The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-13
COACHING.
REVIVAL Oh. STAGE COACHING IRON MEDICAL


ASPECT.
From the CLondon, Medical Press.l
We are glad that the revival OF stage coaching
bids FAIR 10 be a greater than people
ticpatsd Not only will the coaches that have been
lately running continue the road. but several
new projects in contemplation The first coach OF
the season is the Gusord This has already begun
to run as far Gotham. and on April II viii run the
whole distance. The Portsmouth team will take
a now route through some OF the finest scenery OF
Surrey and Hants II will not be lvng before the
Windsor, Dorking and ST. Adams coaches are on the
road while the well known Brighton coach will con.
tinuc to run daily usual. Indeed, we have every
prospect other coaches taking other routes will
be started not only in London, but that the good cx-
ample will be followed some oil our largo provincial
towns.
From sanitary point Of view, and with respect to
those who are more in OF health than engaged
on business we upon this little revival OF stage
coaching as one OF the nappest innovations that could
be made upon our usual mode OF travelling. There
doubt that IN many cases travelling by rail-
way goes good way toward defeating tho very object
for which the Journey undertaken. The time spent
in the train may not DO long, but Is more than time
lost The great fatigue the headache, the gddincss
or sickness the shake to the system and other eymp-
toms which many people experience who are in good
days after their arrival at their avorite health resort
Consequently the time they have lost, far us the
improvement OF their health Is concerned, Is much
longer than the time they would have spent had they
travelled by coach, ana not ono moment OF which
would have been thrown away, but, ON the contrary,
spent IN the healthy and enjoyable oil pursuits.
Besides IT. philosophers say, human happiness de-
Ponds upon the multiplicity Of our innocent enjoy
mens there must be great aliacy In rushing down,
as aace 80 20 ipsng ali our TOO short holiday in most
mon otonous ana far from healthy round OF pleas
ures II John Bull with his wife ana family sacrificed
two or three the fortnight he spends IN loung
ing about the sands In che morning and the prone
nades m the afternoon to a bracing and delightful
ride top OF stage coach through. pei haps some
OF the most picturesque scenery OF England, would not
his health and his spirits, ana even his love Tor his
native country, TO enhanced thereby We think tho
whole profession Will agree with this point
The little evils resulting TO health from railway trav
cling have been exposed by one or two eminent
bers Dul the great benefit which persons search Of
health would derive from driving or being driven IN
tho open air and amid the varied aud ever.varyng
charms OF rural scenery, instead OF spending their
time IN just spoken or has almost entirely
escaped tho Of the profession and Is too often
forgotten when We are sending our patients Tor
.sl,itle Change OF air." There can indeed. he nothing
worse body ard mind than To curry mo our pleas
throw into our business And yet little reflection
will show that this bad habit 10 100 much prac-
tiscd BY both home and continental travellers.
When men 70 on their uumnal tours they often
work harder than they aid ut home. and the
enthusiastic follower OF Cook or Gaze will have TO
spend more than half his time IN tho railway carriage
The great advantages OF travelling by coach IN SAINT
tary point OF view are the opportunity Afforded oil null
tpivIng within brief space OF time, and with little
fatigue Inc sources Of our cujo tho agrecab bio
relaxation WHICH Tho MIND experiences IN constantly
passing from ono scene to anoher aud the invigor-
alton OF body by continually breathing the pure
AR These advantages which arc not within
reach oI those who either rush from place to place.
or who scramb bic down by rail- to tho seaside, where
they become much fixture as the coolest inhabi-
antn OF the place. Even the mere pleasure OF being
conveyed rapidly through the country gu the top Of
well appointed coach much greater than many peo-
pie iniayinc. DR. Samuel Johnson told Boswell ono
day that he knew Of no greater pleasure Than that OF
being driven pdly through hnc open country; put,
contrary TO what might have beeen expected from
tho great Inorallst ne added, I'm the company OF
pretty woaan.n DR. Johnson, however, was great
though innocent adpirer OF female beauty, and who
VIII dispute his good tastcy His dctum on the nero
pleasure OF arriving is none the less remarkable,
especially when we consider Il camo from man who
thought day in tho Strand was worm a month
spcnI in the country. But ono Of the chief reasons
why we as medical mon, would recommend our
patients to paronzc the coach little more ana the
IRAN little less Is the benefit they would derive from
the purity and freshness OF the air breathcd. Tho AIR
CT the watering places TO which nne-tenths oil
the population resort Tor change or air Is, from IT'S
moisture some other cause, often found to DO moro
harm than good, white the drier ar Of the inland as
tricts generally found TO agree with most constitu-
tons. Ana yet Tor one person who resorts TO larm
house or makes an through tine inland
scenery thousands now rush down 10 some fashionable
the To return homo with Their henln very
hte better than wncn they lett IT, We live and work,
moreover ut sucn high PRESSURE and the struggles for
existence ana competition OF all kinds are 80 great
that are confident that little and frequently re-
peatcd runs or town would be far more beneficial
to many or city men than tho one autumnai hoIi-
day usually taken hen tho best OF tho summer has
gone A lew journeys down 10 Brighton and back by
the coach in the course oil the season wouid from a
healthy point OF view, DO more than equivalent to
three weeks residence AT that place. simply because
by means OF thesc short periodical outings the
mind and body are not allowed to DO 50 completely
faded be beyond tho nvigorang aud restorative
influence OF the change OF mir and scene.
For these think that tho revival OF stage-
coaching which has been recently inaugurated by u
number enerprising noblemcn and gentlemen - 10
be commended more grounds than that OF the Sport
anu pleasure Affords In our opinion offers to the
invalid, or TO the man whose brain has been over.
taxed or rather revived means oil recruiting his
health and we hope shall hear that there will be
annually Increased supply OF medicine which Will
only invgoratc tho Dody but will even 'adminis-
ter u mind diseased. ~