The morning times., 1895-12-29
THE HEADS OF BIcYclIsIs
Indicate Personal Character, Say
The PhrenolOgists.
CRANIUM OF A SCORGHER
self-Esteem, Timidity. Resoiufeness'
Pupuactty and Many other Things
Arr. Indicated by Cyclists Manner
of Riding-Examinatfo OF hiaers
Heads Reveals Interesting Facts.

The bicycle face ts becoming almost as
notorious a ract among wheeiuieh anu peo
ME vino observe wheeiinep as the Dic3eie
hump. ,.ro
hacx nave done much to prejudice many
men and more women against riding tie
aiient steed. There is vast number Oh
those who would buy wheels today ana
learn TO ride lciDorrcw IL they had not De-
come disguised with the wheel from seeing
people suIIer all sorts OF ugly aeiorhiiieS
OF back and face from its use
1t Is argued by those who do DOT dho"
such things to prejudice them, but VINO
vet do not believe in riuing so as to defornn
ones self that those riGers are only tf3mS
TO ape the professionals IN bending thein-
selves double and scorching Tor GEAR NE.
They want people TO think that they are
old riders, and so they iean over inei,
handle bar as If they were mon keys engaseu
TO a wild race for supremacy among the
members OF their kind.
INDICATION OF CHARACTER.
Hut .tnere are others" who believe that
the tendency TO bend over ones wheel is
NOT entirely due TO q desire 10 initiate.
These persons undertake 10 show tnat d
person's innate personal cHafactersucs
are manifested in the position he assumes
while riding the bicycle. IL cther ~orus'
some of the phrenologists VINO Chilli "
have made q study OF the subject assert tnat
AZ is possib,e to read character by this
means. .,o,,
One old phrenologist, who has observed
hundreds of wheelInen and has made care
5ui notes OF the results of has observations
;aas this to say on the subject
''It is a mistake TO look Tor perfect
rider In every man and woman who mounts
the wheel. For much the same reason that
a blacksmith is apt TO be awkward and un-
calmly behind a pulpit, many persons fali
In the attempt to be 1.-THE and graceful on
q bicycle. If one's head is wide at the ears
In proportion to its Lelght ana diameter
from the center of The ear forward, show
ing in other things more force and execution
than polish and proprety, he Will never
give a thought TO how tie should Sill his sad
die or propel his wheel; his one aim is 10 get
there. This head on delicate body ofien
forms a disastrous combination for cycling,
for the wheelmans ambition Is ilkely L" run
away with his physical ability, and IL Will
persist in riding after his muscles are ex-
hausted.
AN HABITUAL sCORCHER-
''To tell an habitual scorciier, tits only
necessary to size up his head and body
head of the broad sort just described, that
slopes abruptly at about wlere tie hat
touches above the ears, is pretty CERTAIN
to belong 10 a sCoTcEer; ant II III aduIilon
the person is dark compleNioned ana IN
good physical form, the evidence is concur
siye. He viii scorch regardless of every
thing and falithaJ W ouiu E:a he jHeaVeraSe
person discard the wheel altogether VIII
apparently give him new impetus The
slope mentioned indicates an absence OF
caution, and tie reckiessDess OF the wheel
man depends largely on tie size of that
organ. Ir 1t slopes gradually tie disposition
to scorCh may still be active, hut he Will
~, a1wn. la
heads OF women, as rule, seem u he better
filled out at cautiousness than those OF
the man"
The pnrenologist then proceeds to de-
scribe another interesting type OF the wheel
man. This is the rider who is stuck on
himself" and shows in all his movements
desire to show himself an expert i'll
riding.
..Tu tell wheelman who always thinks
himself strictly correct in riding and fault
tsss on his Wheel observe tie back part of
us top head. At this point the head will
dse upward and backward from the ear.
showing self-eSteem. When this part is
prominent you may he sure its owner Will
not seek advice from anybody. He Will
have his own ideas on the wa to dress and
the wa = to ride, and what suits tim will have
to be tolerated by others. He will mount
his wheel with an air of being the only
bicyclist on earth, and he might as Wen be
SO far as his ever deriving any benefit from
the methods and experiences Of other wheel
men.
THE MODEST WOMAN.
"Among the people generally in this coun-
try self-estecm is found to be poorly devel-
oped, notably among women. A cyclist
who will wheel on hot summer day and
wear derby hat and starci,ed shirt with
high collar and cuffs. Is a victim OF large
lf-a and
comfortable bicycle dress and clinE5 to a
long walking skirt, is apt to be of the same
class. Such person usually avoids bicy
Gle clubs, and has few companions when
riding.
when man CT a woman 81 VS. 'Oh. like
10 ride wheel because so-and-so does. and
because. You know, It's just the thing you
may depend on finding that PERSONS hat
wider helnd than In front. There win be a
noticeable breadth to the upper and back
part of the head, where is located appro-
bativeness, the faculty that strives to please
everybody under all circumst5 noes. II is
easily found, and its strength is usually not
hard to determine. bicyclSt who burdens
his wheel with every new attachment the
minute IL comes out, insists on having
the latest thing in dress and the newest m a.
chine on the market, is influenced by appro-
bativeDess He will spend as much time
cleaning and polishing his bicycle as in riding
thoroughly posted on the very best bicycle
etiquette. To sit erect OF t. sit at right
angle is all the same TO him If it is
in good form The bicycle face and the
bicycle feet are matters OF necessity TO him
If he is told they mark the genuine wheel
man. The heads OF women III general show
argerapprobatiyenesst than the heads Ofmen;
but in wheelwomen this organ seems to be
well tempered by common sense and the
action OF self esteem. Apprnbi tiveneSs leads
some cyclists to attempt century runs for
the mere sake of applause, and when very
large and not restrained By higher impulses
is sure 10 work injury
The same student OF bicyc.ists ci,ara cter
has more interesting observations on other
characteristics which all of us recognize
but never have thought OF until the sug
gestion was made.
OPPOSED TO sCoRCHING.
1--WE find wheeiInen who sag that they see
no pleasure at ali in riding at top speed,
prefcrring to go along moderately. Such
ones are called tiinid by scorchers, aud
sometimes the term is properly applied.
More often, however, Their conduct is
better defined by the word cautious. In
the ease OF reckless, daredevil riders the
top head is psnched and narrow above the
ears, while that of the careful and slow
going wheelnan is wide and fuI at that
point, signifying good-sized cauiousness.
Its exact location is where the head begins
to round Off 10 form the top on perpendicu-
lar line with the back OF the ear. and its size
can usually he estimated witllittie trouble.
Cyclists with large caution should. and gen.
orally do. avoid crow owded thoroughfarcS for
their own sake. A ride of only three or
four miles, say on the Avenue ur any
of our busy streets, might so tax the
g.F net. ..r,t