The record-union., 1896-06-28

MI
She passes on her wheel; I stand
And watch her onward gliding.
note the dainty little hand
Her cycle deftly guiding.
Her rosy cheeks and wavy hair
Beneath her hat-brim shading;
watch her figure, light as air,
Into the distance fading.
She rides past me every day,
And each time comes the feeling.
Ah, me. she takes my heart away
Each time she goes awheeling.
But must get me back to toll
Nor stop, her form to scan,
Her papa's in the Standard Oil,
Amid I'm his hired man.
And so my heartache / must heal,
And bend to labor's load.
That why, you see, she rode the wheel,
While IL wheel the road!
There is something wrong about the
new woman who is content with a mere
bicycle wheel without its trappfngs
no longer counts for anything in the
eyes of the woman who has realized
the fascination of trappings. Accesso-
ries almost without number are now
demanded by the wheelwoman who has
become initiated in the luxuries of BIZ
cycle riding.
In the first place, there is, of course,
the kit of tools, and if the cyclist is very
modern in her tastes, her tools are
mounted in solid silver. It makes a
pretty little outfit, which is, of course,
kept in a neat leather case bear
ing the owners monogram in silver.
The next item to add to the weight
OF the wheel and protection of the rider
is the bicycle rifle which is also slowed
away in its leather sheath and neatly
suspended by straps. This is a novelty,
but very popular one. and it is what
makes the wheelwomar the most dan
gerous animal one can encounter on
lonely road, for she is so devoted to her
Lew toy that she pulls the trigger on the
slightest provocation.
The bicycle camera is another novelty
adopted by the wheelwoman. 1t is of
the elaborately constructed sort, for the
whellwoman wants to demonstrate that
she knows how to do more than press
the button; and it bas an oblong case
attach it neatly to the handlebar.
Then comes the bicycle lantern, with
its new arrangement for giving light
both at the front and at the rear. The
wheelwoman is very proud of this pret-
ty and useful novelty, especially when it
is handsomely got up in silver, as is
usually the case. 1t is fastened. of
course, to the fork of the front wheel,
ri fieyhf in ~ h
directions does its best TO avert catas-
tropics.
The bicycle belt, with its pocket for
change, is a new addition to the wheel
woman's personal outfit, as is also the
bicycle glove, the back and wrist of
which is of silk, and the palm and un-
der parts of the fingers in kid. The
perforations in the palm are made In
the form of wheel.
physician recently read paper be-
fore a. medical society in Chicago, in
which he pointed out that riders of BIZ
cycles suffer great injury because of
the iolting of the wheel. He said they
suffered from the same complaints
which affiict trainmen, but in an aggra-
waited form In the case of trainmen,
It was pointed out that much of the jar
was lost In its transmission through
the foot. ankle and hip joints, before
IT reached the trunk The tire and sad
die. according to this same authority,
did not counteract the jolt, the force OF
which was expended wholly in the
trunk.
The physician pointed out that to
avoid this pounding many wheelmen
lean forward over the handle bars, thus
transferring the weight to the hands
and distributing the jolt to the shoul-
ders and upper part of the spine and
head, which was nothing more thar
robbing Peter to pay Paul. The man OF
medicine pointed out injuries which
will develop in the future and cause
much suffering, If his prediction proves
true.
He wound up by saying that the bicy-
Gle saddles in use to-day are, almost
without exception, faulty and injurious
The handle bars, he thought, should be
so adjusted that the rider could SIT
nearly erect Riders should have sad
dies made especially for themselves
The saddle should be broad and short
for ordinary purposes. Saddles for drop
frame bicycles should be wider thar
those on diamond frame wheels
The present agitation of the saddle
question will doubtless result IN mucf
good. 1t will cause bicyclists to give
more attention to the subject and com
pei manufacturers to make a proper
saddle. There is no doubt that the BIZ
cycle to-day is injuring great many
persons, and it should not be so.
great danger will have passed away
when proper saddles are used.
Whether wheelmen ever heed the ad-
vice given them through the medium o.
the press is hard to say, but much inter
esting matter pertaining to the vince
and the benefits that may be derived
has been published quite extensively O.
late. One point about cycling the rider:
pay but little attention to, though the,
are gradually working around TO 1t, l.
the manner of dressing while preparing
for tour in the heated term Sweater:
are passing away. The big, bulky col
lars which adorned this useful piece o.
wheel apparel are being done away
with. They are heavy and superfiuous
The light Jersey, with high collar, ha'
come to take its place. Many wheeimei
are now using neglige shirts, but are ap
to find that they discommode the wheel
man when he arrives at the end or hi