The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19

Up VI sAC p9tont 6kab6 uHLl 1888.
when his patent ran out and now there are
factories all over the country and seven
weekly papers devoted to this one sport. and
every night IN the rinks north, south east
end west. hundreds of thousands Of people on
wheels, good or bad. Should we favor this
style OF amusement | answer: Yes. under
restrictions, and no il il be unguarded. In
other words, il is the best thing or the worst.
as you make 1t. Some of these Kinks have
already been the means of helping invalids
al d IMMIGRATION Of the feebler, and innocent
pleasure to thousands of young, middIe-aged
and old. Some have broken ~ families set
surgeons to work ct perilous operations, Gre.
ated life long ailments, and are responsible
for eternal misfortunes. l will not be mis-
III derstood. Whosoever represents me as
giving unrestricted approval or condemns.
ton falsifies my position, and will be found
to be defaIners by those who read the steno
graphic report of this sermon. For years as
many OF you know, have carried loaded
gun ready TO aim at every style OF vile
Amusement that came oat OF the thicket to
put It's paw and tooth upon the young, but
must always discriminate.
The gsme-keeper, Macdonald, of Glengarry,
came home and found that his home had
been ransacked by regiment OF English
troops, and his family infamously treated.
and that the chief ofende- was an officer
who rode on white horse. Toe next day
the troops passing Macdonald emptied the
saddle of the man riding on the white horse
and found out sfterward that the horse was
riden that day BY another officer who had
borrowed il. Great was Macdonald's cha.
grin. The next day the troops passed again
and again Macdonald fred and again killed
the wrong man. Now my soul is full OF
wrath against the amusements that have
ravaeed so many OF the homes Of America.
but must not aim at the wrong ones. l
must know which are the offenders and
b f..t. ~ - 1.
To me, rightly precautioned roller skating
Is the most beautiful and healthful exercise
l ever " itnessed. II eclipses in gracefulness
and healthy movement all the crOquet and
coasting and lawn tennis and football and
moonlight gliding oyer frozen ponds and all
the other hilarities of house and playground.
1t Is good for the lungs good tor the limbs
good Tor the circulation, good for the spirits.
l see in 1t possibilities for the best exercise
ever invented. Ii has all the advantages of
the gymnasium with more exhilaration o {
the spirits. 1t has all the exuberauce of the
skating pond on which our fathers and
mothers used to dart out tippotted aud fur
red with, none of the dangers OF breaking
through the ice. It has all the viYacity OF
outdoor games without being dependent on
condition OF the weather. 1t would be
gram thing If all our young men could for
one hour almost every evening take round
at this merriment. The women of America
WIZ UtCllu6 TIC Stout DIl5k W5lk. ChlleQ the
constitutional, which keeps English women
roseate and strong. would do we'll if almost
every day or night they would leave darn
ing and mending and bread making and par
Tor busting and table setting and housekeep-
Ing for one hour and
JOIN THE wHIRL
OF the skating rink. Some of these hollow
cheeks would fill up and some of these lack
Iuster eyes would get back their lost light,
and stopped shoulders would become erect.
and incipient consumption and merciless
neuralgia and nervous prostraiions would
take everlasting departure. 1t would be well
If the stranger in our hotels, after spending
the day in purchasing goods for his western
house, would in the evening go to some re-.
spectacle rink and hire pair of skates and,
independent OF everybody and interfering
with no one, take an hour of flight in the
charmed circle and under the inspiration Of
the orchestra, and then go back to his hotel
and say his prayers and go to dream OF
home.
But, while these are the possibilities of
health and recuperation in this exercise on
wheels, many have used ii to the damaging
Of body, mind, and soul, and hence speak
of the restrictions. First, let us have no
more of this vuIgarity and immodesty seen
every night in our city of young women,
alone and unattended, skating in rinks
and forming indiscrminate acquaintance.
ships. Let such young persons be chsper-
oDed by father, or mother, or brother, or
elder sister. When man, however well
dressed on the floor without proper intro.
duction, tips his hat to a lady, let the
officers of the rink, always on guard
invite him to make rapid strides to.
ward the door, and help him down the front
steps with any such means o. increasing his
momentum as may be suggested. Let those
we'll dressed devils who sometimes haunt
such places get quick justice, and our skst
ing Kinks will be as free OF them as Friday
night prayer meeting. Let all those who
wish properly to employ this entertain msnt
not allow the blaze Of light aad the enchAnt
ments of drums aud cornet s-piston tempt
them 10 senseless and ruinous proIongation
of the amuse ment. Let Ii not be a matter OF
contest who can skate the longest or count
up the most fabulous number of circuits.
Stop when you have got out of she recreation
all there is in ii. Remember the laws of
health are the laws OF God. Keep the ten
written on your lungs and
heart. Remember that group Of pneumon-
las on every cold night stand in the door of
every amusement, however honest, aud
would like to escort you to the sepulchre
Cool Oh before you face the north wind. Ac
cept no unwarrantable gsllantries. Know
that the same law that dominates the paflor
should not dominate the skating rink. Know
that the evil reprehend is not confined to
skating Kinks There are parents in all our
cities who need TO look more carefully after
their children. In other words, Irritation is
damation. When / see ct the evening hour
on Broadway, New York, or Fulton street,
Brooklyn, as gentlemen return from bust
ness group of young women with con-
spicuous manner and gigge that is intended
to attract attention of the masculine passers.
by, horror strikes through my soul aud l
say, wonder il the parents of those yoang
people are aware of this" The most of those
who mkae everlasting shipwreck carry that
same kind of sail. The pirates OF death at
tack that style of craft 1 wish / had voice
loud enough to be heard from the Penooscot
to the Rio Grande. and would repeat a ir.
tstion is damnation.
Irtmark further that a craze on anything
Is DEPLORABLE
Ball playing. from VIII, b many of Us got the
strength and the exuberance with which we