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There is genuine fire in the poem entitled "The Game," by F. B. T. '13. Instruments of precision would doubtless show, in the case of any reader, measurable results on his respiration, circulation, and muscular tension, thus taking the question of the merit of the poetry out of the field of opinion and into the field of fact. The magnitude of the results thus measured, however, would depend in part upon the sensitiveness of the reader, and in part upon his experience in the game...
...muscular development of the athlete is in itself of little value in after life, but the power of argumentation and the logical habit of thought, as well as the ease and freedom in extemporaneous speaking to which debating work leads, are permanent elements in one's mental make-up invaluable throughout after life...
...strongest appeal of the medical profession to a virile man is the opportunity which it offers him of bringing into play every talent, mental or muscular, which he possesses. A keen eye, a sharp ear, ability in expression, tact, sympathy with all sorts of people, all come into play. The doctor as well as the lawyer must know how to cross-examine; like the translator he must know how to interpret; like the teacher he must know how to expound and explain. Every talent is of use, and a little fault like faintness at the sight of blood, which...
...Benedict will deliver the first lecture of the series of free public lectures offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Sunday afternoon, January 2, at 4 o'clock, at the Medical School, Longwood avenue, Boston. The subject of the lecture will be "The Influence of Mental and Muscular Work on Nutritive Processes." This entire course of lectures is open to the public and no tickets are required...
Ruptured muscles.--These injuries were common and affected either the quadriceps extensor of the leg or the hamstring muscle. Ruptures of the quadriceps were especially common among the heavy men and in many cases were due apparently entirely to the muscular exertion of quick starting. In some cases and especially in the severer ones, the injury appeared to be due to a violent blow upon the thigh of a man running at speed with the muscles tense. Ruptures of the hamstring muscles, which are also common among sprinters, were in every case due to muscular exertion alone. These cases were...