(Webmaster's Notes:  The following book is published for entertainment only.  Although I am quite in agreement with many, but not all, of Mr. Camp's attitudes towards fitness and health, he wrote in the earliest part of the 20th century, and much has been learned since then.  While I applaud his attitude towards physcial fitness, exercise, and health, many of his "facts" have since been provem wrong, or at least not fully understood.  I may make the occasional commen along the way, genernally in parentheses and prefaced by WN, for Webmaster's Notes.

I hope you enjoy the book, but check up on the latest facts before following through on the exercise and fitness tips contained within.  By the way, the original book had quite a few illustrationg, and you may see reference here or there to them.  However, I have omitted them on this website.

Donovan Baldwin April 2009)

PHYSICAL FITNESS A VITAL FACT

Up to the time when this world conflagration started, a man's physical
fitness was merely a matter of individual interest. The general health
of the community was important, but that fact was not sufficiently
pressing to do much more than attract the attention of the health
boards, and perhaps a few recently organized and semi-philanthropic
bodies. But suddenly there flamed out a war in Europe, and at once the
countries involved found that upon the physical fitness of the people
would depend their lives and freedom. It was no longer an academic
question. It became an immediate and vital fact.

In September of 1914 the writer placed the following suggestion on the
top of his syndicate athletic article:

    AMERICANS AWAKE!

    Guard your shores and train your men,
      Teach your growing youth to fight;
    Make your plans ere once again
      Ships of foes appear in sight.

    Teach new arts until you hold
      In your bounds all things you need.
    Then you can't be bought or sold;
      From commercial bonds be freed!

    If Manhattan rich you'd save,
      If your western Golden Gate--
    Train a field force, rule the wave.
      Every day you're tempting fate!

    Build the ships and train to arms,
      Make your millions fighting strength
    That shall frighten war's alarms
      Ere they reach a challenge length.

He was immediately assailed as a militarist, and yet, had we but taken
those preparatory steps, millions of lives might have been saved. 

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