St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-06

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The VelOcipedes in Paris.
The correspondent of the New York
Times in Paris tells us of an odd fashion
that has sprung up there, threatening {
revolution, indeed, in the means of loco,
motion:
Our drone population have found q
new eccentricity to amuse themselve,
with. Their skating club costs too much
for the two days amusement it afforded
the pigeon shooting club was not popular,
for various reasons, and it is only the
very rich and very clever men who eau
stand horSe-racing in this country But
anybody may buy vclocipede, so our
despurres have thought of velocipele
club. Need tel! you what a velocipede
is Webster says: at is a carriage
for one person, having two wheels placed
one before the other in the same line, and
and connected by beam on which the
person sits astride, and propels the vchi-
Gle by striking the tips of his toes agains,
the earth" Now whatever velocipedc
may have been in the time of the lament
ed Noah Webster. it is certainly not the
velocipede of our fashionables of to-day.
1t would be quite too much like walking
to touch ones feet or even the tips OF
ones toes to the ground. So the i'm.
proved velocipede, the one we now see 50
frequently in the streets mounted by
tashionably dressed young men. is We.
hicle with pedals and complication o
cOg-whcels with cumulative power. whicl
the young man propels with his feet Will
great velocity, which he guides with al
upright bar, and which he learns 10 bal
ance very readily. Their fabrication ha
been brought TO such perfection, both tor
velocity and lightncsS, that at high spec,
they are scarcely visible, and the MAJ
has the comical appearance of fiving
through the air on an imaginary tread
mill Amateurs have but two wheels
and work the vehicle with the feet in
valid> have three wheels, with back
AMI work it either with the hands or feet
whichever happens to be strongest Th,
experts in this ncw and cheap mode u
locomotion. make twelve miles an hour
and 4 higher speed will be attained
Struck with the importance OF the idea
the young men OF leisure are said to b
organizing 4 club for racing, which o
course will only embrace gentlemen ri
der>." and which will serve 10 eStabli-l
velocipedes rs 4 common mode OF loco
motion. The Prince Joachim Murat
the Prince dc Saigan, the Count A@uado
Mr.. Blount, the Count George TOrcc
val, and the Count lie Saint Sauycur
are TIE organizers of the affair
Now sec the advantages of this tUrI
of locomotion. |. The suppression Z
horses. > Suppression of the societ
tOr the prev entiOn OF cruelty TO animals
). Every man can keep his carriage 4
Curtailment of the Shocmaker's trade. !
Forced adoption b. women of the bloom
er or some other more convenient Co:
tune. i. Great economy of time 4
well as OF money. = Immense leveloI
ment of independence of character. :
Immense Development of muscle IN
lungs and physical manline>s. Final,
has it not struck every one that the thin
in which we are the most in arrcar
street locomotion Is it not absurd,
it not disgrace to the inventive ace w
live in, to see a man obliged TO employ
in order 70 get through the street, Il grcs
vehicle, as large almost as a house. wit
two horses and 4 man TO conduct ii,
all three costly animals and 4 heavy Vi
hicle, which fills Your ears with ugl
sounds. Splatters YOU with mud and ol
l structs the highway-and what for? +,
small object scarcely visible. buried Il
! in one corner and absurdlv out of pr,
portion to the equpage. In principle notl
: ing could be more luxuriously etfeminat,
nothing could jar more with the invcn
, i've age in which We live. SO let l
I have the velocipedes, or something be
5 ter, if it can be found, as soon as poss
2 ble.