Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-06
WALKING AS A PAsTIME.
Its Manifold Advantages Duly Point.
ed Out.

From the Century; This mode of
travel (walking), besides being indie
pendent has other advantages. No
great preparations are needed for a
trip A vacation Of few days can
pc utilized by a man swinging his
pack ON his back and going off into
the country. Owing to the continual
change Of abiding place, in three days
IT often seems as if the traveller mad
been absent about week. Another
advantage is the light expense In
all other travelling trips the cost of
mere locomotion Is great item. BY
walking the change from place to
place is made without paying an ex-
pressman or hickman, and without
any Of those unavoidable expenses
which often make the cost of Il trip
matter of anxious thought, The
greatest advantage is the tonic effect
on the body and mind. This is due
to the freedom from care and TO the
natural life-the continual exercise in
the open air, which stimulates the APP
food. The amount Of food consumed
on one of these trips Is generally three
times what is taken at home. The
stimulating action on the ska. by :he
constant flushing of the pores IN con-
sequence of the exercise and the baths
required to keep one clean, bring into
state of healthy activity part Of
ones system generally neglected by
those living sedentary lives. On the
coolest days often find on closing
a days tramp, that my undergar
ments are wet with persplration.
Then, too, fatigue brings good sleep.
Thus with exercise, good food, free
perspiration in fresh air and plenty OF
sleep, man takes natures hest ton
les. 1t must not be supposed that
thesl tramps exercise only the legs
and feet If one carries n pack, the
upper part of the body, and especially
the muscles which hold the shoulder
blades, are thoroughly exercised The
back and the abdomen come in for
their share, so that when the trip is
over, and one goes about without his
pack, II is not very hard to walk
erect
If man wishes to begin the prac-
tice of tramping l should advise him
to take at first daily walks of at least
four miles. After a little hardening
of the muscles in this way he should
trs the experiment of going for the
whole day with bag or knapsack.
AMI after a week or more for three
days. With this preliminary training
the candidate for walking will be
really for longer tramp. But above
all things, let the beginner not do too
mucit at once After tasting the good
effects of walking am quite sure that
If man has any love for nature in
his sonl, any any admiration for the
beauties of scenery, he will not will
ingly forego the pleasure of tramping
JOY II. There are certain particulars
in the care of the person. both on the
tramp and after the walk of the..d
is over. the advantages of which |
was long in learning. In the first
place, on long tramp ! make it a
principle TO start out early. never do
ing more than twenty miles the first
day. Walking with novices, en-
deayor to begin in the afternoon. If
possible, so as to give rest to their
weary muscles after only few hours
Of exercise. The third day Is always
the trying one; it seems to take about
seventy-two hours to get TO the critical
point Of fatigue. | have never known
anyone to pass the third day, and
keep on walking, without making a
successful pedestrian. and every man
who has failed in walk has failed
the third day.