Identifier: physicalculture201908macf (find matches)
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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s shown in the photograph wereproduce. This was also, to all ap-pearance, the outcome of the desire ofmore or less savage nations to havedirect evidence of a well-liked strang-ers characteristics through the sense ofsmell. This desire of a substantial evidenceof good-will was carried to a greaterextent in ancient Persia, where, so it isreported, a vein was opened by each ofthe parties to a ceremonious salutation. 450 PHYSICAL CULTURE The greetings of the Chinese havemuch in common with those of theJapanese. The common style of salu-tation of the former people consists ofa query as to ones diet, in the form:How is your rice?—a more or lesspertinent question after all. All of thegreetings of the Chinese are prescribed for various occasions, down to thesmallest detail. The people of bothJapan and China follow the fashion ofdeprecating themselves in their greet-ings, which is explanatory of the bowing-down of the Japanese shown in thephotograph reproduced in connectionwith this article.
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From Stereograph copyright by Underwood & UfidefWood, X. Y. The extreme of formal courtesy is practiced by our Japanese cousins; hostess and guest payeach other the honor of kneeling and bowing to the very floor Excessive Meat Eater Converted To the Editor: At one time I was what one mightstyle an excessive meat-eater, and ofcourse was accustomed to eating two,or sometimes three, portions of meatdaily. I must admit that at times, afterfinishing my meal of this carnivorousdish, there seemed to be a feeling ofweariness and fatigue, with a touch ofdullness and inactivity. At length I had the pleasure of read-ing an article by one of our foremostauthorities on this topic, and after care-fully weighing the matter I designed acourse that would lessen the quantityof meat I consumed. At first my noonday meal containedmeat, This satisfied my desires, and I gradually lessened the amount until Iused meat only once every two days.vSo it went until now I have reduced itto a minimum of once a w

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