, 1879-03-05

!Yen inrt 4Mtian.
Tile sport OF long.tlistauct nIu consecutive
period walking haa within tho past few mouths
becnmc a rupllar athletic entertainment. Wcs-
ton is now engaged tn ntleMptil!G to perform
tie nearly impossible teasof walking 1000 miles
In ,000 aoura over English country roadl, while
female pedestrian hns In tlis country lately
accomplished 2,700 miles IN 2, 100 consecutive
quarter hours over sawdnst course, and scvcr-
nj other womcn arc now trying to beat her by
doing 1000 miles lu 3,D00 quarter hollrs. The
Saturday Ltuit,o calls attention to The laCt that
| these tests Of endurance llayo bccn imported
Into England frons this country, nnd ehlritahiy
suggests TINT, inasnlucll "a lhcy hegan to be-
come popular IN the unlte1 States at about tllc
tlmp 9G the enfranrh!schent of The negro, one
fact may explain ii,r other: tlle negro nnger
being available Tor the qualification of Our tnhu-
manlty aud cruelty, w have .IYvclored the new
OF public s.nicGer," whose bodily sulferincs aud
anguts! VIC may ret the Fasne pleasure from TINT
We used to Evt from tho writings oi tho African
non 8 suggestion, the new sport was invented.
or ut any rnte has Grcn chiefly developed, IN he
free nlui eulehtencI North. We fclr that ,Ioth'
lug short Of an Unborn love uf cruel a1nlise-
III tho spectacle ilself absolutely nothing Of the
slightest interest. In almost ntl uhcr sports
tl.cro Is some rtvar5, some struggle, or un exai-
billion of thu human form brought to- u htgh
nothing but woman, dressed IN s'lurt skirts.
her lega incasel III soma ki.il Of worsted hose,
walking nlonotononnly round 4 sAwLnRt ellpse,
about which sit a nuIllbrr VI stolId spectators,
WHO avery now ulll Then break ont, ulparcutty
without rhyme or reason, Into frantic applaus0.
After walking ruunl a certain nll1nbcr OF tues
sho goes on into roonl, where sue iulle aslccp.
After certain number Of days of this her fcct
bcGiu to swell aud becouo painful; later on khn
begins, II IL satd. to see visions, Mnd walks
round IN q sort Ut dream, like thuse
which people dying Of hunger and
thirst hnyo; ut any rate, ehe can
barely stand upright, and has to DO forced up to
her work. Wien sla tlnally leaves thu track,
allu Is III a condition which makes continuous
medical nttcndnHco necessity to save hef life.
We confess va Cannot SEQ why such brutal Ok.
htbtlons a. this should be allowed Ia cvllizb
community. It. Is nothing lliore nor 'css than .
vance athletic spofts In tllu east for tho actual
walking, aoo4 for anything. lhFep thousand
quarter miles III 8,Uu0 quarter hours Is At tho
rate Of twsuty'four mites u twcnty.four hours.
Which, with segular intervals of slcep, ANYBODY
can Go. It's. In fact, IN new form, revival
OF tho medieval torture Of preventing! peEson
from getting his slcep for long time. II IL
imme8surab1y below prizc.hgltilK. bull.flght-
1Ey, aud numbuF Of other cruel sports which
tbs police nowadays break up. The curious
part OF 1t ts, that tho teak lasts 10 long ttiue
thut the gatu-lnonsy tulen In rcRches q largo
sutu, and woman NAV, II shG Gun accomplish
the feat, earn smaIl fortune. The subject u
ono which these who Ara Interested In wonan's
rights, and In the prevention Of cruelty, might
look lnto NTH advantage.