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Show MILITARY TRAIHISQ FOI1 ATHLETES. A.taiiUsstir Xllsrlpllseali.t nelrlclle In nusralse llssaUpmenl. Americans take 11 sieclnl Interest In athletic nntl all forma of oiltdourixer els, lu this they rtako ot n lc-el.lt of most of the northern tan The Kn gllshuiun Indulge In rude sport lu the tleld, and In his bunting wilt travel nt fur ns India to hale a brush with tho Hgr or hou Pi hi native jungle In Oeniinny societies prevail everywhere for the pnrsiM of plush id training, nnd tho Merman la fond of dusking Into the forests to hunt the wild vrx. Tho fa v iriteiliiersburf the Aimiicnrslu the west lues lifeti the limiting of tho bulTtllo and grinly bear. Ihe excitement ot snch spoils amply curoponsate for their elanger. "It dotli moro stir tho blood u mti e n lion than to start a harv.'' Tho case Is very ditterent In most southern countries. In southern Enrols) tlio stsills consist prlncfiaelly In liontin r small gnme, Im oh lug no viry great physical exercise. Tho fnvnilto amuse-Li amuse-Li nt isbUlliriltorctrds'wMclicAiibs 1 1 lye-ej wlthlu door without ciertiuii or exiaisiire to the elemeuts. Auietlcnui being among tho moat promlneut p-opl In iminltot athletics ami consr leuous Intlulrdisiosltlon tolndnlgoln iiinnly wrti.lt Is AlwuysAulutirewllugiiuee tl 11 as to whit tralLtug It Is best to pur-sno pur-sno In that direction lVr youngster the hoop, tie top, marble aud tag an wi r eury puriwae While ymmg nu n are in college football nnd basebill fur-nlrh fur-nlrh nuiplo means of physical en rclse. At est 1'ulnt and AnuaiiolU milltiry anl nival drills, swimming and occasional occa-sional outdoor g uoe Insure tho perfection perfec-tion cf pliytlcnl training, and send the graduates of Htoselnslltutloni out Into His world with mutclet of iron and constitutions con-stitutions lilted for almost any strain. Hut after tho college days the training ci'iirs, a reaction tela In, ami 11 breaking down In health Is often tlieconteqneiice. tlymnailums, bicycle nnl long tramp luiy scrio a good purpose for a time, but these are 10011 giicnup, a there Is llttlo Incentive for exercising unless the ticri lie In stemntlc, jtnrt of somo well organized plan anl stimulated by mso-clation mso-clation with one' follows. In casting about we find no better physical all Ullage to bo gilnl Hiau Hi jseeleriie.1 frr m tho military excnlsea w hlch young men undergo lu thu inllitln sen Ices. Camping out In summer In well selected cam give them an out diKir life which Is a lauih nevebiel change fr 111 tlio litilix.r llfs lei throughout Hie I mg winters, timing which 10 much vliutted air It breathed In crowd 1 jlme of Imslnea and III leutllat.sl sl.ij.lng airtmer.ts. Jlirchlng It the most rational cserdsofor tho leg the manual or nrmtnlwayiliiiuri healthy chest mil well dovelojiel arms, und inoi mg it the iloublo quick linj rove tho breathing tower ot the lungs. Unlike tlio athletics lu collcgo thers I no olerlralulug, which so often Injure Hie aubj.ct by oxoeeut, and no breaking down ufier the training ha ci nscd. Tho marching And drllllug under coni.tciit Instruct m Improio the gult cf tlio recruit, re-cruit, nnd giro him a tinner, easier step And a innru graceful currisge. Milltiry aeri ici bus many ndvnntagc mentally. It militate Intelligence Ainoug yuuiig men mil doe much to-wnrd to-wnrd lint ruling tho miiuory and cnrln.r nlMentiuludt'dtieias. '1 iio ue-cosslty ot being be-ing alert, listening for each word of command nud noting promptly ujiou It, qiiicknns tho wlta and cultivates tho habit of tiling Hie attention nu 1 lunoen-trntln.'tlio lunoen-trntln.'tlio tliouglts. Murcltlug In tho onnd of music give n young mail u litter Idea of tuiuinre nnd rhythm, und Is calculated to muko htin mora methodic method-ic il In nil thing III cute ring upon tlio eliltlMot n soldier loads him to tuiy inilllary hialory, which tuUalle Hw cl.i f hlttory ot unions 1 lie hardest leteoii to be learned In lift U that of atneuabllliy to stiM.it line lu n laud llko this, win ro thero I very lit-tlo lit-tlo restraint nuioug young or old, wluru slf abnegation I but little hoard uf, nud where the rucei of llfn I pretty much a "gOA yon pli on-, thero ishcnicely any rt It ml n which sul ordination nud obe-aienioAp obe-aienioAp taiulit enept In tho military in Ueiural llornco I'orter In Co-uociil |