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symptom.-British Medical Journal.

over here. 1t will be an all-American
team, be made up of the best riders in
the country, possibly including Eddie
Bald, Tom Cooper, Sanger and several
more of the American cracks. Johnson
and Parsons are going to Australia
about the latter part of October under
the management of Tom Eek. Johnson
may join the all-American team. With
such an aggregation of world beaters
the American team should capture all
the rich prizes put up by the Austria
lians. The prizes offered at race meets
in Australia are much larger than any
hung up in America, as they can we'll
afford to be from the large crowds at
tending them.
a man who says that he knows all
about it tells just what all the MEM
bers of the bicycle trade are going to
do next year, as follows: I'm 1897 many
manufacturers who have hitherto
turned out but one grade of machine
will include a medium line. listing. of
course, at a trifie less than high grade
For instance. this so-called medium
grade line will be constructed with rs
inch tubing, up to 90 date in every way
and in realty go wheels left on hand at
the end of the present season. This line
Will list at about $15. The '91 high
grade line Will list at $50, and its dis
tinctive point will be for the most part
Il inch tubing Several of the makers
will. in addition to the '97 high grade
and medium grade lines, also turn out
Juvenile model next year"
lpourc how 1iAiouJf
it is to clean the chain of his machine
Dust and mud settle between the in
terstices and can only be dislodged after
much trouble. In order to do away
with this annoyance a bicycle chain
cleaner has been made. The device
comprises two circular brushes at
tached TO a metal backing, which can
be readily clamped to the lower part of
the frame. In use the chain is first
cleaned by placing the device in posi-
ton, then raising the rear wheel and re-
volving the crank few times, the
chain passing between the two revolv-
ing brushes. Repeating the operation
with the addition of little oil on the
brushes is offered as a quick and ad-
mirable way of oiling the chain after it
is cleaned, to be followed by the appli-
cation OF graphite in the usual way to
finish.
One Of the latest devices on the mar
ket is ball joint grip device for handle
bars. 1t consists of a ball and socket
joint and friction cup clamped to a
spheroid by means of a bolt in the CEN
ter of the tube. This form of handle
bar has been devised to enable indi-
viduals to adjust the grips to suit vary
ing conditions and rest the wrists This
is affected by slight turn to the left
to loosen the joint and a reverse motion
to make the handle fast when in proper
position. This can be done while rid
ing without difficulty. The advantage
claimed is that when riding over rough
pavements or poor roads it is very rest
full to allow the ball to run loose in the
socket, thereby freeing the arm from
jar and bolt.
1t is not improbable that the bicvcle
will drive women altogether into the
hands of tailors. Somehow, it seems
that women cannot secure proper cy-
cling costumes from dressmakers The
authorities on such subjects have got
together and declared that a woman
awheel is not well dressed unless she
wears tailor-made costume, and now
that they have spoken, women will
flock to the tailors in great numbers.
no doubt, for all women are anxious to
make good appearance on the wheel.
If they devoted as much attention to
position and style in riding as they do
to costumes, the result would be a big
improvement all around
The newest bicylce alarm consists of
whistle. automatically operated. 1t
comprises a pump barrel, or cylinder.
with inlet and outlet valves to regulate
the inward and outward flow of air. A
shaft, containing an eccentric. runs
halfway through the cylinder. The
device is preferably applied to the
frame, near the sprocxet wheel When
1T is desired to sound the alarm the
foot is pressed on a pivoted lever. which
action exhausts the air in the cylinder
and sounds the whistle attached to it.
The whistle is a powerful one. and.
when sounded, it can be heard a lonrr
distance.
There is a company in Boston which
undertakes to insure bicycle riders
against accident, charging a semi-an-
nual premium of SO for policy. with
81, 900 limit One thousand dollars is
what the company considers the life
of a bicycler to be worth, and that IS
what his family receives if, like the
faithful pilot, he sticks to the wheel
and meets his death. On the theory that
man who cannot ride might as we'll be
dead, the company also pays $1,000
for loss of both legs
further indication of the progress
of civilization among the Indians of the
far West was furnished recently bv
Little Black Bear" who is a chief in
the Nez Perce tribe of Oregon. He was
SO anxious to get bicycle that he
traded thirty horses for one and con-
sidered that he had made a bargain.
The practical utility of the bicycla ba c
again been demonstrated in their adon-
ton by telegraph linemen The New
York and New Jersey Telephone Com
pany has equipped it's linemen with
bicycles, and the time required to To-
cate breaks in the wires has been re-
duced to a minimum.
DO you ride a wheel?" asked the
eldest of the doctors on the Insanity
Commission.
Yep" answered the subject.
What make?''
Il never noticed"
The verdict was 1nanin,our-,or
compus.-Woonso Patriot.