HOW TO GET STRONG
and see. What has he done? He entered college at eighteen, and is the son, say, of a journalist, of a professional man, or of a merchant. Finding, when he came to be fourteen or fifteen; that he was not strong; that somehow he did not fill out his clothes; he put in daily an hour or more at the gymnasium; walked much at intervals; took sparring lessons; did some rowing; some short-distance running; and perhaps, by the time he entered college, got his upper arm to be a foot or even thirteen inches in circumference, with considerable muscle on his chest. Now this young man hears daily, almost hourly, of the wonderful Freshman crew—an embryotic affair as yet, to be sure, but of exalted expectations—and into that crew he must go at all hazards. Many are tried, but he is finally accepted. Now, for four years, if a faithful oar, he will row all of a thousand miles a year. As each year has, off and on, not over two hundred rowing days in all; he will generally, for the greater part of the remaining time, pull nearly an equivalent daily in the tank. He will find a lot of eager fellows at his side, working their utmost to outdo him; and to get that place in the boat which he so covets; and which he is not yet quite sure that he can hold. Some of his muscles are developing fast. His recitations are, perhaps, suffering a little; but never mind that just now, when he thinks that there is more important work on hand. His appetite is ravenous. He never felt so hearty in his life; and is often told by both sexes how well he is looking. He attracts attention because likely to be a representative man. His name begins to be seen in the papers. He never filled out his clothes as he does now. His legs are improving noticeably. They ought to do so; for it is not one or two miles, but three or four, which he runs,
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