e participants are Musculars. If there
are any other types taking part please observe that they are secondary
to the acrobats--they catch the handkerchiefs or otherwise act as foils
for the real performers.

All the hard work in the act will be done by Musculars. You will find no
better examples of the short, stocky, well-knit pure Muscular than here.
You do not need to wait for another show to realize how true this is.
Recall the form and height of all the acrobats you have ever seen. You
will remember that there was not one who did not fit the description of
the pure Muscular given at the beginning of this chapter.

Acrobats Always Muscular

We once had occasion to refer to this fact in a Human Analysis Class.
One member declared that just that week he had seen a very tall,
unmuscular man performing in an acrobatic act at the Orpheum.

Knowing that this was impossible, we offered a large reward to this
member if he were proven right. We sent to the theater and found the
acrobat in question. He had just finished his act and kindly consented
to come over.

He turned out to be a pure Muscular as we had stated. The class member's
mistake came from the fact that the acrobat appeared taller than he
really was. High platforms always give this illusion. Furthermore his
partner in the act was of diminutive height and the acrobat looked tall
and slender by contrast.

Why They Don't Do It

To be an acrobat is the ambition of almost every boy. There have been
few who did not dream, while doing those stunts in the haymow on
Mother's broomstick, of the glory that should be theirs when they grew
up and performed in red tights for the multitudes.

Almost every boy has this ambition because he passes through a stage of
decided muscular development in his early years. But only those who were
born with much larger muscles than the average ever carry out their
dreams. The others soon develop girth or the "sitting still" habit to
the point where a cushioned seat in the first row of the parquet looks
much better.

Durability in Clothes

Something that will wear well is what this type asks for when he drops
in to buy a suit. Musculars are not parsimonious nor stingy. Their
buying the most durable in everything is not so much to save money as
for the purpose of having something they do not need to be afraid to
handle.

Likes Heavy Materials

This type likes heavy, stable materials. Whereas the Alimentive wants
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