More Manly Sports.—Every day brings us news of some convert to our doctrines of health and happiness, of manly sports and pastimes for the people. We hail them all with right good will, and bid them welcome to our ranks. For a long time we battled single-handed in the good cause, but now we have the assistance of a host of advocates, all giving their testimony of the efficacy of our prescriptions for “all the ills that flesh is heir to.” The following article we copy from the Boston Saturday Dispatch:

We need more manly sports—especially in the cities—sports that shall take us, above all, into the open air—out into the light and sunshine—out where the haze can fan the cheek and cool the fever-wrought brow and brain. The tendency of city life is always towards physical degeneracy. Constant in-door employment, and too often under circumstances that draw fearfully on the powers of life, works sad havoc, as is manifest to every eye. We need and must contrive something to take us out and away from our killing seclusion and labor. We need to develope our muscular frame and give it more force and manliness. A little light, we are glad to see, is glimmering forth in the formation of boat and ball clubs. These will do admirably for a beginning. Boating we regard as one of the very best of exercises for those who live in cities. It is better than horseback riding, which comparatively few can indulge in on account of the great expense. At all events, let our young men and our young women too contrive to be in the open air more. It is a solemn duty we owe ourselves and our posterity. More sports, more agilities, more running and romping, more play. We shall all be the better for it—do more and better business—be hardier and better men and women.