In drilling recruits for the Chinese army, each man is required
to carry sand in his knapsack. For the first day he carries
two ounces; on each succeeding day he increases this amount
two ounces, until at last he is carrying sixteen pounds.
These men can run at a dog-trot for ten consecutive hours
and arrive at the end of that time in a fit condition for
fighting.--MARSHALL P. WILDER, “Smiling ’Round the
World.”
(2428)
=Practising What They Preach=--See EVIL, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE.