The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-07-21
Good Advice .


The following hints are taken from an
editorial 10 the New York sun:
The roads leading out of the city are
10 grand condition.
II q rider isn't in robust health he OF
she should remember that great speed,
long distances and hill climbing put q
severe strain upon the person, aud il toe
much OF that sort OF exercise is INDUCED
in the brain or the heart is liable to b,
affected seriously. Very many OF thu
cyclists in this town are freshmen. They
wheel this year for the first time, and ART
unfamiliar with tho conditions which
govern the wise wheelmans use OF hi.
opportunities. To such hint or two.
oyer-eXettion is oae OF the first thing,
that the beginner should avoid. Don't try
to keep pace with century riders. Don't
attempt to climb hills that are long and
high. Your dignity may seem To suffer
by dsmounting, but the walk will greatly
relieve your muscles. 1t is we'll to vii
Reasonably erect in the saddle aud TO avoid
squirting and riding "hands of y Coast
Ing on country hills is not dangerous,
provided the road is clear aud you keep
the wheel under control by means OF a
strong brake. However expert blcy.
cllst may be he Is never entirely exempt
from tumbling Whether coastiug or
pedsllng on level ground the tder should
be wide awake. The case of the wheel
man in this city who, few days ago,
struck telegraph pole, aud that OF the
one who bumped into u wagon without
seeing it, illustrates the danger of heed.
lessness.
Don't ride without m inll,ting pump,
wrench screw driver aud all repairing
expedients. Walking two or three miles
To II repair shop on n hot day isn't pleasant.
A good fne for all TO follow il moder-
alton in all things. That includes eating
ice cream, drinking, riding aud exposing
once self TO u fresh breeze when the body
is over heated.
Finally, II your cyclomelcr DOESN'T
move as fast as you would like To have 1t,
remember TINT the season is young, vaca
ton time close AT hand, aud honesty the
best policy.
TO the above we add the advice, il in
favor of good roads, join the l.. A. w,
Application blanks at this Office.
A few arrests by the police, for throw
ing glass ON the streets. would be good
thing, and when it Is done see tG il That
the local consul OF the l.. A. w. is pres
ent to see tina, proper punishment is in
flcled.
Coasing is not prohibited by the laws
Of the State but the l. A. W have very
properly put up warnings on dangerous
hills, so that al can understand that il
they coast Especially without brake
that they will exceed the speed limit Of
the law, and so be liable to arrest.
The N. \. Consulate favor an ordin.
ance To compel all bicycles to be equip
ped with brakes, and undoubtedly it
will be done in other places A brake on
a wheel never caused an accident, but its
absence is responsible for most that occur.
A large majority OF the thousands of
wheelmen from all over the country who
will visit Philadelphia on the occasion OF
The eighteenth annual meet Of the l.. A.
W, which is scheduled for August 7,
will doubtless take advantage Of the op
podunily to indulge In tide over the
famous old Lancaster pike, which was
built in 1872, aud was the first had road
ever laid down ia the United States
iiunuing almost PARALLEL with the Ian
caster PIKE, aud but II sh 1T distance 10
the east II it. is Montgomery avenue,
which was ia days gone by called the "uld
rond 10 Lancaster |. Gated on this
much Travelled (hy wheelmenj high way is
hint ancient h"stclry knpwnas the Gen.
rrpl Wnync lIot,l lire the lhifsty Qua
kef cycler often inds ii convenient 10
stop and "lu ,tieatr. fhrfe il FUNGUS
old pump en the premises
"Dori-,p in l. shes Weekly, &C m. hi
cycle riding, An says 1.-THE w9mae who
dares' casts aside IN 'dedy, dignity, etc
Aud she adds. Aud then, too, there can
be nothing u the poe ic, surely nothing
OF the heroic, connected with II bicycle.
Imagine juliet, lphigrniu, joan IT Are,
the Mays who came TO the srrnchre,
riding wheels. Whit nonsense Imag
inc these her"incs coming ia hotseless
carriage Ct an electric cur. lnasine them
lelegfnphing OF .yprwrlting, or running a
sewing machine. Imagine them playing
card-, - lawn tenni', or g1!f, or cfoquct,
In gine them icttuflns on the platform
or writing for Frank L'slie'-, or voting
al IN tltc'iou Tor aldermen. The one has
about us much Ia do with bicycle riding
MS the other, aod neither has anything al
all TO do with it. bicycling gives women
health and strength; give item rosy cheeks
and good appettes; gives them ftesh air
aud delightful exercise, and il Juliet and
Joan OF Arc aai the Mays didn't have
these so much the worse for them and SO
much The better for our girls. Elizabeth
journal.
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