Pedestrianism

ON TRAINING. 225 Pure and salubrious airwas deemed a chief requisite; and accordinglytheprincipal schools of theRoman Athletae were established at C A- TUA and R AVENNA , the most healthyplaces in all Italy, They exercised inthe open air,and, by habit, became familiarized toevery change of the weather,the vicissitudes of which soon ceased to atfectthem. The mannerof training among the ancients bears some resemblance to thatnow practised by the moderns^ But as their mode of living and general habits were somewhat difterent from those of the present age, a difference of treatment is now required to produce the same effects. The great object of training, for running, or boxing matches, is, to increase the muscular strength, and to improve the free action of the lungs, or WIND , of the person subjected to the process, which is done bymedicines, regi­ men, and exercise. That this object can be accomplished, is evident from the nature of the human system. It is well known, (for it has been demonstratedby experiments,) that f f every