Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-12

All out doctors and men who sell
liniment will be glad to read the advice
that follows about the proper way to
walk in these slippery times. The adj.
vleo came from very old postman.
jogging home from his daily rounds:
You've seen rostmcn climbing up
front steps, diving into Easements, AMI
sc0otlng acroxs streets in the slippcrioSl
kind of weather. the old man said.
! I'm sure you never saw postman fall
down, unless he was very Young anil
inexperienced. Walking. YOU see, is the
most important part Of postman,s 4
duty, next 10 ringing door-bcIls 20 as to
bring the girl on the first ring. can
tell you in two minutes how to walk;
and Il you remember what say you
will never fall any more
I'm the first place, you must 20 along
with your feet pretty far apart. That ii
one important thing. Most persons
walk with their feet close together
very close. That's all right in summer.
but in winter it's all wrong. Your foot
is likely to land on round piece Of ice
or snow and slip sideways toward the
other foot, which is going along all
right If your feet are close together.
nine times out of ten the one that slips
will knock the other from under Won.
and down you 90. If it doesn't it will
get so thoroughly mixed up with il that
your ankles will curl all together. lust
like grapevines, and before you can get
them Strengthened out, down you 90
anyhow. II your feet arc well apart. a
they should be, you have time to think,
reflect, and get ready before the crash
comes. and perhaps save q bone.
Another important thing is to land well
on the bali Of tho foot when you walk.
II you can't get tho ball of your foot
down first, bring it down Just as soon
as you do the heel, anyhow. Come
down fiatfooted. That isn't fancy heel.
and-t0c walking, but it's business. and
it's safer. And this is why. You may
slip and fall q million times, and evers
time, It you notice anything. you viii,
notice that it was your heel that slipped.
and not the ball of your foot. 1t Is NJ.
ways the heel that slips. don't know
why, unless it is that tic sole Of the
shoe, being broader, gets firmcr hold.
These two rules, ii you follow them
out carefully, win save you the price Of
a good many bottles of arnica. There
are some others, but they arc not SO i'm.
portant One is always to keep tbs
body timber as you 60 along; keep the
legs Timber at the knees, too. 1t Is Al.
ways stiff, digniiied sort of man that
goes down, because he holds himself SO
that he is not prepared to lean quickly
Ona way or the other and save himself
l don't want to see the nation gel
round-shouldered, but to hold the sllonl-
ders too far back in slippery weather is
not very good either; it fixes one ali
ready to fall The best way to mold
oneself is in imitation of those Indians
that you see pictures Of going along at q
sort Of Jog trot. with their bodies stoop-
ing little forward. Keep your eyes
on the ground in front of you, as though
you were following trail, and look for
very slippery spots. aud observe the
other rules; and if you are lady you
can dispense with the humiliation 81
holding your muF behind your back.
trying to make folks believe you prefer
to carry it that way m 7. Sun.