Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-16
CYCLE RIDING.
SOMETHING BETTER THAN WALK.
ING, RIDING OR ROWING.
What L. said by Eminent English PHI ST.
cians-Iiow Tricycling Acts Jpon
tine NiuVcuIar Systcm-A relief
to Eatigucd Brains.


The Whcclman
The eminent English physician, DIR. b.
W. hichardsun says in recently pub
lishcd paper. The peculiarly Of the pro
cess of riding on the tricycle. is, Indeed,
when once the art is obtained, So that
much can be done. not only without ia.
tiguc, bat with SENSE Of lightHcs, and
relief from wcariucss, bodily a ID mental,
which is positively refreshing | can
ride forty miles on the tricycle. expert
cl@ing | can safely say, less fatigue than
from walking ten or from riding on horse.
back twenty, although | am practicrd
hand in both the last.namcd exercises all
my life, while am comparatively Il nov
ice on the ricyclc.
"'Ihc reason o. this it is not difficult to
explain. In walking the legs carry di-
rcct'y all the weight Of the body. and as
each foot come, down on the ground
there is n certain vibration or shock quite
through the body, which, though not
acutely rcrccptiblc is nevertheless, ia
tiguing. The breathing, also, is carr ed on
at disadvantage, for the diaphragm, or
great respiratory muscle is not able tc
act, in walking. without stcndincS-, and,
ii may he said purchase, as it is when the
pelvis is fixed, the spinal column firm,
and the upper limbs steady. The crcu.
lation, too is considerably quickeucd and
The heart is toiling at II rapid speed, lift.
Ing very quickly the whole Of its blood
over that hill called the ascending aorta
the first part Of the great blood vessel
which springs from the heart in the form
of beautiful arch to supply with blood
the upper AID lower parts Of the hodf.
Another English physician says: The
tricycle. is a very safe machine and with
Il
happen. Neither extreme youth nor adj
vanced age would seem TO he any bar
against the enjoyment of tricycle. riding
In America children positively ride before
they can well walk, and in our country it
is b. no means unusual TO find men be
twcc0 60 and 20 who can do from thirty
to fifty miles day easily enough on the
tricycle. Tricycle. riding if not carried
to excess and WEAKNESS. relieves brain
fatigue and inCipicnt congestion Of the
liver. it causes the kidneys to act more
freely and iightcns the whole system it
hanish"s cnnui and lowncss of spirits,
strengthens the whole muscular system
induces free action Of the skin braces
the nerves and insurcs hcalthful sleep
To shop and Office people to hard-work-
ing men of business, but more particularly
to brain workers, the possession of good
deed prove n blessing.
DR.. Fanny F. Miller, an Entli,h lady
physician, says in Bclgravia: There is
no reason to believe that tricyclinc is in
any way injurious to even delicate per
sons. Mid1le,aLed men, with th1l ten
dcncy to degeneration OF the muscle. into
fat, which is one Of the dangers Of their
period Of life, will find rrCycling to assist
the hearts action rather than strain its
powers Nearly all chronic complaints
will b" benefited by this form Of exercise.
For ladies ! believe il 10 be specially suit
able. Further it is added several
lady members of the ROYAL family rid
the tricycle., and many hundreds of others
outside Of the palace have followed their
example.
a clergyman, after describing the
causes of his broken down" condition
gocS on 10 say; My health was bee ming
undermined, | was nervous, frctful and
Mondays Oh horrors blue is not n word
to express the feeling entirely exhausted
it seems to me that did not have a friend
in the world, could hardly think of the
preparation required for the next Sunday,
my heart heavy and dull could scarcely
tell whether it ached or not Just at this
ritCal time came ny bicycle and, as if
/ ~ magic, away went the spirits that had
tormcntcd me So long.
There is another point OF view in which
this subject becomes of much importance
to all; to the healthy a we'll rs the invalid
Holmes says "A the result Of the want of
proper exercise: II am satisfied that such
set of black coated, stuff iointed, soft
minded, paste compleXioncd youths as we
can boast Of in our Atlantic cities never
before sprang from loins Of Anglo Saxon
/ lineage OF the females that are mates of
these male. | do not here speak ="
Anything is better than this white blOoded
degeneration to which we all tend.
The last expression, ito which we all
tend, is. ] think. more or less applicable
to the inhabitants all over our country.
As preventive or remedy Of this unfor
tunate condition of things. the professor
recommends rowing. You can row
easily and gently all day" he says. 80
you can row yourself blind and black in
the face in ten minutes, Just IA you like +"
This was written twenty years before
the bicycle and tricycle. made their APP
pearancc in their present perfected form.
This machine, as well as the oars may be
made the means Of extremely active or
gentle exercise ust as We like. while they
give opportunity for exercising all parts
If tho b My. which the oars do not
How lie Enjoycd 1t.