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ing wliich it takes years of bard study to properly master, ll is not half so sintple and uninteresting as sonie pcople appear to sup-posc. There is nothing so splendid as to feel oncself stronger than one's fellows, and this strength may l>e morę quickly acąuired by nteans of weight-lifting than in any olher tashion of wliich I ant aware.

Remeniber the fable oi the tortoise and the hare, and be con-tcnt to go slowly. Think eaeh lift out before you attempt it, and at all tintcs endeayor to improve your position and become morę scientific. Do not rush madly at a difficttlt lift wliich puzzles you, and make rcpeated tutile efiorts like a mad buli rashing at a gale. One rather delicatc point in weight-lifting, diflicult to explain on paper, is tliat you imagine in your mind the wcight in the position you wish it to be, before you attempt to lift it; then you are morę likely to succeed than if you allow yourself to doubt success attending your efforts. Those wito have studied inental culture rather than physical culture will readily cxplain this by saying that yott give yourself a suggestion which takes root and enablcs you to make a better effort, putting fortli morę strength on account of having placed yourself under morę fatorable condi-tions. Also I wish to emphasize the necessity of at all times concentrating in a determined manncr your energy at the time that you are lifting, contracting to the fuli the right muscles at the rigln moment, instead of lifting in a half-hearted mcchanical fashiou. Anolher liint is, do not hołd your breatli while lifting. This is cxtremcly dangerous, giying rise to a strain on the heart. Take a deep breatli liefore you jerk a weight aloft, and then. when you have succeeded or lailed, you can breathe again.

Consenation of energy is one of the secrets of success, and this means that, to give a simple illustration, sliould a man, on a certain niglit, attempt to lift a tremendous weight, lie sliould,