Show YOUNG MAN AND MILITIA the following from colliers has the right ring according to lur notion young man join the militia leaving patriotism out of account for the moment it is amazing the amount of health physical and mental yes and spiritual too tog and what fun you can get out of a good regiment in the awkward squad you are introduced trod to a fine system gymnastics mastics cs in which pretty much every muscle and organ in your make up gets a chance you assume the position of a soldier and perhaps for the first time in your life you enjoy a delicious sense of automatic hymine symmetry try and completeness never after that will you shuffle along stoop shouldered with your hands in in your trousers pockets and your drill for an hour and a half you stand to the limit of your inches shoulders back head up chin straight out eyes to the front your movements are timed measured and rhythm ed you enjoy the mental rest of having no initiative of your own of doing precisely what you are told bet better terl and of having someone else for the time being do your thinking for you after some preliminaries you are given a gun to c carry rry this seems to you to have havethe t t ae weight of a young pine tree and at the start you manipulate it with the grace of a dancing bear balancing his staff subsequently you go home bathe sleep soundly and awake with an appetite a sense of physical well being and a clearness of intellect such as are perhaps new and most certainly happy experiences you become oneff a company of a hundred splendid fellows sound manly clean wholesome Among such h your mind and body your morals too have just got to be right and you will learn also aiso why the hat must be removed when the lag flag passes that in itself will be worth all the rest of the game |