The Penn's Grove record., 1893-04-14
TOPICS FOR CYCLISTS,


s.s Eneot OF Boz Gle Riding in "a
Srrvou' system.
Ia the April number Of the JournaI
# Nervous and Mental Diseases there
,ppearcd an article written by Or.
Ira, M VI. Hammond Of New York,
On the effect OF the bicycle IN the
treatment Of nervous diseases, a pur'
lion Of which IS as follows:
"The subject OF the therapeutics OF
exercise is 81 vast that IL is practically
impossible to cover the ground In a
papcr Of ordinary length. | there
fore propose to consider only one oil
the forms of exercise, namely, bicy-
cling. ana that only in its relation 10
the treatment Of some forms of nery'
Gus diseases.
Exercise when prescribed foI
nervous diseases should preferably be
taken out of doors. 1t must also be
combined with pleasure and should
he prescribed not only with the view
u strengthening the muscles, but
also for its effect upon the mind. The
effect upon the mind is often OF
greater Importance than the effect
upon b bohy' Inc iceuihS o. INC
mind upon sell anu tne continual
mental introspectIon which is 80 com-
mon in n~eurasthenia, hysteria and
h~ypochoi'Fla 'iloulu oe coniDdIcu ny
prescribing an exercise WHICH heces
states the pleasurable concentration
ot the ln'nd on "naC Is oe'ns uolle'
something WHICH uehlanus d certain
amount OF skill lor us succese'ui de-
coihp!lshiheht ana ~tich musV tlere,
loIe ulverC INC tho"tiiC' lioln ln"io,u
cIdhheis' ~s1iLhuia'I Ohe hie"'"i i"o
ultIcs In norIlal uireGIioh anu Gu,
gehueT d leei'bR Vi Didi" ies' "ho
mental FclresiilienO'
'ouch results Can pe opCaineu w
inc proper use Vi the picycle. Ihe
lachlIy WIN "l'icu dihhosO any oile
can iedrh 70 uae ~ tIe eAeloiSe "
SKIN Iequ'leu III sululns anu eolvioi-
liiH us eouise' CLe Iiiaia winch
comes ron rap'a hlotloi'' Che oon.,l-
uai cliaHge Vi tne pdnoidLia Vi Vle
landscape anu Ile eHeISloe U din'"aO
every muscle oi the Douy MAKE ~ an
app"Iacus "nlon noV only uoteIopo'
tle oouf pu' 10 ldt phole poeIiiu "
sI%ihiu'ao,ns d neatly 'eleolal "oo-
iV,Iy ana III diousihe the inlhu ron
" iethdislo o"Iuitlon 'itl any n'1u'
Elhal remedy now 10 me
IN au 'hui'iuuai WIN d SUrohs
anu VIGOROUS po"g anu VIM a'ous-
Iorled 10 take d great ueai oi Out
loot phSS'cal exercise, smaii annoy.
ailces anu even Vrouoles anu erici9oi
cousiucrdple indshituue are coIne
WIN d illelvai ouidge anu .ott,Duue
WhlGii o~luind'i'y c"n pe pu' ieepii re-
piouueed III 'iioSe WIZ are Pofeicdiiy
u~Inle'cIopeu. mere ID d ouoyano
vi spIriG III IIle stions anu neaiIhy
Which rises suPciloi " t'le onsiausiC
Vi tlouoles, Wine ,he inul,luuai Vi
seuehtary haoits or VINO never mas
ieiV Vne courage WHICH goes iahc III
sio'e WIN hediUh anu sOteneOh sue
eunios soo'er 10 Cne U'ouoies which
iali 10 II lou Oh nearly every man
anu "oii"n, IN Tie oiGycie we oo,
IAN d continuation Vi physicai anu
iieil'9' eAeicise WHICH hheeIs 'ne re-
qul,elienCs VI .lle ease hlore tiloI-
ouHn'y Cnah any other iorll Vi ofedt,
Inehu, ON u Che paolehCS REFERRED
70 Always speak OF
,iie oehenG 'ney lecei'eu ifo" cne
picYcle. lhey returned from their
iNses p"5Si'"Iiy ChIeu' ouG hlehOd'iy
rciiesheu' onese eases
"lUn oVner sihlliar eases VINO olu hoc
use Cne pIcycIe' l am iorGeu 10 aulnis
snaC Ille fecoVery oi Che iaICer mignS
nave peen hldVclidliy acceierdIeu ~
'he olcycle hau oeeh piescrloeI'
as coni,olo Is essenelai 40 pressure
anu oon0ehCDhehC' shoulu NC
seiccteu wuicl %co'lpihes me "olk'
nlanS,llp anu snhoolhly runhiie parts
WIN 'ne led'V dliouhC VI siold.'oh'
"nlie IIaVeISing Tough OF uneven
foaus. a bicycle whlch WORKS stiHly'
vi winch 'sqHedhs, OF where INC sdu-
aie 10 un~couliorCaoI are oiIeh nia1-
,els Which, t,iough Trivial 10 the
neal.ny lnuivluuai, are OF 'he great.
eSU 70 n SICK. ohe Oh
my patents hystefical man, was
Que uay 50 annoyed oy the communal
squeaN, squeaS' vi MS peuai every
!'nle ~ re'oi'eu Uha ne nhaiiy oars1
inI9 Iears' ulshlouhIeu' ielt ms Dizzy
oie III Cle foau ana returned nome ~
IIt cars Ill Il nlVIIN nNSIEfltHl GODlls
zion