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Title: Physical culture
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: MacFadden, Bernarr Aldolphus, 1858-
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York : Physical Culture Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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atthe end, making pure blood from it? Take plain, wholesome food—foodthat will nourish and strengthen thebody—food that will fill you full of ner-vous vigor, full of muscular energy, thatwill make every day of your life a pleas-ing experience. Then you may say thatyou are treating this important digestiveorgan with the respect which is due foit. Remember that you are what foodmakes of you, and if you have a properrespect for your stomach, you will berewarded by the possession of those su-perb energies that make the hardest taskin life easy to perform. Close of the Prize Competition We are still receiving photographs forentry in our Grand Prize Competition todetermine the most perfectly-formed menand women. We will publish thosephotographs, from time to time, which wc think will prove of interest to ourreaders. The Competition will closefinally on January ist, 1909, and the de-cision of the judges will be publishedas soon after that date as practicable. 83 84 PH YSICA L C UL T URE
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From Stereograph Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, New York. A BOXING BOUT AT A REMARKABLE FESTIVAL IN BURMAH While boxing forms a part of the ceremonies it is hardly carried on in accordance with Queens-bury Rulest as the contestants kick each other with their bare feet, and inflict violent upward blowswith their knees Strange Ceremonies at a Funeral AN ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMENT ONE OFTHE FEATURIES OF A BURMAH FUNERAL By Sydney Cummmgs BEYOND a doubt, admiration forcontests calling for strength andvalor on the part of the partici-pants exists in the heart of allnormal human beings. In every land,whatever amusements may be mostfavored by the people, sports of one sortor another are encouraged and fostered.This feeling exists in varying degrees indifferent countries, although the athleticcontests of some parts of the globe aremuch unlike those of other sections. In Oriental countries, athletic contestsfrequently constitute most importantevents on the programs of the many os-tentatio

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