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"A pernicious excitement to learn and play <insert game here> has spread all over the country, and numerous clubs for practicing this game have been formed in cities and villages. Why should we regret this? It may be asked. We answer, <insert game here> is a mere amusement of a very inferior character, which robs the mind of valuable time that might be devoted to nobler acquirements, while it affords no benefit whatever to the body. <insert game here> has acquired a high reputation as being a means to discipline the mind, but persons engaged in sedentary occupations should never practice this cheerless game; they require out-door exercises—not this sort of mental gladiatorship."
Go ahead and insert game. What did you guess? GTA? Doom? Maybe Death Race? Click here and see the end of the column's first page for the actual answer.
