New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-21
THE VELOCIPEDE

Now that we have nau edIthpuaNO9 u -,
mors Of earthquakes, IN fulhlment Oh Propn-' -
, 49, ne hos boen retculated, by myriad ineteors
Aasbino athvort in all directions, and 'hother
has becp elected without unusu9' Dloodsheu' ah" i
World arithmeticiam has retired tn't "ohuious
70 whom the hidden powers Of dglts are reNe@ieu Il" -
AN omen book and 20 whOr the quaula'uIe VI Any
oorcenie ar coentro circles around whose perlme'
Uoi -. swing is as easy the building
-, ord bousesv are we'll prepared for the next sur
r;se and To- here 1t comes to us In no qhesuonapo
hone II an ancient form made simpler by elmhatlon
7, ,s the od-fashioned three-wheeled Velocpeue
without the third Wheel and 1t comes from
france IT the rage IN Paris and at country cbateaN
throughout the Empire hosts and guests indulge III
veocpede races instead Of watching their horses run
under the whip and spur of weazenfaced and thheggeu
Jockeys Veocpedes arc used by French sportsmeh ana
by French artists and at several Partisan theales 'y
play prominent part in the more striking scenes Oh INC
stage They are driven by messengers pedders clerks
ana school boys Students ride Them learned nps OF
the law exercise their legs upon hem and 1t is SAID that
the compostors employed on Gai0nan and other jour
mails use them regularly means OF locomoton ID gong
to and returning from their work. Every ubiquitous
advertisement bearer scuds through the streets
pede and Government employees living in the suburbs al
scores OF the graceful vehicles with lighted
lanterns swinging before them may be seen dely IStu
ing their way through the trong OF carriages some ui
ing madly toward the ontSklIts some WIN MAN,
swiftly and noiseessy up and down where the crowd
eTeatcst. and in the daytime hundreds tersectng the
aons Of the Rois de BoulOgne, ana whizzng the
smooth pavement Of the BOneyards and the level ways
OF the Champs Eyysoes. They are queer loOhLR hHhy
these rsees or rices as they called In Paris and
race at ST. Cloud, Nneonnes, and elsewhere OF wlen
they are driven at breaock speed on tho narrow stone
parape at the east side OF the Seine and even down the
hundred steps OF the IIOCaderO their riders an Inc ue
INDUCING in gymnastc feats hat would seem TO inVie
certain destruction the sight is at once novel and in
spring To the provincial, or th2 stranger HO ICtoss
tho Channel these modern Centanr as wonderful as
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country people OF old; or that OK the ancient p1gI
shaggy brow Since the time Of Bclophron TING nrst
equestrian Of Peethronius the inventor Sa sr .f
team to wagon since EpiI9s ana MyGfas DesS t 10
be known for their Doooed st9ok, since o a} ti
PrOteus drove his twoIegged hofses ahu w i-'pi'u
spured their bted steeds over the plains OF Ihessay
aye. from the since OF the met morse Mich &
from the earth with tap OK ms tIluehti SbSs
ride behind Pyrois, Eous, A.thon ana fhhlesGn', tIe
chariot horses Of the sun, 10 which even feONsS Iou
finland could not hold candle theTe mas oeen no i1GI
or hack match the pctoce Tor elegance grace utIly
ter or as many of the steeds whose appetite
for human flesh brought Diomedes TO gef ~ may hoI
display that talent which elevated CalgHias ayorte
hor-e 10 the consuship, nor possess tho knowledge
which must have distinguished C@sars
H.. -. ',.1 T s, s q i' ssl f ,Ses
none ' Sb Ses es Io fact that the peioe, is nag as
noteworthy as Buroephalus Rozlnante-far more 80
than the beast that carried Miss killmansegg-and tha
with proper management and adequate encouragement
It may become useful TO the world as NE IhIaclhn
9T d by Sess OF Which SI san for the Egyptian
artists model OF Pride or that historic monster whch
con- Whose boef Teopened TO The world the long hidden
| springs OF Aachen. The Germanic Gettysburg.
SSa nSrs Paris fSg bcycs was brought to Sework
model and three four firms already engaged IN
Vehicle consists in the position OF its two wheels which
in the same line, with an interval OF from Quarter 70
half inch between them. The connecting bhf, on
which the saddle poised clears the frou wheel by only
two 0T HShes 10 ana pot almost Above the 6a
Another bar Joins the rs at its junction with the pivot
rod and Just before reaches the real wheel divides ana
forms two rods one on each side OF the wheel. which
serve 10 anpport what may be called me rear aA@
cranks which to place the feet and by which the yoh
Gle is Pr9peed handle "oTdnT G t dS PyV. VS
yelocpcdes is made 10 regulate the brake which acts
The American rsoee In nany respects superior 10 the
French model In the Gr't place e is shte stronger
constructed on this side OF the Atlantic made ny gangc
Just as sewing machines. aud Waltham watches, ard
Springfield muskets made, 80 that when any pan
out or Is broken. II may be replaced NJ an hou
notice. It's bearings OF composition or gnn-netal
the reach frame is tubular giving both ghtne,s
and strength The hub Of TIE hind ShSG' ~ oushsd Tn
French reoee in the arrangement OF the ttr
low Of perfectly upright position riding The stirups
or crank pedals thrcesded with circular Ranges a,
the pressure OF the foot VIII always bring OF the
three sides into proper position They are so shaped
the ankle joint play, relieving the knee and rendering
propulsion much easier than when the shank Of the foot
connecting apparatus differs from that Of tho French
bicycle IN that the saddebar serves only as seat and
brake and IA not attached 20 the wheel by sim
pie pressure forward against the ier aud backward
pressure against The tail OF the saddle the saddeng
firmly down upon the wheel ~
garden of the Luxembourg IN Pars in 1903 An attempt
made 10 bring into general use there but the pctI
any new %,1S toy depends would none Of it, because the
pleasure OF riding upon II was oYerbaanced y the labor
OF prODelng II. The machine was mounted on low
wheels and the rider obliged walk carry his
steed with him. IL was called the ctierUre OF make
speed" and disappeared from view rapidly fla IN
expected IL 10 roll INTO public favor II the
subject Of many careatures In OF which II repre-
that time also an object OF rdicue In 1890 NJ Drcine
connected In way with the bureau de Poste, made
that it should be used by tho rural posmcn Several OF
the carriages made and the ettercarrers
ism; but, unfortunately, Winter set In at about this time
the roads were covered with snow and the new invention
was found TO be impracticabe.
tradition that previous 10 the invention Of tho
eeltrDere, Messeurs Blanchard Masurier The former
the celebrated af0naut EXHIBITED IN the race Louis
XIV, now Place dc Ia Concorde aveOepede requiringtwo
70 manage Gne 10 P0Pe the o Ta 70 eSss
been recently exhumed from the Journal de Paris Of July
great speed, much TO the astonshInent and delight OF
many members OF the French Academy. and large
ward taken 70 Versailles aud tried in the presence OF
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette since which time II has
not been heard or .. ID .......
When one first sees two-wheeed velocpede one nat
nrally supposes that to maintan ones equilibrium upon
physical mpossbity but after little practice accord
ing 10 the following rules laid down by Of the most
be exceedingly easy TO perform. He says t...
walk beside your iron horse, leading II, a. II were,
movements This VIII be an afair Of only few min
utes. Then commence practicing with 10 a SLOPE and
after mounting It, let 1t forward OF It's own accord
while you occupy yourself In studying the effects pro-
ancingpoe or iier. When you Thoroughly understand
the action Of this, place foot the pedal aud fol
Guilty with beginners is to restrain the unnccessaiy
penditre OF muscular force they ordinarily perform ten
times the labor that requisite Next repeat the cNper
II,