Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-07
Walking.

There Is disposition on the part of business
men, not only in this city, bu everywhere, to
secure residences as Is practicable to their
places of business, aud to accommodate this dis
position, high rents paid or high prices given
for inconyenient houses in unpleasant ncighbor-
hoods, where smaller expenditure of money
would give pleasantcr homes a little further off
II is unfortunate that this disposition should
exist, for Il may be taken rs an almost inyallahlc
rule, that the nearer the residence is to the place
of business, for any one whose occupation is Of n
sedentary or confning character, the poorer is
that persons health.
The necessity for exercise and fresh air is nd
mitted by ALL We have heard men prose on this
su bject by the hour, and almost passionately
regret that they had little time or opportunity
and their families so little disposition, TO take
the amount of exercise necessary to perfect
health, and yet voluntarily deprive themselves Of
the necessity for that most pleasant and liealtful
Of all kinds of exercise, walking.
We have used the word necessity" in the
| foregoing sentence because experience amply de-
monstratas, and in this all who have ever joined
Il gymnasium from sense of duty will agree
with us,--that we will not take proper amount
of healthfu exercise if we have nothing to prompt
us to ii but u sense of duty towards ourselves.
| We must create necessity for such exercise and
the best way to do this is to secure home at !,
good walking distance from our place ofblsincss.
We admit that the advantages of such resi-
dence have thsir attendant disadvantages for in
stance, walking in the rain is not very pleasant,
or, ifbueiness or pleasure deaias one in town TN
til lats in the evening it is unpleasant to have tc
walk long distance home, especially if the night
Is dark.
Still good health is an object worth taking somt
trouble for and horse railways nearly do away
with the objections we have stated and the addi
lional one the ladies will raise Of getting thu
marketing home, and we hope before many year
we shall have enough of such railways to rende
all parts Of the city easy of access to the centre
We have thus far spoken of walking as dali,
affair, but just al this time there are unnunbcret
inducements for walking for the pleasure 1t give
to the ladies especially, with all their love for Til
beautiful, We should think the present splcndi,
weather and the autumnal glory of our Brandy
wine woods would prove irresistibly inviting.
And now a hint or two to those unaccustonled Z
talking long walks. Go comfortably clad an
well slud. Have your shoes made of soft an
plant leather, with solcs that will bend freely
and above all have them broad enough to give th
, foot its full natural expansion. Nothing so con
duces to fatigue and discomfort in walking as III
comfortable shoes, and as nearly all shoes are ur
comfortable 1t is not to be wondered at that s
many are dsinclined to walk any more than the
: can help. Wear shoes that allow the foot to a.
sumo its natural shape and which have not so''
like boards 10 totally destroy the natural sprin
and elasticity of the foot and you may after litt
! practice walk miles without feeling much tatgu