{"id":11504,"date":"2014-12-15T09:19:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T17:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=11504"},"modified":"2015-10-21T00:39:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T07:39:15","slug":"lionel-strongfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Strongfort &#8211; World&#8217;s Strongest Man &#8211; Vegetarian &#8211; 100+ years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Lionel_Strongfort_%E2%80%93_Worlds_Strongest_Man_%E2%80%93_Vegetarian_%E2%80%93_100_years_ago\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\"  >Lionel Strongfort &#8211; World&#8217;s Strongest Man &#8211; Vegetarian &#8211; 100+ years ago<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#A_postcard_in_our_Ernest_Bell_Library\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\"  >A postcard in our Ernest Bell Library.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Lionel_Strongfort\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\"  >Lionel Strongfort,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#der_bekannte_Berufs-Athlet_der_ein_Auto_mit_6_Personen_uber_seinen_Korper_fahren_last\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\"  >der bekannte Berufs-Athlet, der ein Auto mit 6 Personen \u00fcber seinen K\u00f6rper fahren l\u00e4\u00dft.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Vegetarier\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\"  >(Vegetarier)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Lionel_Strongfort-2\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\"  >Lionel Strongfort,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#the_famous_professional_athlete_who_can_let_a_car_with_6_people_drive_on_his_body\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\"  >the famous professional athlete who can let a car with 6 people drive on his body.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Vegetarian\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\"  >(Vegetarian)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Legal_name_Max_Unger_%E2%80%93_born_Berlin_Germany_November_23_1878_At_age_16_was_a_watch_and_clockmakers_apprentice\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\"  >Legal name Max Unger &#8211; born Berlin, Germany, November 23, 1878. At age 16 was a watch and clockmaker&#8217;s apprentice.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Loved_sculpture_%E2%80%93_met_Professor_Louis_Attila_Attended_the_Attila_training_quarters\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\"  >Loved sculpture &#8211; met Professor Louis Attila. Attended the Attila training quarters.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Age_17_able_to_do_a_double-handed_lift_of_250_lb_Single-_handed_lift_overhead_was_130_lb\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\"  >Age 17 able to do a double-handed lift of 250 lb. Single- handed lift overhead was 130 lb.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Stage_career_from_around_1897_Retired_from_doing_stage_performances_early_1900s\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\"  >Stage career from around 1897. Retired from doing stage performances early 1900s.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Mail_order_course_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CStrongfortism%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_advertised_worldwide\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\"  >Mail order course &#8211; &#8220;Strongfortism&#8221; &#8211; advertised worldwide.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Promoted_a_flesh_free_diet_%E2%80%93_did_not_recommend_against_consuming_eggs_milk\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\"  >Promoted a flesh free diet &#8211; did not recommend against consuming eggs &amp; milk.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Full-length_physique_pose_was_famous_in_all_his_advertisements_Modeled_for_numerous_artists_and_sculptors\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\"  >Full-length physique pose was famous in all his advertisements. Modeled for numerous artists and sculptors.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Lived_an_active_life_until_he_died_aged_92_in_1970\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\"  >Lived an active life until he died aged 92 in 1970.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#1924_magazine_advert\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\"  >1924 magazine advert<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Baseball_Magazine_%E2%80%93_October_Vol_IX_No_6_1912_%E2%80%93_p_73-74\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\"  >Baseball Magazine &#8211; October Vol. IX No. 6, 1912 &#8211; p. 73-74.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#How_I_Became_the_Strongest_Man_in_the_World\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\"  >How I Became the Strongest Man\u00a0in the World<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#A_Few_Brief_Remarks_on_a_System_Which_Anybody_can_Try_By_LIONEL_STRONGFORT\" >A Few Brief Remarks on a System Which Anybody can Try \nBy LIONEL STRONGFORT<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#One_time_a_friend_asked_Blondin_the_great_tight-rope_walker_who_walked_a_wire_across_Niagara_Falls_and_found_himself_famous_how_to_walk_a_rope_%E2%80%9CWell%E2%80%9D_replied_Blondin_%E2%80%9Cyou_take_a_pole_in_your_hands_get_up_on_the_rope_%E2%80%93_and_then_go_ahead%E2%80%9D_That_is_the_way_about_becoming_strong_%E2%80%93_you_just_take_your_common_sense_in_hand_begin_exercising_and_go_ahead_The_best_balancing_pole_you_can_have_in_trying_to_gain_strength_is_common_sense_It_keeps_you_from_going_off_at_an_angle_Every_week_I_see_some_person_who_has_some_wild_theory_get_up_on_the_rope_and_tumble_down_in_a_short_time_The_faddists_are_the_first_to_fall_After_all_becoming_strong_is_just_going_at_it_on_broad_lines_and_plugging_away_As_for_myself_I_did_not_know_that_I_had_strength_out_of_the_ordinary_until_I_was_fifteen_years_old_I_was_a_healthy_boy_who_liked_sports_and_the_outdoors_just_the_same_as_any_normal_boy_does_One_day_when_I_was_this_age_a_professional_strong_man_came_to_my_town_and_gave_an_exhibition_I_went_one_evening_with_a_crowd_of_boys_out_of_curiosity_it_didnt_seem_to_me_that_he_was_anything_out_of_the_ordinary_The_following_evening_I_went_again_and_when_the_strong_man_dared_anybody_to_come_up_on_the_stage_and_try_to_duplicate_his_feats_I_went_up_at_a_friends_suggestion_I_equaled_him_in_several_of_them_and_exceeded_him_in_others_That_made_me_open_my_eyes_and_from_that_time_on_I_began_to_practise_feats_of_strength_with_some_definite_aim_in_view_I_have_always_worked_on_the_idea_that_a_%E2%80%9Cstrong_man%E2%80%9D_should_be_strong_all_over_%E2%80%93_that_he_should_not_develop_a_few_muscles_at_the_expense_of_others_Many_men_are_strong_in_their_fingers_or_with_their_legs_while_in_the_rest_of_their_body_they_are_comparatively_weaklings_They_are_not_strong_men_rather_they_are_freaks_Being_strong_is_not_so_much_being_able_to_do_a_few_tricks_as_to_have_a_perfect_bodily_machine_It_is_not_the_outer_muscles_that_count_so_much_after_all_It_is_the_inner_vital_organs_These_can_be_developed_and_strengthened_only_by_thoughtful_exercise_that_will_bring_them_all_into_play_As_a_boy_I_began_to_study_how_the_human_body_is_put_together_its_possibilities_and_short-comings_I_began_to_experiment_to_find_out_just_what_movements_strengthened_what_muscles_I_found_that_there_is_scarcely_a_muscle_in_the_human_body_that_can_not_be_got_at_in_some_way_and_strengthened_to_a_surprising_degree_After_I_had_begun_I_found_that_Nature_had_laid_down_two_rules_that_must_be_kept_within_if_one_wished_to_get_on_her_good_side_The_first_is_diet_Most_people_trying_to_become_strong_men_eat_too_much_Others_do_too_for_that_matter_The_Japanese_soldiers_during_the_late_Russo-Japanese_war_who_could_march_so_far_on_a_handful_of_rice_were_wonders_to_a_good_many_people_who_think_strength_comes_in_direct_ratio_to_the_amount_eaten_That_would_be_just_the_same_as_saying_that_the_more_people_you_can_crowd_into_a_theatre_the_better_the_show_will_be_A_small_amount_eaten_and_eaten_well_is_better_than_gorging_It_is_remarkable_the_small_amount_of_food_that_a_big_healthy_man_needs_When_only_a_small_amount_is_eaten_the_body_is_sure_to_take_all_the_nourishment_out_of_the_food_Personally_I_get_along_on_very_little_An_outsider_seeing_how_little_I_eat_would_probably_put_me_down_as_a_dyspeptic_I_am_not_a_crank_fletcherize_Every_mouth_full_gives_me_a_lot_of_pleasure_As_a_result_my_stomach_and_digestive_organs_are_in_splendid_order_and_this_is_healths_cornerstone_and_strengths_keystone_On_my_menu_card_there_are_no_fixed_foods_I_avoid_meats_and_fried_foods_to_a_great_extent_and_then_eat_about_anything_I_want_to_giving_fruit_the_preference_If_you_eat_slowly_chewing_well_your_system_will_do_the_rest_Nature_is_the_best_family_physician_I_have_ever_found_She_is_a_good_one_to_make_friends_with_In_my_feats_in_New_York_of_lifting_seven_thousand_pounds_I_do_them_on_a_very_slight_meal_I_have_offered_to_lift_a_Fifth_Avenue_motor_bus_on_a_wager_If_I_should_be_called_upon_to_do_this_I_would_go_along_in_the_even_tenure_of_my_ways_taking_no_special_diet_at_all_till_the_time_came_when_I_would_step_in_I_am_always_in_condition_The_second_great_law_laid_down_by_Nature_is_muscular_activity_It_is_not_necessary_to_pay_any_attention_to_breathing_except_to_have_pure_air_If_you_will_exercise_enough_you_will_breathe_just_the_right_amount_Most_people_overdo_deep_breathing_They_start_in_by_unnatural_forced_deep_breathing_create_a_lot_of_new_cells_in_the_lungs_and_then_after_a_time_give_it_up_or_slight_it_until_they_are_in_a_worse_condition_than_at_first_Moderate_deep_breathing_such_as_is_induced_by_exercise_is_best_Muscular_exercise_also_awakens_activity_in_all_the_internal_organs_thus_bringing_about_improved_health_and_building_vitality\" >One time a friend asked Blondin, the great tight-rope walker, who walked a wire across Niagara Falls, and found himself famous, how to walk a rope. \n. \n&#8220;Well,&#8221; replied Blondin, &#8220;you take a pole in your hands, get up on the rope &#8211; and then go ahead.&#8221; \n. \nThat is the way about becoming strong &#8211; you just take your common sense in hand, begin exercising and go ahead. The best balancing pole you can have in trying to gain strength is common sense. It keeps you from going off at an angle. \n. \nEvery week I see some person, who has some wild theory, get up on the rope and tumble down in a short time. The faddists are the first to fall. After all, becoming strong is just going at it on broad lines and plugging away. \n. \nAs for myself I did not know that I had strength out of the ordinary until I was fifteen years old. I was a healthy boy who liked sports and the outdoors just the same as any normal boy does. One day, when I was this age, a professional strong man came to my town and gave an exhibition. I went one evening with a crowd of boys out of curiosity; it didn&#8217;t seem to me that he was anything out of the ordinary. The following evening I went again, and when the strong man dared anybody to come up on the stage and try to duplicate his feats, I went up at a friend&#8217;s suggestion. I equaled him in several of them and exceeded him in others. \n. \nThat made me open my eyes, and from that time on I began to practise feats of strength with some definite aim in view. I have always worked on the idea that a &#8220;strong man&#8221; should be strong all over &#8211; that he should not develop a few muscles at the expense of others. Many men are strong in their fingers, or with their legs while in the rest of their body they are comparatively weaklings. They are not strong men; rather they are freaks. \n. \nBeing strong is not so much being able to do a few tricks as to have a perfect bodily machine. It is not the outer muscles that count so much after all. It is the inner vital organs. These can be developed and strengthened only by thoughtful exercise that will bring them all into play. \n. \nAs a boy I began to study how the human body is put together, its possibilities and short-comings. I began to experiment to find out just what movements strengthened what muscles. I found that there is scarcely a muscle in the human body that can not be got at in some way and strengthened to a surprising degree. \n. \nAfter I had begun I found that Nature had laid down two rules that must be kept within if one wished to get on her good side. The first is diet. \n. \nMost people trying to become strong men eat too much. Others do too, for that matter. The Japanese soldiers during the late Russo-Japanese war, who could march so far on a handful of rice, were wonders to a good many people who think strength comes in direct ratio to the amount eaten. That would be just the same as saying that the more people you can crowd into a theatre the better the show will be. A small amount eaten and eaten well is better than gorging. It is remarkable the small amount of food that a big healthy man needs. When only a small amount is eaten the body is sure to take all the nourishment out of the food. \n. \nPersonally I get along on very little. An outsider, seeing how little I eat, would probably put me down as a dyspeptic. \n. \nI am not a crank, fletcherist or anything of that kind. I have simply found that I can get along with little food, do better work and feel better, and that settles it for me. \n. \nI would rather have a big red apple than a big red beefsteak. I chew my food slowly because I enjoy eating it. I don&#8217;t consciously fletcherize. Every mouth full gives me a lot of pleasure. As a result my stomach and digestive organs are in splendid order, and this is health&#8217;s cornerstone and strength&#8217;s keystone. \n. \nOn my menu card there are no fixed foods. I avoid meats and fried foods to a great extent, and then eat about anything I want to, giving fruit the preference. If you eat slowly, chewing well, your system will do the rest. Nature is the best family physician I have ever found. She is a good one to make friends with. \n. \nIn my feats in New York of lifting seven thousand pounds I do them on a very slight meal. I have offered to lift a Fifth Avenue motor bus on a wager. If I should be called upon to do this, I would go along in the even tenure of my ways, taking no special diet at all, till the time came when I would step in. I am always in condition. \n. \nThe second great law laid down by Nature, is muscular activity. It is not necessary to pay any attention to breathing, except to have pure air. If you will exercise enough, you will breathe just the right amount. Most people overdo deep breathing. They start in by unnatural forced deep breathing, create a lot of new cells in the lungs, and then after a time give it up, or slight it until they are in a worse condition than at first. Moderate deep breathing such as is induced by exercise, is best. Muscular exercise also awakens activity in all the internal organs, thus bringing about improved health and building vitality.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Anybody_can_become_strong_if_he_will_just_exercise_and_use_some_gumption_Nobody_can_expect_to_be_strong_without_making_an_effort_for_it_Systematic_exercise_is_its_key_The_great_secret_of_body_building_is_to_make_the_muscles_do_a_little_bit_more_each_day_When_you_go_into_a_gymnasium_dont_make_the_mistake_I_have_seen_so_many_men_make_of_tiring_themselves_the_first_evening_or_two_and_then_letting_things_sag_Begin_slow_and_get_up_steam_Dont_exercise_until_the_muscles_are_fatigued_dog-tired_as_we_say_Instead_exercise_until_they_are_moderately_tired_then_quit_If_you_overdo_them_it_takes_them_a_long_time_to_catch_up_Aim_to_use_up_most_of_the_cells_in_the_muscles_but_leaving_enough_to_build_on_A_muscle_becomes_strong_by_building_up_new_cells_If_you_use_up_just_about_all_the_old_cells_new_ones_will_come_meeting_the_demand_In_this_way_a_surprising_amount_of_strength_can_be_added_If_you_exercise_and_strain_until_you_are_completely_worn_out_you_run_the_risk_of_losing_strength_and_weight_instead_of_gaining_An_athletes_muscle_can_be_soft_unflexed_as_those_of_an_ordinary_man_It_takes_work_to_become_a_man_of_strength_just_as_it_does_to_become_a_capitalist_or_a_great_musician_But_the_work_becomes_a_pleasure_if_it_is_in_accordance_with_Nature_and_as_soon_as_you_see_the_good_results_of_your_ambition_you_will_realize_that_your_efforts_are_well_paid_for_Besides_strength_you_will_also_gain_a_degree_of_health_that_is_worthy_of_the_name_Health_and_strength_are_indissolubly_related\" >Anybody can become strong if he will just exercise and use some gumption. Nobody can expect to be strong without making an effort for it. Systematic exercise is its key. \n. \nThe great secret of body building is to make the muscles do a little bit more each day. When you go into a gymnasium, don&#8217;t make the mistake I have seen so many men make of tiring themselves the first evening or two and then letting things sag. Begin slow and get up steam. Don&#8217;t exercise until the muscles are fatigued, dog-tired, as we say. Instead exercise until they are moderately tired, then quit. If you overdo them it takes them a long time to catch up. Aim to use up most of the cells in the muscles, but leaving enough to build on. \n. \nA muscle becomes strong by building up new cells. If you use up just about all the old cells new ones will come, meeting the demand. In this way a surprising amount of strength can be added. If you exercise and strain until you are completely worn out you run the risk of losing strength and weight instead of gaining. An athlete&#8217;s muscle can be soft, unflexed, as those of an ordinary man. \n. \nIt takes work to become a man of strength, just as it does to become a capitalist or a great musician. But the work becomes a pleasure if it is in accordance with Nature and as soon as you see the good results of your ambition you will realize that your efforts are well paid for. Besides strength, you will also gain a degree of health, that is worthy of the name. Health and strength are indissolubly related.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#_%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\"  >\u00a0\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#The_National_Museum_of_Animals_Society_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\"  >The National Museum of Animals &amp; Society &#8211;\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Sharing_Their_Campaign_Information\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\"  >Sharing Their Campaign Information<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Please_Click_Visit_the_indiegogocom_Campaign\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\"  >Please Click &amp; Visit the indiegogo.com Campaign<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#A_museum_to_explore_the_human-animal_bond_the_animal_protection_movement\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\"  >A museum to explore the human-animal bond &amp; the animal protection movement.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-2\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Our_Projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\"  >Our Projects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#The_Henry_Salt_Archive_is_one_of_our_almost_completed_projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\"  >The Henry Salt Archive is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#The_Humanitarian_League_is_our_Hong_Kong_registered_charity\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\"  >The Humanitarian League is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#The_Ernest_Bell_Library_was_conceived_in_1934_It_is_still_strong_very_active_eighty_years_later_%E2%80%93_its_primary_objectives_are_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\"  >The Ernest Bell Library\u00a0was conceived in 1934. It is still strong &amp; very active eighty years later \u2013\u00a0\u00a0its primary objectives are to: \u2013<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Collect_all_of_Ernest_Bells_book_non-book_works_and_make_them_easily_accessible_to_everyone\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\"  >Collect all of Ernest Bell\u2019s book &amp; non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Collect_the_literature_of_vegetarianism_and_all_the_other_humanitarian_movements_in_which_Ernest_Bell_was_so_deeply_involved\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\"  >Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Assist_students_and_scholars_in_their_research\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\"  >Assist students and scholars in their research.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Introduce_all_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_including_his_writings_campaign_work_influences_and_his_circle_of_friends\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\"  >Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Undertake_our_own_research_into_missing_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_and_work\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\"  >Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life and work.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#We_already_have_more_than_300_pieces_of_Ernest_Bells_own_writings\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\"  >We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell\u2019s own writings.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#We_are_also_actively_building_a_collection_of_examples_of_promotional_material_campaign_material_fundraising_marketing_activities_etc_%E2%80%93_related_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\"  >We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising &amp; marketing activities etc. \u2013 related to: \u2013<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#vegetarian_products\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\"  >veg(etari)an products.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#vegetarian_books_other_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\"  >veg(etari)an books &amp; other publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#vegetarian_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\"  >veg(etari)an\u00a0organisations.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#vegetarian_businesses\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\"  >veg(etari)an businesses.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#animal_rights_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\"  >animal rights organisations.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#animal_rights_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\"  >animal rights publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#humanitarian_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\"  >humanitarian organisations.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#humanitarian_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\"  >humanitarian publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#rambling_clubs_run_by_members_of_the_above_groups_related_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\"  >rambling clubs run by members of the above groups &amp; related publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#the_work_of_Richard_St_Barbe_Baker_the_%E2%80%98Men_of_the_Trees_organization_its_many_sub-branches\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\"  >the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker &amp; the \u2018Men of the Trees\u2019 organization &amp; its many sub-branches.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#There_are_currently_more_than_2000_items_in_the_Ernest_Bell_Library\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-51\"  >There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#We_will_complete_the_cataloging_of_the_collection_as_when_adequate_funds_are_available\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-52\"  >We will complete the\u00a0cataloging of the collection as &amp; when adequate funds are available.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#It_is_long_past_time_for_the_library_to_go_online\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-53\"  >It is long past time for the library to go online!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_centre_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-54\"  >\u00a0\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Henry_S_Salt_%E2%80%93_writing_in_September_1934\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-55\"  >Henry S. Salt \u2013 writing in September 1934<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-3\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-56\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#If_anyone_would_like_more_information_please_send_an_email_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-57\"  >If anyone would like more information, please send an email to:\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#humanitarianleague_at_outlook_dot_com\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-58\"  >humanitarianleague (at) outlook (dot) com\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#%E2%80%93_or_message_me_through_HappyCow_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-59\"  >&#8211; or message me through\u00a0HappyCow\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#https_wwwhappycownetblogauthorJohnnySensible\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-60\"  >https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-4\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-61\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#If_you_are_a_Tweeter_please_consider_sending_this_post_out_to_your_friends\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-62\"  >If you are a Tweeter, please consider sending this post out to your friends.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#Thank_you\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-63\"  >Thank you!\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/lionel-strongfort\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-5\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-64\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lionel_Strongfort_%E2%80%93_Worlds_Strongest_Man_%E2%80%93_Vegetarian_%E2%80%93_100_years_ago\"><\/span>Lionel Strongfort &#8211; World&#8217;s Strongest Man &#8211; Vegetarian &#8211; 100+ years ago<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">A postcard in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/our-etymological-past\/\" title=\"More about this postcard below! All of the books, magazines, leaflets, postcards etc. mentioned &amp; pictured in this blog post are being preserved in the Ernest Bell Library, which is partnered with our ongoing Henry Salt Archive project. The Ernest Bell Library is currently being cared for by the Hong Kong based charity The Humanitarian League.\"  target=\"_blank\">Ernest Bell Library<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfort.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11505 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfort.jpg\" alt=\"Strongfort\" width=\"577\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfort.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfort-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lionel_Strongfort\"><\/span>Lionel Strongfort,<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"der_bekannte_Berufs-Athlet_der_ein_Auto_mit_6_Personen_uber_seinen_Korper_fahren_last\"><\/span>der bekannte Berufs-Athlet, der ein Auto mit 6 Personen \u00fcber seinen K\u00f6rper fahren l\u00e4\u00dft.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vegetarier\"><\/span>(Vegetarier)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lionel_Strongfort-2\"><\/span>Lionel Strongfort,<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_famous_professional_athlete_who_can_let_a_car_with_6_people_drive_on_his_body\"><\/span>the famous professional athlete who can let a car with 6 people drive on his body.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vegetarian\"><\/span>(Vegetarian)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Legal name <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobwhelan.com\/history\/strongfort.htm\" title=\"&quot;Lionel Strongfort,&quot; whose real name was Max Unger, was born in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 1878. He began his famed stage career around 1897, becoming world renown for his &quot;Human Bridge Act&quot; (The Tomb of Hercules position). Strongfort's greatest fame came after retiring from the stage in the early 1900s, launching his world famous mail order course, &quot;Strongfortism,&quot; which appeared in popular publications the world over.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Max Unger<\/a> &#8211; born Berlin, Germany, November 23, 1878. At age 16 was a watch and clockmaker&#8217;s apprentice.<\/h4>\n<h4>Loved sculpture &#8211; met <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobwhelan.com\/history\/profattila.htm\" title=\"It is my opinion that one of the most underrated of the great Iron Game &quot;old timers&quot; is Professor Louis Attila. Most people are surprised when they hear how much this guy did. He is the forefather of today's strength coaches and personal trainers. I have a huge poster of him in my gym. He was doing this stuff over one hundred years ago and was extremely successful at it. He was a giant in his time. He was born in Karisrue, Germany, in 1844 and lived to the ripe old strongman age of 80.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Professor Louis Attila<\/a>. Attended the Attila training quarters.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Age_17_able_to_do_a_double-handed_lift_of_250_lb_Single-_handed_lift_overhead_was_130_lb\"><\/span>Age 17 able to do a double-handed lift of 250 lb. Single- handed lift overhead was 130 lb.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stage_career_from_around_1897_Retired_from_doing_stage_performances_early_1900s\"><\/span>Stage career from around 1897. Retired from doing stage performances early 1900s.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mail_order_course_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CStrongfortism%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_advertised_worldwide\"><\/span>Mail order course &#8211; &#8220;Strongfortism&#8221; &#8211; advertised worldwide.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Promoted_a_flesh_free_diet_%E2%80%93_did_not_recommend_against_consuming_eggs_milk\"><\/span>Promoted a flesh free diet &#8211; did not recommend against consuming eggs &amp; milk.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full-length_physique_pose_was_famous_in_all_his_advertisements_Modeled_for_numerous_artists_and_sculptors\"><\/span>Full-length physique pose was famous in all his advertisements. Modeled for numerous artists and sculptors.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lived_an_active_life_until_he_died_aged_92_in_1970\"><\/span>Lived an active life until he died aged 92 in 1970.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfortism.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11514 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfortism.jpg\" alt=\"Strongfortism\" width=\"580\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfortism.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Strongfortism-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1924_magazine_advert\"><\/span>1924 magazine advert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Baseball_Magazine_%E2%80%93_October_Vol_IX_No_6_1912_%E2%80%93_p_73-74\"><\/span>Baseball Magazine &#8211; October Vol. IX No. 6, 1912 &#8211; p. 73-74.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_I_Became_the_Strongest_Man_in_the_World\"><\/span>How I Became the Strongest Man\u00a0in the World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Few_Brief_Remarks_on_a_System_Which_Anybody_can_Try_By_LIONEL_STRONGFORT\"><\/span>A Few Brief Remarks on a System Which Anybody can Try<br \/>\nBy LIONEL STRONGFORT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4>One time a friend asked <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Blondin\" title=\"Charles Blondin, (born Jean Fran\u00e7ois Gravelet, 28 February 1824 \u2013 22 February 1897), was a French tightrope walker and acrobat.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Blondin<\/a>, the great tight-rope walker, who walked a wire across Niagara Falls, and found himself famous, how to walk a rope.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Well,&#8221; replied Blondin, &#8220;you take a pole in your hands, get up on the rope &#8211; and then go ahead.&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nThat is the way about becoming strong &#8211; you just take your common sense in hand, begin exercising and go ahead. The best balancing pole you can have in trying to gain strength is common sense. It keeps you from going off at an angle.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nEvery week I see some person, who has some wild theory, get up on the rope and tumble down in a short time. The faddists are the first to fall. After all, becoming strong is just going at it on broad lines and plugging away.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nAs for myself I did not know that I had strength out of the ordinary until I was fifteen years old. I was a healthy boy who liked sports and the outdoors just the same as any normal boy does. One day, when I was this age, a professional strong man came to my town and gave an exhibition. I went one evening with a crowd of boys out of curiosity; it didn&#8217;t seem to me that he was anything out of the ordinary. The following evening I went again, and when the strong man dared anybody to come up on the stage and try to duplicate his feats, I went up at a friend&#8217;s suggestion. I equaled him in several of them and exceeded him in others.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nThat made me open my eyes, and from that time on I began to practise feats of strength with some definite aim in view. I have always worked on the idea that a &#8220;strong man&#8221; should be strong all over &#8211; that he should not develop a few muscles at the expense of others. Many men are strong in their fingers, or with their legs while in the rest of their body they are comparatively weaklings. They are not strong men; rather they are freaks.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nBeing strong is not so much being able to do a few tricks as to have a perfect bodily machine. It is not the outer muscles that count so much after all. It is the inner vital organs. These can be developed and strengthened only by thoughtful exercise that will bring them all into play.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nAs a boy I began to study how the human body is put together, its possibilities and short-comings. I began to experiment to find out just what movements strengthened what muscles. I found that there is scarcely a muscle in the human body that can not be got at in some way and strengthened to a surprising degree.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nAfter I had begun I found that Nature had laid down two rules that must be kept within if one wished to get on her good side. The first is diet.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nMost people trying to become strong men eat too much. Others do too, for that matter. The Japanese soldiers during the late <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russo-Japanese_War\" title=\"The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 \u2013 5 September 1905) was &quot;the first great war of the 20th century.&quot; It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea. \"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Russo-Japanese war<\/a>, who could march so far on a handful of rice, were wonders to a good many people who think strength comes in direct ratio to the amount eaten. That would be just the same as saying that the more people you can crowd into a theatre the better the show will be. A small amount eaten and eaten well is better than gorging. It is remarkable the small amount of food that a big healthy man needs. When only a small amount is eaten the body is sure to take all the nourishment out of the food.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nPersonally I get along on very little. An outsider, seeing how little I eat, would probably put me down as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/english\/dyspeptic\" title=\"Having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">dyspeptic<\/a>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nI am not a crank, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horace_Fletcher\" title=\"Horace Fletcher (1849\u20131919) was an American health food enthusiast of the Victorian era who earned the nickname &quot;The Great Masticator,&quot; by arguing that food should be chewed about 100 times per minute before being swallowed: &quot;Nature will castigate those who don't masticate.&quot; He made elaborate justifications for his claim.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">fletcherist<\/a> or anything of that kind. I have simply found that I can get along with little food, do better work and feel better, and that settles it for me.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nI would rather have a big red apple than a big red beefsteak. I chew my food slowly because I enjoy eating it. I don&#8217;t consciously <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horace_Fletcher\" title=\"Horace Fletcher (1849\u20131919) was an American health food enthusiast of the Victorian era who earned the nickname &quot;The Great Masticator,&quot; by arguing that food should be chewed about 100 times per minute before being swallowed: &quot;Nature will castigate those who don't masticate.&quot; He made elaborate justifications for his claim.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">fletcherize<\/a>. Every mouth full gives me a lot of pleasure. As a result my stomach and digestive organs are in splendid order, and this is health&#8217;s cornerstone and strength&#8217;s keystone.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nOn my menu card there are no fixed foods. I avoid meats and fried foods to a great extent, and then eat about anything I want to, giving fruit the preference. If you eat slowly, chewing well, your system will do the rest. Nature is the best family physician I have ever found. She is a good one to make friends with.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nIn my feats in New York of lifting seven thousand pounds I do them on a very slight meal. I have offered to lift a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fifth_Avenue_Bus_Company\" title=\"The Fifth Avenue Bus Company - based in New York City. Its products were the A, L and 2L type double deckers and J type single decker.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Fifth Avenue motor bus<\/a> on a wager. If I should be called upon to do this, I would go along in the even tenure of my ways, taking no special diet at all, till the time came when I would step in. I am always in condition.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nThe second great law laid down by Nature, is muscular activity. It is not necessary to pay any attention to breathing, except to have pure air. If you will exercise enough, you will breathe just the right amount. Most people overdo deep breathing. They start in by unnatural forced deep breathing, create a lot of new cells in the lungs, and then after a time give it up, or slight it until they are in a worse condition than at first. Moderate deep breathing such as is induced by exercise, is best. Muscular exercise also awakens activity in all the internal organs, thus bringing about improved health and building vitality.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anybody_can_become_strong_if_he_will_just_exercise_and_use_some_gumption_Nobody_can_expect_to_be_strong_without_making_an_effort_for_it_Systematic_exercise_is_its_key_The_great_secret_of_body_building_is_to_make_the_muscles_do_a_little_bit_more_each_day_When_you_go_into_a_gymnasium_dont_make_the_mistake_I_have_seen_so_many_men_make_of_tiring_themselves_the_first_evening_or_two_and_then_letting_things_sag_Begin_slow_and_get_up_steam_Dont_exercise_until_the_muscles_are_fatigued_dog-tired_as_we_say_Instead_exercise_until_they_are_moderately_tired_then_quit_If_you_overdo_them_it_takes_them_a_long_time_to_catch_up_Aim_to_use_up_most_of_the_cells_in_the_muscles_but_leaving_enough_to_build_on_A_muscle_becomes_strong_by_building_up_new_cells_If_you_use_up_just_about_all_the_old_cells_new_ones_will_come_meeting_the_demand_In_this_way_a_surprising_amount_of_strength_can_be_added_If_you_exercise_and_strain_until_you_are_completely_worn_out_you_run_the_risk_of_losing_strength_and_weight_instead_of_gaining_An_athletes_muscle_can_be_soft_unflexed_as_those_of_an_ordinary_man_It_takes_work_to_become_a_man_of_strength_just_as_it_does_to_become_a_capitalist_or_a_great_musician_But_the_work_becomes_a_pleasure_if_it_is_in_accordance_with_Nature_and_as_soon_as_you_see_the_good_results_of_your_ambition_you_will_realize_that_your_efforts_are_well_paid_for_Besides_strength_you_will_also_gain_a_degree_of_health_that_is_worthy_of_the_name_Health_and_strength_are_indissolubly_related\"><\/span>Anybody can become strong if he will just exercise and use some gumption. Nobody can expect to be strong without making an effort for it. Systematic exercise is its key.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nThe great secret of body building is to make the muscles do a little bit more each day. When you go into a gymnasium, don&#8217;t make the mistake I have seen so many men make of tiring themselves the first evening or two and then letting things sag. Begin slow and get up steam. Don&#8217;t exercise until the muscles are fatigued, dog-tired, as we say. Instead exercise until they are moderately tired, then quit. If you overdo them it takes them a long time to catch up. Aim to use up most of the cells in the muscles, but leaving enough to build on.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nA muscle becomes strong by building up new cells. If you use up just about all the old cells new ones will come, meeting the demand. In this way a surprising amount of strength can be added. If you exercise and strain until you are completely worn out you run the risk of losing strength and weight instead of gaining. An athlete&#8217;s muscle can be soft, unflexed, as those of an ordinary man.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nIt takes work to become a man of strength, just as it does to become a capitalist or a great musician. But the work becomes a pleasure if it is in accordance with Nature and as soon as you see the good results of your ambition you will realize that your efforts are well paid for. Besides strength, you will also gain a degree of health, that is worthy of the name. 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Please share. Help us make a difference. Help us tell their stories and ours.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\"><b>HELP EXPAND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANIMALS &amp; SOCIETY\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/a-museum-for-animals-people\" title=\"Please donate. Please share. Help us make a difference. 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Salt Archive is run and maintained by the site editors on the behalf of its patrons. However, we welcome and encourage anyone interested in the project to contribute.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Henry Salt Archive<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/h4>\n<h4><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews\/the-humanitarian-league-kowloon-39395\" title=\"Operating in Hong Kong alongside 'The Ernest Bell Memorial Library.' Republishing classic humanitarian books &amp; pamphlets. The Humanitarian League has been established to enforce the principle that it is iniquitous to inflict avoidable suffering on any sentient being. \"  target=\"_blank\">The Humanitarian League<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/remembering-vegetarian-pioneers-henry-s-salt-ernest-bell\/\" title=\"&quot;I have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.&quot; - Henry S. Salt\"  target=\"_blank\">The Ernest Bell Library<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was conceived in 1934. It is still strong &amp; very active eighty years later \u2013\u00a0\u00a0its primary objectives are to: \u2013<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collect_all_of_Ernest_Bells_book_non-book_works_and_make_them_easily_accessible_to_everyone\"><\/span>Collect all of Ernest Bell\u2019s book &amp; non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collect_the_literature_of_vegetarianism_and_all_the_other_humanitarian_movements_in_which_Ernest_Bell_was_so_deeply_involved\"><\/span>Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Assist_students_and_scholars_in_their_research\"><\/span>Assist students and scholars in their research.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduce_all_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_including_his_writings_campaign_work_influences_and_his_circle_of_friends\"><\/span>Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Undertake_our_own_research_into_missing_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_and_work\"><\/span>Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life and work.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_already_have_more_than_300_pieces_of_Ernest_Bells_own_writings\"><\/span>We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell\u2019s own writings.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_are_also_actively_building_a_collection_of_examples_of_promotional_material_campaign_material_fundraising_marketing_activities_etc_%E2%80%93_related_to_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising &amp; marketing activities etc. \u2013 related to: \u2013<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_products\"><\/span>veg(etari)an products.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_books_other_publications\"><\/span>veg(etari)an books &amp; other publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_organisations\"><\/span>veg(etari)an\u00a0organisations.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_businesses\"><\/span>veg(etari)an businesses.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"animal_rights_organisations\"><\/span>animal rights organisations.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"animal_rights_publications\"><\/span>animal rights publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"humanitarian_organisations\"><\/span>humanitarian organisations.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"humanitarian_publications\"><\/span>humanitarian publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rambling_clubs_run_by_members_of_the_above_groups_related_publications\"><\/span>rambling clubs run by members of the above groups &amp; related publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_work_of_Richard_St_Barbe_Baker_the_%E2%80%98Men_of_the_Trees_organization_its_many_sub-branches\"><\/span>the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker &amp; the \u2018Men of the Trees\u2019 organization &amp; its many sub-branches.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_currently_more_than_2000_items_in_the_Ernest_Bell_Library\"><\/span>There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_will_complete_the_cataloging_of_the_collection_as_when_adequate_funds_are_available\"><\/span>We will complete the\u00a0cataloging of the collection as &amp; when adequate funds are available.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_is_long_past_time_for_the_library_to_go_online\"><\/span>It is long past time for the library to go online!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_centre_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>a<\/strong><strong>nd so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Henry S. Salt \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/remembering-vegetarian-pioneers-henry-s-salt-ernest-bell\/\" title=\"Sir, From the letters that have reached us, I have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response. I would now suggest that it would be a most helpful step if individuals who favour this idea would lend their names to strengthen the appeal that will have to be made to some Public Institution for the use of a room, and if Societies and Journals would also express their agreement. Such a Memorial would be so personally suitable, in view of Mr. Bell\u2019s many and long continued services, and so valuable to the cause of humane progress in general, that it is difficult to see how any objection could be made to it: the sole question is whether the initial difficulties can be overcome. I trust all friends of the humanitarian cause will lend their aid. HENRY S. SALT\"  target=\"_blank\">writing<\/a> in September 1934<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-3\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_anyone_would_like_more_information_please_send_an_email_to_%E2%80%93\"><\/span><strong>If anyone would like more information, please send an email to:\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"humanitarianleague_at_outlook_dot_com\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">humanitarianleague<\/span> (at) <span style=\"color: #800080;\">outlook<\/span> (dot) <span style=\"color: #800080;\">com<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%93_or_message_me_through_HappyCow_%E2%80%93\"><\/span><strong>&#8211; or message me through\u00a0HappyCow\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/\"  target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-4\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10408 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis.jpg\" alt=\"TweetThis\" width=\"577\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis-300x69.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_are_a_Tweeter_please_consider_sending_this_post_out_to_your_friends\"><\/span><strong>If you are a Tweeter, please consider sending this post out to your friends.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thank_you\"><\/span><strong>Thank you!\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-5\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Strongfort &#8211; World&#8217;s Strongest Man &#8211; Vegetarian &#8211; 100+ years ago A postcard in our Ernest Bell Library. Lionel Strongfort, der bekannte Berufs-Athlet, der ein Auto mit 6 Personen \u00fcber seinen K\u00f6rper fahren l\u00e4\u00dft. (Vegetarier) Lionel Strongfort, the famous professional athlete who can let a car with 6 people drive on his body. (Vegetarian) Legal name Max Unger &#8211; born Berlin, Germany, November 23, 1878. At age 16 was a watch and clockmaker&#8217;s apprentice. Loved sculpture &#8211; met Professor Louis Attila. Attended the Attila training quarters. Age 17 able to do a double-handed lift of 250 lb. Single- handed lift overhead was 130 lb. Stage career from around 1897. Retired from doing stage performances early 1900s. Mail order course &#8211; &#8220;Strongfortism&#8221; &#8211; advertised worldwide. Promoted a flesh free diet &#8211; did not recommend against consuming eggs &amp; milk. Full-length physique pose was famous in all his advertisements. Modeled for numerous artists and sculptors. Lived an active life until he died aged 92 in 1970. 1924 magazine advert \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 Baseball Magazine &#8211; October Vol. IX No. 6, 1912 &#8211; p. 73-74. 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Lionel Strongfort, der bekannte Berufs-Athlet, der ein Auto mit 6 Personen \u00fcber seinen K\u00f6rper fahren l\u00e4\u00dft. (Vegetarier) Lionel Strongfort, the famous professional athlete who can let a car with 6 people drive on his body. (Vegetarian) Legal name Max Unger &#8211; born Berlin, Germany, November 23, 1878. At age 16 was a watch and clockmaker&#8217;s apprentice. Loved sculpture &#8211; met Professor Louis Attila. Attended the Attila training quarters. Age 17 able to do a double-handed lift of 250 lb. Single- handed lift overhead was 130 lb. Stage career from around 1897. Retired from doing stage performances early 1900s. Mail order course &#8211; &#8220;Strongfortism&#8221; &#8211; advertised worldwide. Promoted a flesh free diet &#8211; did not recommend against consuming eggs &amp; milk. Full-length physique pose was famous in all his advertisements. Modeled for numerous artists and sculptors. 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