Scientific Athletics

mu t be practi d ,vith du regard to the atmo pheric ondition , r creation ground, pattern and condition of cab r, and, abov all, one' con titutional elem nt. With regard to the fir t point, damp w ath r i p uliarly prejudicial to ev rything connected with th port. The indispen ability of uitable plea ure-ground ha been previou ly m ntion cl. Ko imp diments hould be near, for to be abruptly int rrupted when gath ring the es ential momentum would b li a trou in th xtreme. In fin : the ground mu t b void of all dents and 1 vations. ab r mu t be aptly adapted and car fully pr s rv cl from th influenc of varying weather and con qu nt dilapidation. \Vhen wood i impr gnat cl with moi ture it e ntially in rea in weight. Hen e a moi t- aturated ab r would b to eel with more difficulty on ac ount of its ineptitud and exce ive w ight. Pre uming, how v r, the cab r to be dry, but the ground clamp, any vi cou ubstan e uch a Venic turpentine, resin, tc., may be advan– tageously applied to the tapering nd of the log, so a to en ure a ecur hold. Tho e athl tes who are intrin i ally of light weight ar unahle to pra ti e th arch{ou feat of aber-to sing. Th r fore the light-w ight novic would incur a ertain d gre of culpability w r he to practi tenaciously th pre ent feat. Mor ov r, although a capital feat, it might ev ntuall ·tiffen hi mu c] s an l . o temporarily incapacitat him for th u e ful perf rmance of oth r ·ports, such a printing, et ., which d mancl much vitality and arti ti x uti n. We hav thus mpha i eel that it i r pr hensibl to att mpt th . impo ibl , and now ad luce th laudabl re olution of the min nt J Im Hunt r :- ' '11y rule i , delib rat ly to con id r h fore I comm nee wh ther th thing b practi able. If it b not pra ticable I do not attempt it. II it be practicabl , I ·an a complish it if I giv uffici nt pains to it , and having b gun I n 'ver sto1 till th thing i. don To this rul I o,, all my uc css.'' 122