The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-26

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/ the record was true ne viii make his COM
peuters do some tall pedalling.
The worlds awheel, and let the tireless
| steed leave dun care far behind.
| blessings be with them and eternal praise.
| VINO gave us nobler sports and nobler
The benefaetors who have made us heirs,
OF health and pure delight by inventing
with apologies to Wordsworth
| The latest thing in bicycling was exhib-
| tied on the ThunderbOlt road the other af-
| ternoon. II was dog attachment and
| equalized the high gearing Of the wheel
and made hill climbing easy task. The
arrangement was simple and novel. Unlike
! almost all other bicycle attachments IL is
| not patented. The young lady who rode
| the wheel sat peacefully in her saddle and
DIG setter dog, attached to chain pull
| ed her uD the grades, while her compan-
! ions pumped" away only to reach the top
with tired feeling.
According to a dispatch from Chicago.
| the Missouri division of the League of
American Wheelmen, through its attor-
neys, has instituted mandamus proceed
| lngs IN the circuit court at st. Louis
| against the Missouri Pacific railroad, with
a view 10 testing the baggage law in that
state and compelling the railroads TO carry
bicycles free on first-claSs ticket. J. II.
| BATHS, Webster Grove wheelman, is the
plaintiff in the case. In his petition he
| alleges that he purchased a first-class
ticket to 81. Louis and showed the ticket
TO the baggageman, with the request that
MS wheel be transported as baggage. This
request was refused and he was compelled
to pay extra for the transportation of his
wheel. 1t is alleged that the action on the
part of the railroad is unlawful, and the
court is asked 10 compel IL TO carry wheels
as baggage, under the present laws of the
state rms move viii be bitterly resisted
by the railroads, but the League Of
American Wheelmen has gone in for a long
nght. If the mandamus proceedings are
unsuccessful a bill will be presented to
legislature
roads to carry bicycles as baggage.
The individuals character always stamps
ltself upon what he is intimately associ-
ated with, and while mans habits can be
told by the clothes he wears, so also does
the bicycle he rides give an Indication of
his general characteristics. man who
takes a pride in his personal appearance
and is careful in his habits generally takes
good care of his wheel; or If he were rid
ing horse, the horse would he found to
be perfectly groomed and the harness kept
in perfect order. on the other hand,
rider of dirty machine is very apt to be
careless in his dress and a SLOUGH generally
Therefore, keep your machine clean; no
skin IS required-merely a little care.
A careful horseman will constantly
watch his equipment, examining from time
to time the buckles, straps, etc. to see
that they are in perfect order. In the same
manner, a careful wheelman sees that the
bearings are kept perfectly adjusted, al
though he should not attempt any me-
chanlcal work that he does not under
stand. 1t is cheaper to take the wheel to
the repair man than to experiment with
il without perfect knowledge of the man
ner in which it is put together.
The bearings need thorough fabrication
but by thorough fabrication is meant just
few drops of oil occasionally. instead of
an overdose at long intervals, nor is it nee
essary to oil them for every ride Also keep
the chain thoroughly free from dirt and
well covered with graphite and once in
while 20 over every screw and nut to see
that they are tight.
Attention to these little details insures
an
accidents. Your wheel is very generous
friend and rewards you for a little atten-
ton a thousandfold.
The decline in the value of horses in this
country for the last three years is esti-
mated at $500 100000, attributed principally
to the bicycle.
Fatigue at the wrists. which is one of
the ills quickest felt by a bicyclst, may
be relieved by change Of grip so as to
catch the handles with the palms up; by
raising or lowering the shoulders, so as to
change the angles at which the wrists are
bent. This, as well as changing the grip,
will relieve pain on the outer side OF the
arm, but the practice of leaning on the
arms, throwing all the weight on the han
dies, is a poor one at best. The riders
weight should be distributed between the
saddle and the pedals, with just enough
thrown onto the handles to keep mis- bal
ance. and, while riding with the hands off
the bars is not to be commended except
for the trick and fancy rider, the body
should be so poised as to make this pos
sible. Leaning over often brings fatigue
TO the chest muscles, while pain in the
back is often due to the same cause Sit
up straight and ii will disappear In other
words. there is hardly a position which
the rider assumes that cannot be changed
to some other temporarily, at least to re-
leve the strain brought on certain mus
Giles. Nothing brings on fatigue so much
and so quickly as riding in one position.
A change of posture occasionally relaXes
certain muscles and brings others into
play, making II possible TO accomplish
greater results or TO return from Journey
without being all used up.
The art in pedalling is to push the pedal
more than half the circle taking care ia
| life the foot Immediately it has done
its effective work, as not to burden the
rising pedal This necessitates the dropp-
/ ing of the heel at the top of the stroke
! which helps the crank over the dead center
/ pushing right down to the bottom of the
| stroke and bringing the foot back with a
/ clawing motion TO get over the dead CEN
| ter at the bottom. If a rider who has been
content with q plstOn-like up and down ne
! dal motion win try this slowly at first win
4 be surprised after a little practice to find
| that the machine does not require nearly
so much pushing as it used to: especially
] in hill climbing will he discover its adj
| vantage. while the ankle motion involved
! will be particularly beneficial
| Where are you going, my pretty maid p,
| II m going wheeling, Kind sir. " she said
| May wheel with YOU, my pretty maid2''
! III you can scorch. kind sir she said
! What Is your fortune my pretty maid2"
/ This bike cost "A hundred. sir" she said
! y suppose. on installments, my pretty
Not on your tntype sir" she said.
/ You. e suck on my shape my pretty
mo; Tor you're knock-kneed. sir" she
I said.
when win you marry me. my pretty
! ma41f"
/ "When you wheel 10 Tybee. SIR" she said.
! since the bicycle has conquered the horse
/ on ihe track the friends 81 wheeling. are
] ANXIOUS Do prove even the steam engine d.
! Inferior The fast mile Of the Empire stafe
/ cypress, made iu ~ rs seconds is the goal
4 oi fpt nltHcllais ambition, ana trial af
! HNl t1+e place Stay p. ~ THIS lime Is