Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-08-18
PedestriAnic pecuirarities.

No two of US walk alike. The hinges OF
our gaits turn the same way, but with diff,
ferent results.
The baby strikes toddle because il
hasn't strength enough to walk, but il has
the underlying principle of natural walk,
because it toes H." ''Toeing OUT is a
military article, invented for the express
purpose of showing how much more man
knew than the Lord did.
The hippity hoppity skip and jump is
peculiarly the little girls gait. Uneasy and
restless the tiutter-budget seems determined
to wear the sole Of her shoe and the soul of
her mother out at the same time but she
is the prettiest picture of animation human
ity can show.
The dead run all out of breath is the
small boys gait. You can set down the
boy who so far forgets himself as to walk as
already in his dotage. Very old
The square heel and toe is the gait af-
fected by professional peds on the sawdust
track, but it is growing obsolete, thank our
lucky stars.
The bound to have it gait is rapid
straight forward stride, never turning to the
right or left. The man who has il knocks
over children, barks his Sims against market
baskets, and stubs his toes against every
thing ON the walk. But he s'gets there, Z"
and his coat tail arrives about two minutes
later.
There Is the slow measured gait, tread,
tread, tread, all day long. The man who
carries the hod has this popularity down
fine. lie would run to fire in the same
step, and get there-possibly.
The long lope, thirty-four inches to the
step, with a sag of the knee joint and a
vigorous swing Of the arms, is that of the
young man from Ruraldom. He gets the
walk from going over rough ground and
anybody that gets the best of him has got
rough ground to 60 over.
The quick, sharp and spiteful gait with
the little metallic heels ringing on the pave
ment is the gait of the smart young miss
with bright eyes and lots of vivacity. The
young man who intends to keep company
with her for life must make up his mind
to train to her step. She never will train
to his
The everyday business gait. Going right
along with your feet, and your thoughts in
the office, store, shop, or wherever it is.
You never know how far the walk is, nor
how long it takes you to cover it. 1t is
indefinite and frequently the only aid to
good digestion
Take it easy, don't care a cent sort of a
gait with cane twirling over his finger is
typical of the man of the world. He leads
a life of leisure and wouldn't hurry him
self. As consequence he grows fat, rheu-
matte and gouty and in later years walks
with two canes and tremulous limbs. 1t
doesn't pay to bunch your pleasure.
The dinner gait, before and after, is men
toned merely as affording remarkable
contrast. 1t would hardly seem possible
that one pair of legs could perform so en-
tirely In opposition.
The slow gait. For further particulars
send boy On an errand.
The fumbling, hesitating gait braced up
by good hickory cane is what we are all
coming to, if we live but our three score
years and ten. 1t will be pleasant to ''slow
up" just before reaching the grave.
The STROLL Just at twilight, conscious
that the days work is over, and that sea-
son of rest is before you, to leisurely mean
der along IN pleasant paths, beneath the
deepening shade of shapely trees, to listen
10 the hum of the busy world as it gradual
ly dies away, to watch for the twinkle of
the first star OF evening, or may be catch
glimpse of the moon over the left shoulder;
ah-this is the acms of pedestrianism. If
you don't believe it, offer her your arm to-
nlght and try it.