San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 103, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 12, 1895 Page: 4 of 8
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SUNDAY MAY 12 1895
Written for the Light.
PHYSICAL TRAINING.
THE PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT OF
THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN
[ASSOCIATION
And the Work That ia Being Done
to Help the Young Men of
Our City in Connection
With the Same.
The first thing that comes to our
mind is to find out just the condi-
tion a person is In when he enters
the gymnasium and for this pur-
pose we oblige every man to take
a physical examination. Many
persons have asked why we have
so many’ questions to be answered
and go into such particulars: It is
to answer these questions and en-
lighten the general public that the
following is written.
History personal and family.
It is quite essential that the whole
matter of history be taken before
the measurements as it will guide
the examiner in his later work
leading him to allow for manifes-
tations of certain powers or weak-
nesses special debility and so on.
The sum total of these little things
constitutes the value of a physical
examination.
Birthplace. This refers to the
country or state in which the indi-
vidual was born. At first sight
this question does not seem impor-
tant with reference to physical
education. There are however
several problems on which it may
throw valuable light; for instance
. knowing the state in which one’s
family has been living for these
generations the effects of the cli-
mate may be evident and interest-
ing. These data give the real not
the nominal nationality of the in-
dividual. Different nationalities
vary markedly in their physical
characteristics and react some-
what differently to different
kinds of exercise.
The occupation of the father be-
fore the son’s birth is the only in-
dication that we have of the hered-
itary influence of different trades
and professions. We are aware
that It takes several generations to
produce the best results In certain
lines: glass-blowers cannot be pro-
duced in one generation it is said.
So any physical power will be
much more readily’ acquired by
those whose parents were engaged
in work that demanded similar
abilities.
Health of father and mother
before the son’s birth. This gives
opportunity to ascertain the influ-
ence of the immediate physical
condition of the parents on the
physical condition of the child.
Father died at — years of — If
the parents are neither of them
living both having died of con-
sumption one at twenty-four and
the other at twenty-seven this
must be considered in the treat-
ment of the Individual. Many
illustrations of the value of a
knowledge of these facts will occur
to everyone who has had experi-
ence. The age of the parent at
death may give us an indication of
family tendencies toward some
special disease at a certain age.
Number of brothers and sisters
living number dead cause of death.
This may seem entirely foreign to
the individual and one might
naturally argue that what his
brother is doing now did not affect
him at all. This would be true
but it is not to the point: For the
cause that affects his brother at the
present time if they are due to
hereditary influences may affect
him in the same way. The follow-
ing illustration from actual life
shows the importance of this: A
young man the only survivor of
six children—the other five to-
gether with the mother having
died of consumption—has been able
by careful systematic physical
training to gain a fine physique
•with a good amount of vitality. If
this young man had gone into the
gymnasium and been put through
the exercises ordinarily given he
would no doubt have found him-
self following the rest of the fami-
ly ; but by means of the knowledge
gained by his physical trainer of
the hereditary tendencies of the
family the above results were ac-
complished.
Diseases in family. This refers
to hereditary diseases. A single
instance of any given disease
✓ would not indicate that the disease
was hereditary. But several in-
stances among one’s relatives
would render it probable that the
disease was hereditaryandif possi-
ble exercises should be given de-
signed to combat it.
Early life city or country. In
the previons questions nothing is
said of the town in which the in-
dividual was born. This question
endeavors primarily to secure re-
cord of his condition and surround-
ings in early life. Many of the most
difficult problems in connection
with physical education today are
those growing out of the altered
conditions of life depending upon
the removal of such a largo por-
tion of the population from the
county to the city.
Exercise (past) Work. This re-
fers under the two headings
Physical and Mental to the kind
and quantity of work upon which
the individual in question has de-
pended for his livelihood during
To-Morrow
Greatest Bargain Sale in the History of our House |
fill. uj Va j ues w hich have never been seen or heard of before and there is nothing to compare
with the Immense Opportunities we are now offering to the public in each of our
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: 1 White Check Nainsook ! amaS 'l6 cents Quality only 69 cen f s .-bouncebottle assorted
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• I Turkey Red Doylies. O cents long linen bosom reinforced 000 yds. Kai Kai Wash
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0 C 5» Oxford Ties and Slippers Men’s Negligee Shirts 10c all over town
■ I curling Irons. gg cents 25 Cents 5 cents
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and since boyhood and should
answer the question:
“What various kinds of mental
and bodily occupation have you
been engaged in during and since
boyhood?”
Thekind and quantity of work
to which the individual has been
accustomed will to a very great
extent account for his present
physical condition.
Exercise (past) Recreation. This
should answer the question:
“Inwhat form have you been ac-
customed to take your recreation?”
“Have you ever engageri in
athletic or acrobatic work?” If the
individual has indulged to any
considerable extent in any of the
forms of recreation mentioned
note should be made of this fact.
Mental recreation. If he has
none a large amount of chess play-
ing checkers music and the read-
ing of light literature this might
be indicated.
Surgical operations strains ac-
cidents injury. Often examina-
tion is made of men that
have suffered a severe sprain
or accident or have been in-
jured in a way that might
disqualify them for some kinds of
exercise but that they would fail
to speak of unless questioned. Spe-
cial note should be made of any
Health and disease (past.) In-
quiry should be made of the mem-
ber whether he was vigorous and
robust as a boy. This is the best
opportunity to find out about the
vigor of the individual for no mat-
ter what the apparent present
physical condition is the man that
has been vigorous all through his
boyhood will be able to take up ex-
ercise that would be out of the
question for one that was delicate
as a boy. The consequences of any
disease that the individual may
have had must be borne in mind
in the prescription of exercise. For
instance rheumatism in a child
often leaves a certain heart dis-
ease.
Color of eyes light dark or
mixed. This gives indications as
to temperament.
Temperament. Here should be
recorded the judgment of the ex-
aminer in regard to the tempera-
ment of the individual. This is an
indefinite or intangible thing and
the definitions ordinarily given
seem unsatisfactory. It will how-
ever be perfectly simple to mark
those that are of a distinctly ner-
vous temperament and those that
are phlegmatic.
Vision and hearing. Everyone
needs to know that his eyes are in
good condition. Many are obliged
to do work involving good eyesight
and many suffer without knowing
that the cause of their suffering is
some trouble with the eyes. It is
possible in a few moments to form
a judgment in regard to the condi-
tion of the eyes whether it is nor-
mal or not* and to record it. If
they are not normal the subject
should be sent to the oculist.
Business-hours daily. This re-
fers to the number of hours that
the individual spends at his work.
Often this will determine the
amount that ho will be able to do
in the gymnasium.
Hours in the open air. Record
the total number of hours whether
in work play or travel.
Hours of sleep. This refers to
the time spent in sleep not simply
resting in bed. For instance 10 p.
m. to 6 a. m.
Tobacco.—lf the subject uses to-
bacco at all record it with the
quantity used. This is an impor-
tant question with reference to
physical training as no man who
is using tobacco can expect to do
the best work physically.
Stimulants. The kind and quan-
tity of stimulants used by the sub
ject and also whether they are
taken solely in connection with
meals or not. The men that have
the best control over themselves
seem to bo those that take no stim-
ulants whatever.
Married. It will sometimes be
noted that married men do not re-
spond to exercise as the yshould. It
may be that the physical director
can give them needed information.
Occupation. This refers to what
the individual is doing for a living.
Important knowledge may thus be
gained affecting his work in the
gymnasium; for if his business de-
mands any physical work of ex-
cellence care must be taken that
the gymnasium exercise prescribed
for him does not draw too heavily
on the faculties that are taxed by
his daily occupation.
Health. This refers to the ex-
aminer’s opinion of the man and
not the opinion of the man him-
self. Of course the examiner must
take into consideration and must
be governed largely by what is
said.
Prescriptions. After the exam-
ination the examiner makes up
his mind as to the kind and quan-
tity of exercise that should be pre-
scribed; records same and then in-
structs the member in the various
exercises.
The above composes the exam-
ination as given each member be-
fore he enters into regular gymna-
sium work. Next week will be a
continuation of this subject under
the hea<l of “Physical Measure-
ments.” ■ F. E. Haskell.
DALLAS LETTER.
Dallas Tex. May 101895.
[From Our Own Special Correspondent.]
We visited Howell’s nursery to-
day. Howell has the nursery of
Dallas. There were two lady cus-
tomers or what store keepers call
shoppers there. They came to
buy but in reality were merely
seeing what they could do. “What
is the price of these ?” asked one
of the ladies pointing to some ex-
tra large and very choice plants.
“Ten cents each or a dollar per
dozen” answered the attendant.
“That is right high.”
“Your roses how do you sell such
plants as these ?” pointing to a rose
bush in a twelve-inch pot.
“We sell it for 25 cents. It used
to be fifty cents.”
“Well I will declare. Why I can
j get a dozen somewhere in Pennsyl-
! vanla for a dollar and they will
! throw’ mo in an extra flower be-
sides.”
After exhausting themselves the
patient and t ired looking attendant
asked “did you wish to buy any-
thing ?”
“Why yes if the prices suit us
we will buy some of your gerani-
ums. What are these worth?”
“Five cents each 6r 50 cents per
dozen.”
“Why we can get them right at
our door for that price.”
After looking through the three
green houses they concluded they
would go and see w hat they could
do at other places. After having
consumed an hour’s time they de-
parted.
It was reported on the streets
that Dr. A. P. Smith pastor of the
First Presbyterian church was
dead but the rumor was a false
one. Dr. Smith has been very low
but his chance for recovery is en-
couraging to his friends.
Dallas falls in line. She is to
have a charity circus. The ladies’
auxiliary committee met in the
parlors of the Oriental hotel to
perfect arrangements for the cir-
cus.
The White Republican league
met in the city hall Monday night.
Captain J. M. Steere presided over
the meeting. In order to hear from
the state organizer Hon. S. L.
Haines of San Antonio the regu-
lar business w’as dispensed with.
Mr. Haines reported that the pros-
pects throughout the state were ex-
ceedingly encouraging that twen-
ty-seven new clubs had been or-
ganized since the last convention
and that there were fourteen appli-
cations for organizations of clubsl
under consideration.
One of the recently elected mem-
bers of the school board at a late
meeting advocated the abolish-
ment of corporal punishment in
the city schools. Mr. J. M. How-
ell the-ex-president of the board
said that long ago he had endeav-
ored to establish such a rule in his
own family but the rule was a
failure and the matter was turned
over to his wife long ago. The new-
ly elected president presided at the
last board meeting. He advised the
committee on teachers “not to rec-
ommend the renewal or extension
of any certificate unless the same
is of equal value with the certifi-
cate you require today.”
Ex-Priest Slattery and w ife lec-
tured at the Oak Cliff pavilion; he
to men only; she to women. Both
had fairly good sized audiences.
He announced that on Friday
night by special request he would
deliver his lecture on “Purgatory—
How to Get In and How to Get
Out.” He also announced that he
i would wear the full vestments of a
priest and that Mrs. Slattery
would appear Friday afternoon
when delivering her lecture in the
garb of a nun.
Hon. Josiah Patterson of Ten-
nessee writes to Judge Aldredge
that he will be in Dallas May 11th
and it is his purpose to address the
people of Dallas in the interests of
sound money. He asks Judge Ald-
redge to see that he has a good au-
' dience.
The Dallas artillery are practic-
ing wdth a view’ of going to Hous-
ton on the 19th. Capt. Houston is
said to be bringing the detatch-
ment to a state efficiency to be
proud of.
The faber pushers were again ex-
cluded from the pastors’ meeting
Monday afternoon but Secretary
Carroll furnished a report of the
meeting for publication. The local
option question was the theme.
Invitations are out for the mar-
riage of Mies Zillah Lee to Mr. E.
W. F. Gray w’hich takes place in
St. Mathew’s Cathedral May 15th.
Miss Lee is said to resemble Mrs.
Cleveland so closely as to be mis-
taken for the first lady of the land.
The bridal couple leave for their
future home in Pittsburg Pa.
• ♦ •
A PLEASANT FAMILY RESORT.
Scholz’ Palm Garden. Music
Wednesday Saturday and Sunday
nights. Fine Saloon Restaurant
and Billiard Parlors attached. Po-
lite attention. 4 20 tf
—
—Call and get our prices. Emer-
I son & Co.. 122 Soledad st. 3 11 tf
—Fire insurance agency phone
252. [4 24tf] J. W. Dary A Co.
SCHOLZ'S NATATORIUM.
Ed. Dreiss Proprietor.
I take pleasure in notifying the
public that I have again leased
Scholz’s Natatorium which is now
open for the season.
To those who have been patron-
izing this Natatorium it is unnec-
essary to praise the cleanliness and
purity of the water but those who
have not seen it I kindly request
to visit this inviting crystal pool
which is fed by a 6-inch stream of
artesian w’ater constantly flowing.
Mr. A. D. Baker who has been an
instructor for swimming in this
Natatorium for several years has
again made arrangements to use
the pool for this purpose. He will
give lessons to ladies and gentle-
men as well as to boys and girls.
Those who desire to learn this use-
ful accomplishment will please ap-
ply to Mr. Baker.
The following schedule has been
arranged for this season:
Monday ladies and gentlemen
all day.
Tuesday gentlemen and boys
only all day.
Wednesday gentlemen and boys
only all day.
Thursday ladies and gentlemen
from 6 a. m. to 3 p. m. and balance
of the day for gentlemen and boys
Friday gentlemen and boys from
6a.m. to 3 p. m.; ladies only from
3p.m. to 7 p. m.; men and boys
balance of day.
Saturday gentleman and boys
only all day.
Sunday ladies and gontlemer
from 6a.m. to 9 a. m.; balance o
day for gentlemen and boys only
Open every day from 6 a. m. un
til 12 o’clock at night.
The pool may be engaged for
specified time by parties but paj
ments will have to be made in ac
vance.
MILITARY AND NAVAL CADE
SHIP.
A competitive examination of appl
cants from the 12th Congressional Dlstri
for the appointment of one cadet and o
alternate for the West Point Millta
academy and one cadet and one alternai
for the United States Naval academ
will bo held at the High school in t
City of San Antonio on Saturday M
18th 1805 at nine o’clock a. m. Professt
W. B. Seeley J. E. Smith and C. J. L
kin have been selected as examiners.
G. H. Noonan M. C
5 11 2t Twelfth Congressional Dlstri
—Put cider on ice not ice in
der. Drink it for your healj
The purest and best made by Pril
Booker A- Co. for sale by grocd
confectioners and saloons. 5 1(1
—Money to lend at 6% inteJ
to build or improve your home.l
4 24 tf J- W. Dary & Ctr
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San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 103, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 12, 1895, newspaper, May 12, 1895; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1683159/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .