The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
A WOMAN TEACHES WHEELWOMEN
Tells Them tn Leave on Elastic Carriers
and to Avoid Overworl< at First.

Tells Them tn Leave or Elastic Carriers
and to Avoid Overwork Mt First.
One Of the up town cycling academies
has recently engaged an expert wheel
woman as an Instructor, and she is al
ready i'll great demand with its patrons
She is one of the pioneer cyclists and
gives only road lessons.
on see," she said to n new pupil
the other day, cit is very good thing
to have woman instructor or two in
an academy, because there are many
questions that tho women will ask Il
woman that they wouldn't dream of
asking man.
AS an immediate proof of the truth
of this statement three girls came rush
ing up, and one Of them said eXcitedly:
"Oh, We've been having such discus
sion III the dressing room and can't set
tie it among ourselves, so do tell us
Does riding wheel develop the calf Of
the leg?"
1T most decidedly does, " was the re-
ply. ut naturally does not help the
muscles of the arm at all, as they arc
not exercised. 1t isn't proper that they
should be, rs the correct way Of riding
is to grasp the handle bars of the wheel
very lightly, but the legs do hard work,
and the muscles grow wonderfully hard
and the flesh very firm. Then, too, the
legs grow after one has ridden regularly
for some time. Now, know woman
who has been riding for three years,
and in that time her legs have increased
31a inches around the calf. "
II told you so,' said an athletic
looking girl to her two companions, who
were decidedly thin, and they replied
i'll chorus, "Well, we are glad you were
right
"You will find after the muscles Of
your legs begin to strengthen" con-
tinued the instructress, "that you will
be able to take much longer walks than
ever before, and without tho slightest
fatigue too
Il want to ask you about something
else, said one of the thin girls "What
makes my carriers hurt so while I'm rid
ing?"
"What kind do you wcar?" ques-
toned the instructrcss.
Elastic -
No wonder they hurt you. then. A
woman when wheeling should neve~
garter her stockings with elastic bands
above or below the knees To begin
with, they hinder tho action of the knee
and make pcdaling much harder, and
then they hinder circulation, which
causes sharp pain to extend almost the
entire length of the Leg
"That's just it," said the girl with
tho elastcs feelingly.
Every woman should wear elastic
hose supporters, fastened either to the
bottom of her corset with safety pins or
around her waist with band Did you
girls know that elastic bands will ruin
the shape of Your calves if you persist in
wearing Them"
Dear me, no." exclaimed one, and
all Immediately declared that they had
always found them uncomfortable and
would rcnounce them, buckles and all,
for hose supporters, Just for tho sake Of
hygiene"
Some Of tho other points tho instruct
rcSs gave the women wcrc that begin
ner should never ride longer than half
an hour day and should never go more
than three miles OH her first road les
SONS. Neither should She get on her
wheel until half hour after eating. If
She doesn't attempt fancy figures or rae
ing, she will soon find that even 10
mile ride will not tire hcr.-Ncw York
sun.