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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p. Manyhours thereafter I awakened suddenly.My brain was confused. The electriclight from the street was shining throughmy window. I sat up in bed and lookedaround. I began to recall the events ofthe day, one after the other. I remem-bered my previous sleepless night, Ilived over the torture I had endured be-cause of the news that I had received ofGrace, and suddenly I recalled theengagement I had made for that nightwith Ediths attorney and his two wit-nesses. I had arranged to meet them ateight oclock. I had forgotten all aboutit. He would think that I had no inten-tion of keeping my word, that I was try-ing to fool him. I jumped up and beganto pace back and forth in my room.Troubles seemed to be coming upon methick and fast. I finally realized thatnothing could be accomplished and onconsulting my watch found it was twooclock. I concluded to go to bed andtry to secure more sleep. I reallyneeded-it, as I knew not what emergencyI might have to meet the following day. (To be Continued.)
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Miss Lucille Mulhall, Mulhall, Oklahoma. A remarkable lariat-thrower and revolver shot 570 Athletic Women of the West By Marion Walford SOME of the best specimens of ath-letic womanhood can be found inthe far west. Out there they leadan open-air life a large part of theyear. They know but little of luxuries.Many are compelled from necessity toperform the hardest kind of labor, andnot infrequently assist the men in someof the strenuous work connected withfarm or ranch. A life of this kind develops a girl into astrong, rugged woman. It rounds andmakes almost perfect in proportion,every part of her body. Such a womanis active, energetic, and naturally pos-sesses the instincts of her sex, developedto the highest degree of excellence. Shehas had but little to do with the frivoli-ties of our so-called civilization, and shegrows up with the superior principlesthat usually come with the wild, outdoorlife, providing she comes in contact witha high code of honor that is usually up-held by these

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