swimming,
boating and canoeing may be continued
by the average man till very late in
life, provided that he maintains more
t... ...... I. .nrf ..l.mitl. Ir.ln.
"l --
,
f """""
"witn respect to oiei mr m ni
man of middle age 1 would aay to eat
meat not more than once a day. and
paruk freely of fresh vegetables and
fruit.
"Appetite and tat ar gooa guinea
for" the man who keeps himself In good
. ..... . .
Pbre.cai cona tion oy an
-"'bunt of dally exercl.e. Th chief
protective meaeure I not to . over eat.
Avoid experimenting with ''"
tarle. Taka plenty of time to meal,
en"h L' w' ,L ...r
""'," "j;." ..
" ...-.
believe
the best thing about the lntercollejfl-
m ine non-iinieic j.iKe me roinHiei
revulsion or reversing; i.
as nearly as possible exactly the op-
pogjte'of what we would if our inten-
.. . w , hostile and menacing, so as
to show how perfectly friendly and
harmless our intentions are.
This comes from the. fight, rather
than the food, side of our experiences. "
' , which has become the conventional
and means a further step up In the wmcn
mental scale. It Is. of course, obvious greeting of civilization. But what
,1 our expression, of pleasure, ever may have led to the extraordinary
of pain, or dislike, were originally vibrations convulsions and cack ings
.. ' , . , , i of "laughter holding both his sides'
quite uniniennuna. .u.u...u.o.
without any special reference to their
:, (k.
eUCCl U1UM uihci. " "v. i.j.bi.b oso
Tint It was not verv Ions: before they
,. , .nrf fnf.mreted
-"CI . ,
as indications of the state
of our mind and temper. From this it
was but a step to the deliberate, to
speak, artificial, use of our expressions.
for the purpose of conveying messages
i . s
JLt'
students to participate in aimem-a u
attempt to reacn varauy .
ever actually no enir upon mo
rem form of training and contest.
averaga man of 80 might very
perly engage In almost any form
' ' . ,
mor or iraa iinnuuu.
howevr. can be undertaken without
undue risk up to tne age ot ja, i
should say, provided th individual is
of normal development and -prepares
properly for it. If it is k rac it should
tennis
It can be, carried through
..... ,i ... . . .
whole season, with lighter forms oi
exerciee aunng UK irainam m
the
ofv the
.
year.
For the man of iS
ind
over I
snouia stigjten lun.i. ml .v,,
as golf, horseback riding, cross-coun-
try , -.........
cases even more active forms, such a
nanoDau. squaon. iriuu. ..v .
"With regard to his eating the aver-
age man of middle age needs to be
cautioned particularly against drink-
ing too much with his meals and eat-
ng too many patrla and highly sea-
....a IaaiI. Th. tm.n Vi ... fall.
i'" . - - - -
....... kl. rf.ll., .nnn..infcM.nnr
exercises in ine open air or in wan-
ventilated room and who does not over-
load hi stomach with food or fluid
ahould be active and energetic at B,
after which time he may be left to act
upon Impulse.'
The University of Missouri, at Co-
. .. . . . . . . . H.
"T.", " l"e f , ,,Y"l"n
m.titu Ion. whr physical training In
general, and athletic .port. . pirtlc-
ul". r. given wld and Intelligent
ett.ntlon The man m charge of thi.
fcroclx o education,, Df- C' U Brewer,
Iu. I"! ..u,.;" a
mi UB.ft.,u w -.ur u
better health than
course thi. should
and stronger than
Ion that the Ka-
or any other
they will thof-
can prove to their
well a. other, the
ncrease the expeC-
tbe fact that the
athlete attract, at-
for the thought
.horten life.
athletic.
son
who goes
WI-ong
"Baseball. basketball, track, tennia
to others, of like or dislike, as uic
case might be. So that In this way
many original mlia and slight move
ments and sounds have become very
greatly magnified and increased in
range for dramatic purposes.
Thla la very clearly . seen in the
hostile and aggressive emotions, as for
Instance, the horrible frowns and
grimaces, th menacing gestures and
shrieks and roars, which not merely
animals, but savage and barbarous men
make use of' In order to strike terror
Into their enemies. Something of the
same sort seems to have occurred in
laughter, only In the opposite direc
tion; i. .. instead of assuming an
angry air and a rigid, menacing atti
tude, ready for a fight at the drop of
the hat, as the saying is. we throw
ourselves Into our most relaxed and
helplessly undefended condition, throw
ing our heads backward, our hands
up In the air, and swaying the body
backward and forward, or shaking it
from sldo to side in a very ecstasy
of relaxation and soft barmlessness.
Just as a -man in a somewhat diffi
cult situation nowadays will try to
"imirh it off as a joke. Or as a
savage, meeting men of a strange tribe
to show he meant no harm and coming
(a..f for peaceful Darley with them,
will throw out his arms wide and hold
his hands spread open to show that he
has no weapons either In his grasp
or his belt or up his sleeve, and walk
slowly forward with face held erect
Out of this, for instance, has grown
the most irrational-looking habit ol
shaking hands. Two strangers on
meeting both throw out the right oi
sword arm with the hand widely ex
tended, to show that they bear no
weapon nor malice. When they come
e., by doing .,. , each one grasps the out-
stretched and open hand of the other.
and endeavors to raise it to his lips for
the purpose oi pome saiumnu...
will be outdone in politeness and each
tries to kiss the other's band, and the
........ i ,-.. o-crl a in J-ha sinciiTnr un-
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.,. ih.t it i. nn of
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the nnest inaoor spurn khowu.
Another good association which still
hangs aDout laugnter irom us eariy
,rly
pleasures-of-the-table origin, is the
frame of mind and the character of
the things with which it is associated,
Without attempting to open the terri-
ble question of Just why a joke is
cTiir Opinions &a2 Jett
and ail sports requiring intense effort
are not suitable for anyone but the
young. The middle-aged man must se
lect an exercise or sport such as golf,
bowling, riding, walking, fishing, etc.,
where the effort is leisurely. A man
from middle age on must eat mor
lightly and less meat than during me
growing, fllling-out athletic years."
one of tho most important depart-
ment8 of work carried on by Y. M.
n a. rganJzatlons in thousands of
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Toung Slen s enristian Associations nas
- D.en aeVoting much time and attention
to encouraging athletic sports, and It
nai developed a very large staff of
spncalista, at least one of whom is
!oc-ted ,, practically every large cen-
ter where th Y. M. C. A. has a home.
Regarding the warning sent out by
th Public Health Service, one of the
International Y. M. C. A. physical di
rectors. Charles A. Ball, says he has
no .doubt that in very many esses
champion athletes do die at an earner
th. , -.neiisftry.
..Tne ract of tne matter is, air. mn
c,ntnues, "that a lad who gets -In-
trested in athletic sports oecomes
mor and more deeply Interested as he
develops his powers and meets with
increasing suocees. whether at gymna-
,!om work or In the open air. Those,
especially !n colleges and universities,
.. . . ..ui V, 1 1 1 ,. (. Hrnneh
wno enow
. ... . . . I. 1,B.i
pr anoiner oi uurt
by coaches end physical oireciora x
are aided la
makk themse
-Take a
in every possidi way iv
themselves doubly proficient.
a concrete example e.
MmaJI , almost any college of con-
slderable size; he goes In for basket-
bal eay 4na basketball. In my opinion.
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U the hardest of all sports in its re-
9UTemtnilt of hekrt kctlon and power.
o( rMplratlo. Fot thls reason and
becaus. )t , playe(1 almost alto-
etner not in tne open air.
l m not favorably mcllned to it ex-
ceptlng In the case of special men.
When the freshman spends all the
these years ne i ....
tire bodily sy.tem to reBu..r nu .....
trained athlete, with a habit of eating
enormously, yet with no incentive to
continue the hard pnysicai exercise.
What does he do? In almost all cases
nt least in a very large majority of
th.m this young man settle, ciown
Into bu.tness or professional life,
where almost all hi. time Is spent In
sitting in en office. .
"He get. very little exercise, except-
In Possibly at a week end, when he
may be ame to go out oi town to me
country. let ne nas tne naoii ui eat-
ing heavily; he continues to feed up
I
funny and why certain things are
laughable and others not, one general
rule can be laid down, and that Is, that
the incidents which provoke laughter
must be of a pleasurable nature, or at
least far from painful and distressing.
We laugh uproariously, for Instance, if
we see a man meet with some gro
tesque or trifling accident, where w
know he is not much hurt. But wo
would feel anything but like laughing
if he had broken a limb or was In
danger of drowning, no matter how
ridiculous his contortions might be.
The result is that laughter Is one of
the kindest emotions, one of the ex
pressions and impulses freest from
cruelty and unkindness which stirs the
human bosom. The things that we
laugh at may be unedifying; they may
not teach the most delicate refinement
or the Highest morality; but they must
be free from obvious cruelty and gross
injustice or unkindness.
Much as we may deplore some of
the influences of popular amusements,
vaudeville shows, moving pictures, etc.,
they have one great 'and overmastering
virtue, and that is that they for the most
part make us and leave us kindlier,
more humane, better pleased with our
fellows and with ourselves. Those
things which are considered too high
and too serious, and even too- sacred
for laughter, valuable and indispensa-
Dle as they may be, are precisely tho
realms in which we have gone to tho
most lamentable extremes of cruelty,
intolerance arl Injustice.
Whenever we begin to take our
selves, our politics, our social or re
ligious views too seriously, because
afraid to laugh at their extremes, we
run into danger at once. That which
cannot be survived being laughed at,
good-humoredly, in some of its re
spects, at least, is either ill-balanced.
Ui u,.1Uu..u.
warped, extreme, inhuman Jiews aa
attitudes upon any question is good-
natured ridicule and satire and fun.
The "Sunday Funny" and thi character,
artist of the stage are far more human
izing and civilizing than the Greek
myths and half the folk-tales and fairy,
tales.
There may be unkind and unfeeling
l,a-hter. hut it is only
very small
per cent of the total. That which we
laugh at must be enjoyable to us and.
under civiiizea conaiuoua, eimci
joyaoie or at leasi l0ie.ou.c
who are the subjects or the victims of
it. Joy is the sunshine of the soul.
and laughter the greatest antlseptio
and mental purifier on earth.
just as if it were necessary for him
to repair the waste formerly causes
by violent physical work. In Conse
quence he puts on beef; soft flesh. Ha
gets flabby sooner or later, and In too
many Instances, being a powerful
young fellow, full of vigor, he com
mences to dissipate a little In on di
rection or another.
"Because of his vigor nd powers of
endurance he finds that dissipation
does not seem to injure him as it in
jures the ordinary man, and irrespec
tive of the form Indulged In he Is not
unlikely to continue it to a marked
extent. This he can keep up until ne
reaches the early -4us.
crack! And away goes
say, when
his strength
and his very life. He is wiped out ot
existence so suddenly as to shock all
who knew him.
T believe most emphatically in the
proper kind of physical exercise for
every individual man or boy in the
land, and my own personal experi
ence as a physical director for 25
years convinces me that a man should
keeD up his training and exercise
tnrougn his entire lifetime. If h is a
.thiotp or anvthinsr n-
pr0aching championship during young
manh00d, when he gets Into business
he noud taper down In his training
jUBt BB gradually as he worked up to
)t and uaer Just as competent and
highly skilled advice and oversight.
lf thiB COQrse had been followed gen-
erally by men who have been athletes
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m past years i oo not mum
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united States uovernment wouia mm
Iouna it necessary to send out tta
bulletih of warning.
... . denni,e exampt of whet I
,.k. . -n,i. lliin.tra.tlon that
f RlchBra c. Morse, who was a fa-
mou8 oar8man on the Yale crw 55
years ago. Today Mr. Morse Is 74 years
of uv., ag a cHcket.
,g . notab,e simple of a man who
has kcpt up intelligent training
throughout hi. entire lifetime. He still
takes regular 6VBtemati0 exercise
jn the open air; he still Is careful about
a nrober and sufficient diet as he has
Deen for half a century, grading It in
-The result is tnat during tne last
football season Mr. ICorse went down
to Princeton to eee a hard-fought bat-
tie between the team of that unlver-
Blty and another. When the game was
over he found that he had barely time
to catch a train back to his home city,
and without a thought Of ill conse
quencea he started on a .winging dog
trot from the Princeton football field
and ran all the way to the railroad
station without a break. The dis
tance, I might add, is not less than a
mile, and Mr. Morse covered it without
the siightest
embarrassment In any
way
(Copyright, 1915, by the Wheeler smai-
cate, inc.-