The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-05
Hisrs FOR PgpEsrBrsss. : Persons who are

I .HrTs FOR PEDESTRIANS. Persons who are
planning to pedestrfanize the coming season
may find some valuable suggestions In the
Ecxperience of the man who walked recently
from San Francisco to Portland. He SAYS ::
"Beforc starting I was strongly urged to
wear shoes e English walking-shoes J, and
my own prejudiccs were i'm their favor: hut
careful! deibcrati0n told me Of the fearful
dust to be encountered following (as we
should have 10 most Of the Hayla tho
roughly -trayellcd road that had not seen
rain for months, and also Of the necessity of
| having TO take boots or shoes off MANY
times each day to iathe the feet. This de-
cided me in favor Of bigh-top boots. tue
wisdom of which had no occasion after
| ward to doubt. The pants were also pro-
tected from the dust by being worn inside
Of them. The feet can be saved much irri-
tation and many bstnrS by the u-e Of in
socS-bont or shoes having t,ceu made large
enough TO admit them. An in-soe, If a
triflc shorter than the boot, will take much
of the friction from the foot, as it must then
take place, to great extent, between the in
sole and the sole of the boot. A second in
sole will relieve the foot still more. They
will also furnish the additional advantage of
relieving the feet when much swollen by
taking them out No matter how toughened
the feet become. they will blister very readily
if rapid walking is persisted in, say for three
or four hours, while at a pace that is not
unduly eXhaustLlg to the system they will
not feel the slightest discomfort. W.
practiced bathing the feet. hands and
head ve-y often, say from three to six
times day, and when we were tired and
exhausted it had very eXhlarating effect.
Rapid walking spurts' at the rate Of
four miles an hour, OF two or three hours
duration, or long marches. say twelve
miles or more-witb,'ut a halt. is very en-
hausting. If INDUCED In in the early part
of the day, it incapacita'cs one for the
balance Of the day, or il at the close OF the
day, its effects will be felt the following day.
The same will apply to ascending high bills
or mountains. Movements i'll such in
stances should be sufficiently moderate to
avoid getting into peri plration more than
when moderately walking on level. The
Graham crackers, upon which we princi-
paly existed, were baked hard and dry like
sea-bisruit. and we found it necessary to
moistcn and soften them before eating; and
we rcsortcd TO the use Of bolnS-hot water,
breaking the crackers into it, and allowing
them to absorb all the water they
NOnlG. Ut uDG NdtCl Setulcu so
grateful TO us that we soon fell into
the way of taking it freely, and were often
;istonished at the quantity we consumed.
It's use did away with much nj our thirst
while walking, aud was bcnc6cGnt in all Of
its effects. venture the assertion that there.
is !; yiFt.se in the Use of hot water where
great exertion is to be endured that is not
generally understood. BY hot wa ter, mean
water that has been made TO boil, and then
taken rs hot as it can be borne. Tepid water
is unpaatable. In our preparations it was
proposed that we carry sun umbrellas.
did not second the proposition. believing
their Use would not compensate for the trou-
bic of carrying them. | yielded, however.
and subsequent experience convinced ne Of
their great value to us. Our estimate was
that We could perform one.tourth more with
tlun without them. whenever the tempera-
ture was above 80 degrees"