THE SIMPLE LIFE.
LESSON FROM THE FINNS. Speaking of the athletes at the Olympic games, a well-known Christchurch authority (Mr. R. A. Hornibrook) -enthuses over the Finns, whose magnificent physique was 1 the wonder of all present. And he. points the moral very candidly: * ‘ The athletes from that little country have' taught the whole world a lesson. They have no trainers, such as the American athletes have; and their diet is mostly dried fish, coarse brown bread, nuts and cheese. The only drink they take is milk, and practically all the members of the team use boxing .and wrestling as an essential part of their training. Myra, a compatriot of Nurmi, and a winner of the javelin throwing, attributes the marvellous success of the Finns to the fact that'they live in the open air instead of travelling in underground railways, and also that there is no “night life’’ in v the Finnish cities.’’
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4749, 10 September 1924, Page 4
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153THE SIMPLE LIFE. Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4749, 10 September 1924, Page 4
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