Saving the trapped American caver; where the terms 'hispanic' and 'latino' came from
Friday, September 15, 2023 | |
| KNOCKALOE CHARITABLE TRUST, WWW.KNOCKALOE.IM | | Imprisoned mainly for being German in Britain during World War I, Joseph Pilates wondered: Why do the cats in this P.O.W. camp seem so healthy but the prisoners are getting weaker and weaker?
With plenty of time, he studied the cats—particularly their stretches. He said he began copying those movements, refining those exercises for humans, experimented on his fellow detainees—and watched them get fitter and fitter. (Pictured above, the internment camp.)
It took a move to America and adherents like dancer Martha Graham for his ideas to spread. Slowly. | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY BY ESTHER HORVATH | | | |
| PHOTOGRAPH BY HAROLD M. LAMBERT, GETTY IMAGES | | Pen to paper: We used to sit at our desks in school, tracing the swirly letters, perfecting their connection. Has cursive gone away for good? Or is it making a comeback? (Above, two young girls practice their cursive handwriting on a small blackboard in 1935.)
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| PHOTOGRAPH BY MERT GOKHAN KOC, DIA IMAGES/AP | | Rescued! An American caver trapped 3,000 feet underground in a Turkish cave was pulled out Tuesday (pictured above) by 200 volunteers. That was more than a week after he became seriously ill. What’s the allure to caving? And why was saving him so dangerous? | | | |
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