, 1874-09-28
PEDESTRIANISNI,
The New Yolk S"n OF tue 25th, has tho fol-
lowing explanation Of

WIZ WESTON
Dr.. John D. Rich, who tweuty years aco was tho
most 9ccess1u! ausocuo anl professor Of physical
culture III tlia city4 nnl vho haa ,1ade lifelong
Study, was called Upon yesterday by Sun roportcs
who desired 10 ask what were tho causcs oi Weatons
failure 10 walk 600 miles ln 3ix dayR. Tho Doctor
said !:
~ did not attend this 1ast walk Of VeBtons IN tho
nlpNodrone because waa certain he would not suc-
cecd, and had no interest III the matcs Therefore
II Ill Isl last a as Ba ,xsy wsson ~ "a
days raat with great deal of Interest, watched hin
~ an expert knowing fully every motion 10 ina,lo,
cluson ia that he is wonderful masl--.hat it il
great wonder tat be can accomplish what he docs, for
What ho las il splendid syaten. How tllas maj,
could DO made to wakl 11c has perfect physique.
Perhaps is iittls too small; lie has not pauud of
huperluous flesh his body, end e bus tho most Ill
doMilabo pluck and endurance hut what docs it
amount to2 Nothing. For 10 Is 80 otattnato aud
take that man-f he would trall.-aId naIo Lin do
6oo miles i'll six days with casc not only 10 It, but DO
It sass-sasy' T. T. not susa & sle thing Only 81
houra-tat caycs four houra fer sleep and rest, Gf
course he'd walk faster at times and thus gain moro
aeor-but It can 10 done oasy II doesn't begin to 10
hsars sFss' 'nos'&f'e '' walking ' miles In 1000
THE SCIENCE oF wALR1No.
Where would you begin your tratntng with wcs-
"Witl hia position white walking. lie violates oycsy
@ known M lsw = wask!ng. Ae %aks In opposition TO the
rules laid down by mon who have given the matter
much study and haso trained large bodlea OF nci Iu
tho first place, look at tho way hu catrics Ills head.
have ever lifted 1naa who laA faintod, or who ia
dead you wiu Aavo noticed what all cnurlnotsa weight
eS vi ~ sDa assa ~ T. hs sad G @
from perfect BALANCE requires Just so mitch moro
power to sustain It,. Hence tho lead shoud 10 car
lyeston carries hia head on hs breast, aud la
thss Eay ~ wastes , sast amount Of power. Tho
on tlo pelvis IN snch mannor flat tno least pos
eble power shall DO used to sustain 1t. The least de-
Walton from perfect equilibrium wastes 1us.
s noau hs T. sses %''2 a. Soy sSSs
stretched forward and twisted from sido to side o
sSou s%u safr1 ~ u sss Of s TaS
theory, but tho reolt Of tle study Of ncn who laya
given It much thought.
tinaed the Doctor. - Hc eats chicken. Way, ehseaun
~ tho most udtgestlbo Of meats, md contatus very
little ntr!mont OF couree the dict must be adapted
mutton 10 the best food for engaged III prolraccd
end rolcnt e1crtions. ~ general Thing, also the
fSoa r,oaneng Tue cast farsoa fa + tho es
tagc.
WHAT WESTON MIGHT DO.
Neatan ls very spare with int, and yes hn cnts
chicken, which produces no carbon. No. tile will
always ial as long as b. haa hs WY. aud lie y OF
sus IL nas s M ~ hy m h ~; N
professional walker. lie should to ,uachne with no
will Of hsa oH,. When 10 brings himself to this ho
may hope to 10 succeasfui, but 1t S' depends upon
"a mai, eau 10 trained to do anything. Years ago
took class Of ladies' from tho upper walks OF Ic,-
Ad1ea who had never dono anyhing,-auu after thrcc
Months training them nse mica in forty Minutes
md they wtrc not blown particle. Nowadays It
would 10 great thing to scc woman run a quarter
in the arst place; then thoIr carriage s'', was
perfect, aud they moved IN eadencel step.
About tho same time claes Of moro than twouy
men u miles within MI hour, aud they wcro not lirc1
At az. Those arc tho results Of Systematic training.
understand Weston is to walk again IL October.
lows himself to be trained by men Of seuBe and tries
to learn the rud!incnts uf walking. Ills lust gait IL
rnn-nothtng but run bota feet arc oil tho ground
at once. III shls III tho difference between lecaud-
too walx and = run. know great many men aceopt
h1s run no walk. but It ia not fair walk.
to mo TINT Weston can aocon1rilsi what lis does yo.
atig ss lie constantly does NIL tho best-kuown laws
Of walking"