You and I; . PHYSICAL CULTURE. BY PROF. E. B. WARM AN. Holier than any temple of wood or stone, consecrated for divine right, andmoral purposes, is the human HYSICAL health and strength are so neces-sary to happiness and success in life that it isnot surprising to find that the subject of phys-ical development has engaged the attention ofmany writers, and of many of our institutions oflearning; yet the practical benefit to the generalpublic, from all that has been written on the sub-ject, seems to be inconsiderable. This must be theresult of one of two causes: either the variousmodes of
You and I; . PHYSICAL CULTURE. BY PROF. E. B. WARM AN. Holier than any temple of wood or stone, consecrated for divine right, andmoral purposes, is the human HYSICAL health and strength are so neces-sary to happiness and success in life that it isnot surprising to find that the subject of phys-ical development has engaged the attention ofmany writers, and of many of our institutions oflearning; yet the practical benefit to the generalpublic, from all that has been written on the sub-ject, seems to be inconsiderable. This must be theresult of one of two causes: either the variousmodes of exercise have not been placed before the public insuch a way as to make them practical, or such modes as havebeen given have only been adopted to be abused, and haveonly served to increase the prejudice of the public againstmanly sports. There is not an art, science or religion thatcannot be abused, and shall we, then, condemn them all?Shall we not, rather, seek to discover the truth in each of 30 PHYSICAL CULTURE. 31 them, and thus be enabled to pursue that course which willlead us to a high, noble, grand manhood and womanhood? The primary object of physic
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