Love of self-government, plus fighting pluck, both of which are inherent in the Muscular Irish race, are responsible for the long struggle for their independence. Likes Plain Foods ¶ "Meat and potatoes" are the favorite diet of the average American Muscular. The Alimentive wants richness and sweetness in food, the Thoracic wants variety and daintiness but the Muscular wants large quantities of plain food. The Alimentive specializes in desserts, the Thoracic in unusual dishes, but the Muscular wants solid fare. He is so fond of meat it is practically impossible for him to confine himself to a vegetable diet. When He is in Moderate Circumstances ¶ The Muscular is most often found in moderate circumstances. He is rarely far below or far above them. Most of the plain, simple, everyday things he desires can be secured by people of average means. He does not feel the necessity for becoming a millionaire to obtain comforts like the Alimentive, nor for extravagances like the Thoracic. When He is Rich ¶ Philanthropy marks the expenditures of this type whenever he is rich. He does not spend as much of his money for possessions but enjoys investing it in what he deems the real--that is, other human beings. The most plain and durable things in furnishings, architecture and service characterize the rich of this type in their homes. The World's Work Done by Musculars ¶ Broadly speaking, the fat man manages the world, the florid man entertains the world, and the muscular man does the work of the world. He composes most of the day-laborers, the middle men, the manual and mechanical toilers the world around, as we have stated before. He could get out of his hard places into better paid ones if he did not like activity so well, but lacking the love of ease and show he is willing to work hard for the necessities of life. Simple Habits ¶ The Muscular's nature does not demand the exciting, the gregarious or the food-and-drink things that lead toward laxity. He is seldom a dissipator. He likes to go to bed early, work hard and make practical progress in his life. He leads the simple and yet the most strenuous existence of any type. Entertainment He Enjoys ¶ Plays about plain people, their everyday experiences, hopes and fears are the kind that interest this type most. The "problem play" of a decade ago was a prime favorite with him. He likes everything dealing with these everyday commonplace affairs with which he is most familiar. He frequently goes to serious lectures--something the pure Alimentive always avoids--and he especially enjoys them if they deal with the problem of the here and now. He cares little for comic opera, vaudeville or revues because he feels they serve no practical purpose and get him nowhere. This type does not attend the theater merely to be amused. He goes for light on his everyday experiences and usually considers time wasted that is spent solely on entertainment. Music He Likes