Keeping physically fit; common-sense exercises for the whole family . origin satisfactorily as it is to explainthe origin of man. Darwins theory of descenthas constantly increasing opposition. Still, thereis no better doctrine than that of evolution,and mans obscure origin may never be fullycomprehended. Darwins theory of descent,however, is symbohc of the biologic aspect ofplay, evolution by means of the inheritance ofacquired characters, and, again, evolution bymeans of the survival of the fittest in the strugglefor existence. Play is deep-seated in biologybecause it secures the maximum of j
Keeping physically fit; common-sense exercises for the whole family . origin satisfactorily as it is to explainthe origin of man. Darwins theory of descenthas constantly increasing opposition. Still, thereis no better doctrine than that of evolution,and mans obscure origin may never be fullycomprehended. Darwins theory of descent,however, is symbohc of the biologic aspect ofplay, evolution by means of the inheritance ofacquired characters, and, again, evolution bymeans of the survival of the fittest in the strugglefor existence. Play is deep-seated in biologybecause it secures the maximum of joy in lifewith the minimum of expense. Especially isthis true with games and movements of rhythm,such as college yells, cheers, walking, horseback-riding, dancing, and gymnastics with will exercise and dance with energy andspirit till almost exhausted when accompaniedwith popular music, while without it the sameexercise loses its attraction and is then oftenperformed as an irksome task. Students like toyell, sing, and whistle in connection with gymr. Fig. 29.—Going-up ExerciseClasp the hands and grasp the child firmly under the not let the hands slide or the hair will be pulled. Thechild holds the body rigid till the ordinary standing positionis assimied. This exercise strengthens the neck and back. Exercise for the Growing Child 71 nasties and play, and this should be a growing youth shouting, like the crying ofinfants, causes tension and flushing of variousorgans, enlarges the caliber of blood-vessels,forces the blood into newly growing fibers, cells,and organs, which atrophy if not thus fed. Playis a sign of youth, and the absence of it revealsthe fact that one is getting old. The Psychologic Aspect From. the intellectual standpoint, play con-tains three essentials, viz., its pleasurable effect,the conscious or unconscious imitation of usefulactivities, and the reproduction of the originalaim in a playful one. The psychology of playrest
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