The record-union., 1896-04-26

reputation? It is a matter the rider
should pay particular attention to, for
it is to his interest to do so.
AS a summary of the much-miXed
question of dress is quite out of the
question, and as each lady should clothe
herself as best suits her requirements,
to offer advice would be presumptuouS.
Much observation at home and abroad
leads us to say that, above all things;
a woman's dress should be moderate.
But wear what you like" is the advice
OF one who advocates the cause.
Physicians are encouraging wheeling
among women, claiming that it is more
beneficial than any other form of viO-
lent exercise. The girl who is narrow
cheSted, the woman who is too lazy to
walk, and the athletic young woman
who has tired herself out in the gym
nasium will find in the bicycle a pleas
ant means of recuperation. Many even
say that it will cure one of sciatica-
A steering strap which permits cy-
cliStS to ride hands off, has just been
put on the market. During a long ride
it is a great relief to the rider to relax
his grip on the handle bars, if only for
a few moments. By using this strap
even beginners can ride with their arms
folded. The strap is fitted on the body
in much the same fashion as a shoulder
brace, a crOSspiece resting on the Shout
der blades. The length of the strap is
adjusted by buckles. The strap can be
folded and carried in the pocket when
not in use.
The advisability of taking up the BIZ
cycle is to be divided by the condition of
the individual. Broadly stated, every
person who is in good health and able
to undergo the usual exertions of life,
and who is free from any indication of
disease, can ride the wheel. Anatomi-
cally and physiolOgically, no such diff
ference exists between man and woman
as would preclude the latter from in
dulging to a proper degree in physical
exercise.
1t has been said that there has been
a waste of effort and money in a good
many cases where promoters have agi-
tated the question of good roads and
cyclists speedways. In order to insure
success of plans of this character it is
necessary for harmony to prevail among
the various classes of wheelmen, who
should unite for the good of the cause.
Kansas City Star: A small boy has
been riding about town with a box at
tached to the front of his bicycle The
box is made in imitation of a bicycle
~ rr-ia In
black dog as proud as Lucifer. He looks
binary dogs who cannot ride bicycle
and are compelled to walk.
Mary has little goat
That was full of whims and humors;
Old bills and paste
Were quite to his taste,
But he choked on Mary's boomers.
1t is apparent that very large num-
Der of accidents will occur this summer.
They are inevitable. The tremendous in
| crease in the number of persons who
| use the wheel, their limited experience
| and the crowded roads will doubtless
cause many unavoidable accidents. For
a careless one.
Apart from its usefulness as a health
giving sport and means of recreation,
bicycling has many other advantages.
the value of which are only being real
| lied. OF course this sport, like many
| others, has its detractors. They are
however, becoming fewer and fewer
| every day, although there are still many
practical and scientific men who con-
denim the wheel.
To the query, "Who should ride?'
| Dr. j. M. Comstock replies: THE active
for rest, the sedentary for exercise. the
well to keep so. the invalid to regain
| health" That about fills the bill, we
| fancy.
! 81 do not see" she said, with great
severity, how it would be possible 70
add to the unsightlness of boomers. -
| And the little wheelwoman contented
herself with innocently remarking;
Perhaps you are prejudiced Did you
ever try them on?"-Washington Star
Bobby-Mommer, 1 have found some
thing about the bicycle in the Bible
Mrs. Ferry-Why, Bobby "Yes'm. II
says: Blessed are the pacemakers'
That's a bright boy of yours"
do you think sop
81 do"
Has he any particular bent?"
Yes. He is bent most of the time
over a bicycle"
There was an old woman who lived in a
shoe
She had so many daughters she didn't
know what to do;
She bought them all cycles, and now ]
hear rumorS
Her girls are all boys, for they've gone
into boomers
She-Since Folsome took to bicycling
He-Yes; l saw him there five times
within a mile the other day.-Yonkers
Statesman
well-known New York society man
mas had built a bicycle which has one
wheel of gold and the other of silver,
! while the handles are studded with
opals and pearls.
Wilbur j. Edwards has returned from
NoioHauo, anu is AT MS nome in San
Jose On May 9th he will try for the
one-mile record at the San Jose rose
carnival
Wigwag-What's the hardest thing to
| master In riding the bicycle? Harduppe
i should say to get the bicycle.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
I Nearly every army now has a bicycle
corps. In Germany six men of every