Bredin on Running & Training

TRAINING. 59 before lunch-especially if the athlete 1s m the state of anxiously awaiting this meal for the liquid he will have at it-and would also be a good termination to the day's work just prior to retiring for the night. Other liquids imbibed can be left to the fancy and purse of the man in training, somewhat limiting their quantity. I believe milk and soda, or aerated water, to be one of the very best of these drinks, allowing time for most of the effervescence to evaporate. Trainers generally advocate beer for men during their trammg. A trainer I once had-in fact, the only one -used to say, in regard to this subject, "A pint of beer for a thin man-he will be sure to get another half-pint a day, which won't do him any harm; and no beer at all for a stout chap-that will mean about one pint, without my knowing it, and quite enough, too." A tablespoonful of Hollands gin in a cup of tea, when suffe ·ing from colds, is considered of aid to the kidneys in their natural functions. The taste is peculiar, and certainly one that it takes a little while to relish; but I believe it to possess the medicinal properties claimed on its behalf. After the mid-day meal rest for about one hour may with advantage be indulged in. The best method of obtaining the same is by lying down on a bed or sofa . If, during this period, one is inclined to sleep, an after– dinner nap will be refreshing, and the subsequent vvork be more energetically undertaken; otherwise a book or newspaper may help to pass this time pleasantly. However, it is most unwise to strive against any such feeling of drowsiness, this being Nature's restorative when the body has lately been submitted to a more