The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-21
THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
INTERESTING READING FOR BOYs
AND GIRLS.
Hints ON bicycling for Girls-Lns-
sOOed q Sea LiOn-WisheS and q
Trap DOOr-Simple. Useful Gifts.

She will do we'll not to try to learn
to mount until she has become some
what proficient in riding, SO that she
can ride four or five miles at a time
over an average country road. Mount
Ing will then come easy, whereas, at
the beginning, 1t is extremely difficult.
When sitting on bicycle girl should
be in an upright position, practically.
as when walking. The saddle should
be broad and fiat, and, while most OF
the weight Of the body rests upon the
saddle, it Is nevertheless true that she
should put as much of her weight upon
the pedals as possible; it not only
makes riding and balancing easier, but
Is disturbes her weight over the ma
chine, both to her own comfort and to
the safety of the wheel. Sitting, per-
fecly upright, she should be able to
place the instep or hollow Of her foot
between the heel and ball squarely on
the pedal when it Is at it's lowest point
In the arc, and in that position her
knee should be practically unbent, al
ter if the knee is what might be called
"sprung" little. At all events, the
body should not sag from one side to
the other as the pedals turn, and when
the rider is forcing the wheel ahead
the knee would never be Strengthened
actually if this rule was followed
There is no advantage whatsoever IN
trying to secure a long reach; it does
not help you in any way. and 1t makes
1t more difficult to send the machine
ahead either faster or slower. This lS
particularly noticeable in going up
hill. Women, as a rule, do not nave
the fault which many men have. OF
leaning forward far over the handle.
They are more apt to sit upright than
most men; but they have one fault
which should be corrected, and that IS
the position which the handles occupy
in relation to their bodies. A girl
should sit upright, as has been
said. and in that position, when she
places her hands on the cork handles,
her arms should be slightly bent at the
elbow 1t is very common. however,
to see the arms so much bent that the
forearm forms almost a right-ang'e to
the upper arm. This is not only I'M
comfortable, but it deprives her of the
purchase which she needs when fore
| ing the machine ahead or going up 9
nil. III OC1er WOfuS Ill Is L1uC1 lhol
| difficult to "pull' OH the handles when
| the arms are bent to right-ansle
! than if they are practically straight
| On the other hand. the fault of lean
| ing the weight of the body on the han
die bars should be avoided with the ut
| most care, as that forces the shoulders
back and the chin forward on tht
chest, and in time distorts the whole
symmetry Of the upper portion Of
| persons body.--Harper's Round Table
i How to Make a Wind Harp.
| Aeolus, the god Of the winds, claimed
the wind harp as his own, but since
he never obtained a patent Oh his IN
/ strument there is no law against ap
1 propriating his invention. Its constIuc
ton is very simple, and with httl'
care an instrument can be produced
! whose music is far more sweet thai
the door harps now so common.
To make a wind harp, procure a DO
made of; thin, we'll seasoned wood
pine preferred-about four inches hig]
! and six inches wide. Cut circula
hole in the top and sandpaper tn
Rough edges. This is your SOUNDING
board. Across each end Of the box an
on top fasten Stat of oak or som
other hard wood, a quarter of an inc
thick and one inch wide. In one Q
these Stats drive seven fiat-heade