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who eagerly took the opportunity of learning how to breathe deeply during quick body-movements, and how to relax the muscles properly

In January, 1925, H.K.H. the Prince o£ Wales most graciously granted his patronage to Mr. Muller in respect of his works and books

In September, 1924, Mr. Muller had abandoned the institute business, and was thus once morę able to devote his whole time to authorship and lecture demonstrations. His tours during 1925-29 on the Contincnt were of a triumphal charactcr. In Germany he was in 30 big towns invited by the Municipal Health officers to speak and demon-strate in the town halls. The Press quoted freely the following public declaration madę by Dr. Mallwitz, physician at the State Academy for Physical Culture and Sport (in Grunewald, near Berlin) : "When Mr. Muller in 1904 publishcd his System, he was a couplc of decades in advance of medical science, not only as a physical culturist, but also as an hygienist. Only recently medical science has begun to understand fully his ideas."

In Denmark he was given an almost royal reception ; a gathering of 3,000 people with batids, standards, llowers, speeches and cheers received him at Copenhagen Station. And with signs of the same enthusiasm—only on a smaller scalę—hc was met in several provinciat towns. In Copenhagen he tuicc lcctured in the new Exhibition Hall, each time to an audiencc of morę than 5.000. The first evening, the Social Minister, Borgbjerg, was in the chair, and introduced Mr. Muller with a vivid description of his whole life sińce their boyliood when they had played and studied together.

In June, 1926, was publishcd in Danish a solection of Mr. Muller’s poems, and he was greeted by the greatest living Danish poet, Jeppc Aakjaer, as a prominent collcague. Tn some of the poems are depicted the beauties of the Chrltern Ilills, especially Ashridge Park, Ivinghoe Common, and the old village of Aldbury.

His sixtictli birthday, on the yth October, 1926, Mr. Muller spent at his Tring home, reading telegrams and letters But in Copenhagen the Govcrnmcnt’s paper, as a demonstration of honour to Mr. Muller, arranged a festival in the " Idraetshuset," where 2.500 people gathered. A prologue in verses praising Mr. Muller’s work was recited by the poet Aage Hermann, then followed musie by a band of 100, songs partly written to Mr. Muller and sung by a choir of 200, a short lecture on '' My System ” and displays of boxing, wrestling, fencing and gym-nastics by the Danish champions, both men and women.

Almost every Danish and German newspaper containcd long articlcs wherein Mr. Muller was praised as the founder of modern physical culture with its appreciation of Fresh Air, Sun, Daily Batli, and Deep Brcathing during exercise. And they unanimously State that it is due to him that whole populations now lead a morę hygienic life.

His death at the age of 72 w-as sudden and came as a distinct shock lo his host of admirers. Up to the last he remained extraordinarily active and continued to keep himself fit with daily exercise.

Yet, when it is remembered that as a child he was not expected to survive, it is an amazing tributc to his hcalth teachings that he livcd as long as he did. He strengthened a weak constitution to such a degrec that it gave him an athletic body which he kept actirely engaged for morę than the three score years and ten for which man is reckoned to be allocated.

The Editor