Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-01-24

lyn elevated train which was just
pulling out Of East New York. 'At
any rate IL has helped mT case, and this
has caused me 20 take an interest in
the health Of others who are daily pas
sengers ON the road. You see that
young lady sitting in one Of the
orchestra chairs of this car; well, she
is employed IN a law office in New
York. My attention was first attracted
TO her about six months ago because
she looked so thin and pale and always
seemed exhausted after her climb Iip
the stairs 10 the platform. some
times lad 10 help her on, especially if
she was a tribe tardy. She seemed 10
appreciate my kindness and always
afterward has had pleasant word for
me. About a month from the day |
first saw her she began 10 look much
improved. She told me that she had
consulted physician about her health
and he had advised hor TO ride on the
elevated with regularity and that she
was beginning 10 find his advice bene-
hcial But this one Gaze is not solely
what ! base my belief a as 10 the good
results Of elevated travel. There are
twenty or thirty meIl and women
whom come in contact with every
day on my train, who have confessed
to me that they ride reil larly to the
end OF the road for the physical bene-
fits they derive from the TRIP. ! have
had men tell me that ride over the
elevated road on a warm day in sum
mer did them as much good as half a
day spent at The seaside or in the coun-
try. They are so high up that they
get plenty Of pure air through the open
windows. Some people change off
and take the surface road once ortwice
week for variety
do passengers show many evil
dences OF fear in travelling on the ele-
vatedr
Afraid Of accidentsi Oh, y,sl Wo-
men sometimes look frightened when
making sharp curves at high speed.
First they look around the car, then
out of the window and sometimes al
most leave their seats. / have seen
women bury their face in their hands,
apparently waiting for the worst But
cases OF this sort grow rarer each day,
and II is only strangers from out OF
town who show outward signs of fear.
l have talked with good many people
on my train and the number OF people
who are superstitious and have an IN
ward nervous fear of some horrible
accident rather astonishes ne. II is
not those who make occasional trims
that think Of danger, bat the thought
OF riding back and forth every day
makes them nervous Some men think
that by taking a surface car two or
three times a week they reduce the
danger. For my part think l would
prefer TO run my chances on an
elevated train in an accident
than IN a surface car under
the elevated. But this nervous feeling
gradually wears away even with in
valid passengers They dislike the
idea Of allowing their fears to get the
better Of them, and, more than that,
do they dislike the surface roads. AZ
ter riding on the elevated, the same
distance ON a surface car seems inter
minable. II is strange how many in
valids will climb up the long stairs
just for the ride ON the elevated. Il
seems TO put new life into people.
There are less causes TO provoke
mans patience ON the u than on the
surface roads. The stops are regular,
usually there is plenty of room, and
an elevated car is very good place TO
mediate. 10 read or for sight seeing.
The surface car is not without its ad-
vantages. but il seems slow, close and
stuffy TO the habitual u traveller.
Change for the bridger'-Brooklyn
Eagle.