| Show Have Athletics a Tendency to x Coarsen Young Men and cud Women Athletics have ha had a n long reign that the they have ha made malle young oung men rough there thero IB is no denying It is also a a. a question whether they Jhc have o Improved as many young youns men physically as they hove have injured In- In others permanently To young women they thoy have been a n positive misfortune morally If Ir not physically physically phy phy- In that thc they have a tendency to tomake tomake tomake make them uncouth and bold Lold not to tn toay say ay Immodest Girls formerly took great reat pride In tho the delicacy of oC their skin tho the softness and anil whiteness of theIr hands unit ami the beauty of ot their arms and necks I Since inco th the athletic fever broke out girls have gone In th the sun Bun bareheaded uh el until their hair looks as If It It had been singed 1 their thell faces arms and hands are turned hurnel to tn a n brown freckles almost co covering their faces while hUe their manner manners are aro exceedingly mannish Their walk 1 is III after style tyle and swing of or sailors on shore hort swagger sticks being a fad rad with many of ot them Blushing and diffident young girls are ara rarely seen leen and are un unknown among mOnK the of or athletic clubs They have lost all nil tho the sweetness modesty modest and so charming In to young women women women wo wo- men without gaining In health and ancl strength some of them then having contract overexertion o sd fd serious maladies by lIy To ro golf golt and tennis they thoy have ha added and are arc surely surly destroying their nervous systems by lh the Ow excitement and strain of playing c chauffeurs They j t k I I Ick k c l i r RY llY MR MUsi n JOHN JOliN A A. A LOGAN are arc growing to 10 Impatient to rille rido or drive horses horsell ax at a n dignified health ing log pace but must have a motor In which thc they cut Call fly through h the crowded crowd crowd- ed street lp and down hills aria and over country countr roads like mad people people people-In In their grotesque lu d gear bear and coats coati the they look like Hip Van Winkles Winkle's queer denizens deni- deni z zens nH of or tho ho mount mountains The almost dall dally announcement that friends have been killed makes no Impression on them thern or causes causE'S them to realize they thay are aTe in ht imminent dunger danger cr c every time tile they take talce a run in the machine Their fl c faces are arc the tho telltales tI of the inroads upon their nervous organizations they thuy look 1001 quite as us hard brown and ami strained ed a n ah the most reckless ath lete Ite Healthful happy and merr merry young people are aTe not us as numerous as aM they wore ware formerly because of the excessive ex- ex ex excessive excitement In n which thoy they live They silo nothing moderately diversion and nud re recreations are entered Into nto with perfect abandon with no regard to the effect upon their nerves or their ery e every nerve of their bodies and brains Is Iv on a 0 tension vcr every working work work- ing hour Jc with tho rou rougher her things 8 of or life invariably tends lends to the tion of or tho the finer nature of women whom wham m God Cod intended should he be thin the gentler gent hent- ler lor part of or mankind The They were cre- cre e ali at slid l for far a hoU r purpose than that of i being mans man rival In athletics and und contests con con- tests tents or physical strength th Their The In In- i it was waa supposed would be ex- ex exI I t td h hr r tf lilt i i I for the refinement of or the coarser nature of men Departure from coarser her her heaven-born heaven prerogatives tI cs Is 18 sure to end In the Jc lessening of ot tho charms of women tomen Modesty and diffidence are artt admirable qualities which are casH easily lost by contact with men and Nation pation In manly sports ports Amazons m may have o been attractive to lo warriors of or old old hut but are not the lilt kind of wr to make happy homes and good mothers In their desire to koop apace with their husbands they Je neglect lect the delicate at attentions nt- nt to husbands and children which hn has so o much to ilo 10 with their happiness and which bring out tho rho nobler tra traits ts is of or character r of those with whom they aro associated They unconsciously un un- un- un consciously I into habits that are far from being refined Some have hav copied the tho HillE small I vices bands hands of their husbands hus hus- hu by lIy smoking anti ami cigars Who V line has not been shocked to hear Iwar young Oung women screaming nt ut the top of fir their voices ohe cheering their favorites In iii baseball and football contests seemingly seem seem- the tho multitudes multitude presence of or th the tho who generally attend games s When the such they rivalry runs words high sometime get Into a n war of or words over fiver the In all of ot the um umpires Tres and met and respects the descend to 10 the level of or uncouth boys hoys ind m neon men n In their advocacy advocacy o ad cacy of ot the tho cats of ot the tho Individual or or club tho they have havo elected to J champion champion J thus proving that athletics art are not t cal cal- to make mal young oung Ire I women attract t. t J J 7 j L t. t t. ij rt y r t |
