New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-06
UILRTNG

This is not only the age but this Is the coun-
fry of competition, of imitation, and of mild
and amiable social manias. The Portland pc
destrian, rs be has proceeded upon his tramp,
has infected all the towns and villages through
which he has passed with passion for walk
ing, and the very schOol-boys are toddling
against time, with switches in their hands,
fancy caps upon their heads, and the bottoms
of their brooches scientifically tied about their
ankles. This is Of good omen. 1t promises
well for the chests, shoulders, and calves OF
the next generation. 1t is curious that walking
furnishes a great stock of moral analogies, ana
many figures expressive of energetcal we'll
doing. We speak of progress OF going
ahead. - of "a decent walk and conversation"
of running good race" of life as ga pilgrim
"agc.n John Bunyan has left us the record of
one of tho most remarkable marches ever made
IN this world, of which the reward was some
thing better than any possible sum in gold or
IN grecubacks The tendency of man is to
represent his life as a journey, and his moral
struggles as n match against the baser indo-
lcncc of his constitution. We go To the
experiences of the outward for illustm-
tiOns of the inner nature. The most el0-
qucnt Of the earliest preachers OF Christianity,
in the near prospect of death, could exclaim,
+" | have fought a good fight; hare finished
mn course; Ifhavc kept the faith" These
figures show the tendency of mankind to harden
faith into action, and to bo doors not less, at
least, than professors There might be many
worse fashions than this fashion of walking
In this age of steam we are in danger OF for
getting that legs were made before locomo-
tiyes. With The exception of riding, which has
the advantage of eeyatng us to sight of the
surrounding country and 1.-THE horizon, there Ia
no finer physical exercise than'that of walking
In the ordinary Winter weather-Summer is
for saunterng rather than for padding the hoof
there is nothing like pedestrian exercise, in
the enjoyment of which a man kindes and
keeps up his own fires rs he goes along, and
comfortably enjoys the Winter scenery, which
has never received poetical justice because the
poets are sad, lazy dogs, and prefer books and
a fire to tramp up and down hill. We do
not care to be thought extreme in our notions;
but those who have tried 1t will agree with us
that for little while, mt least, there is nothing
more exhilaratng than an encounter on foot
with n driving and thicllening snow storm.
We mention this because we fear that when
its native bulb, the pedcstrial furore will sink
to proportionate GOODNESS. But IL the dys-
peptic COwper-we are satisfied that his prln-
cipal trouble was dyspepsia-could ENJOY his
Winter walk upon the southern side oil the
slant Lils,r we trust that tho inclemency oil
the season will not drive our stout amateurs
shiyering to shelter, '- rf'
Formerly, the main objection to walking in
America was that il took up so much valuable
time. OF course, il wastes no time to be SICK
in bed or sick in ones chamber chair no time
to feebly await tho effects of medicine no Time
to crawl through the lingering weeks of conva-
lescence no time to tell your plying friends
how fearfully you feel inside and how dimln-
utive your hope IL of ever feeling better
There was great wisdom in the old Roman
maxim about "makng haste slowly 1t IS
not books, il is not business, nor is 1t any KIND
Of physical or intellectual toll which Kills U.s.
but oyer-study, oyer-trading, oyer-work III gen
eral, late hours, hurried meals tolls too exhaus-
tive and insufficient or unsatisfactory sleep
We are very apt TO resolve all these diihculties
into question of diet, and it is thought that
| If man eats only of this article of food ana
only dscards the other, he will certainty
DO miracle of rude and glowing ana
robust health. Now, it is fact tha'
tho general animal, man, can eat almost any
thing aud still thrive-train-oil in Northern
ATTITUDES, flesh and fish in temperate regions,
and fruit and rice in the hotter countries But
whatever may be thought of his condition IN
climates which, through extremes OF heat OF
cold, preclude much physical exercise, 1t IL GER
tain that the men Of the temperate regions