Ed. James

Twenty-fourth Edition.

PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

PRACTICAL TRAINING.

PRELIMINARY REMARKS.

Training is the process of getting a man who has to perform any

TRAINING FOR PEDESTRIANISM.

SLEEP.

CLOTHING.

TIME AND DURATION OF TRAINING FOR RUNNING.

SPRINT RUNNING.

QUARTER AND HALF MILE RUNNING.

ONE MILE RUNNING AND UPWARDS.

HURDLE RACING.

HINTS IN, BEFORE, AND AFTER THE RACE.

TRAINING PRACTICE, FAIR WALKING, ETC.

HIGH JUMPING.

BROAD JUMPING.

HAMMER THROWING.

PUTTING THE STONE.

TRAINING FOR ROWING, ETC.

TRAINING FOR LONG-DISTANCE GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE CONTESTS.

TRAINING FOR BASEBALL.

ADVICE TO BUSINESS MEN AND OTHERS.

THE LATE JOHN MORRISSEY'S VIEWS.

TRAINING IN REGARD TO PUGILISM AND WRESTLING.

PRINCIPAL MUSCLES USED BY THE ATHLETE.

TEMPERAMENT.

GROWTH AND DECAY.

MEATS, ETC., TO BE AVOIDED.

NATURAL SWEATING.

ARTIFICIAL SWEATING.

SWEATING LIQUORS.

TREATMENT OF THE FEET, HANDS, SINEWS, Etc.

Soft Corns. Pick off with the nails as much as possible; next

Hard Corns. Pare off the hard cuticle; then apply tincture of iodine with a brush or caustic.

Hardening the Flesh. Lemon juice is one of the simplest and

Bunions. Apply two or three leeches every day for a week;

Boils. Apply linseed poultice, or open it with a knife. If on

Strains. The following is the receipt of Westhall's

Sprains. For sprained ankle, make a flannel bag about a foot

Chapped Hands, Etc. Smear over the parts chapped with

Blisters. Prick with a fine needle before they burst,

EXERCISE, SUN BATHS, ETC.

BATHS HOT, COLD, ETC.

THIRST, MEDICINE, ETC.

WEIGHT AS PROPORTIONAL TO HEIGHT.

WEIGHT WHEN IN CONDITION FOR ATHLETIC FEATS.

BANTING ON CORPULENCY.

THE REDUCING SCALE.

RECORD OF FAST PERFORMANCES UP TO JANUARY, 1877. CONDENSED FROM NEW YORK CLIPPER ALMANAC.

COMPLIMENTARY PRESS NOTICES ABOUT Health, Strength and Muscle.

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY ABOUT "PRACTICAL TRAINING," AND "MANUAL OF SPORTING RULES."

SPECIAL NOTICE.

GEORGE SEWARD, THE AMERICAN WONDER, who ran 100 yards in 9¼secs.

PRACTICAL TRAINING
FOR
RUNNING, WALKING, ROWING,
WRESTLING,
BOXING, JUMPING,
AND
ALL KINDS OF ATHLETIC FEATS;
TOGETHER WITH
TABLES OF PROPORTIONAL MEASUREMENTS
FOR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF MEN
IN AND OUT OF CONDITION;
INCLUDING
HINTS ON EXERCISE, DIET, CLOTHING, AND
ADVICE TO TRAINERS;
ALSO,
BANTING’S SYSTEM OF REDUCING CORPULENCY,
AND
RECORD OF FAST ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES.
BY
ED. JAMES,
AUTHOR OF “MANUAL OF SPORTING RULES,” “THE GAME COCK,”
“TERRIER DOGS,” ETC., ETC.

NEW YORK:
PUBLISHED BY ED. JAMES, 88 & 90 CENTRE STREET,
NEW YORK CLIPPER BUILDING.

1877.
Price Fifty Cents.