The herald., 1897-04-19

advises that the mouth be kept shut
against inhalations. He Gays: when
you can't make hill without opening
the mouth 'twere better to dismount
than to continue the exertion. Even
when dismounted and the breathing is
labored, the mouth should be kept
closed" He also advises against the
use of tobacco, stating that chewing af-
fects the circulating system, smoking,
especially cigarettes, affects the heart
and breathing, making one short wind
ed. Concluding, he says: "A cigarette
smoker will find that it requires more
exception for him to ride fine. well-gear-
ed, well-oiled machine than II does
non-cigarette smoker to push an old
fashioned rusty out-ofdate bicycle"
Often rider will discover that tire
has gone down from no apparent cause,
and the uninitiated is apt to decide that
the trouble originates from fine pune
ture, when in reality euch is not the case.
The whole trouble is at the valve. After
pumping up tire be sure to return the
valve cap. which should be put in place
with gentle pressure, not turned toJ
hard. While it does sometimes prevent
a leakage of air. its main function is to
keep dust from the valve itself, and
when screwed down tight spreads the
plunger washer, which becomes affected,
and refuses to properly work. This is
evidenced sometimes when it is found to
be extremely difficult to get air in the
tire, the plunger having spread and not
working. A new washer will remedy
the matter. Another failure of the tire
to hold air can be traced to the valve. In
some tree a nut is screwed on the out
side to keep the tube in its proper place
This nut should be screwed down as
tightly as possible though if not looked
after it sometimes works loose. Thie
gives a play to the whole tire when in
use, and the air is forced out. II the
nut is kept tightly in place this difficulty
will not occur.
Bicycles may be made use of in more
ways than one, in war particularly in
battles with uncivilized nations. One
would scarcely expect to find bicycles
and a bicycle club in the heart of Africa
and 600 miles from any railroad. One
club in Bulawayo. Matabeleland, South
Africa, is in a flourishing condition, hav-
ing twenty-five members out of a popu-
VI -Ouu bQIllS the ldl6 WAT III
Matabeleland these wheelmen rendered
foreign champions took part. The
valuable service to the English. BY
them scouts were often able to "locate
the enemy or to deliver a message
where a man on horseback would not
have dared to CO. for a Kaffir can out
run horse every time-that is, euch
horses as they have in Africa.
In one instance cyclist put to rout
whole impi Camp of kaffirs. who evil
IDENTIFY never had seen a bicycle before,
and this man, who came nearer to the
camp than he had any intention of do
ing, and who was much alarmed for his
own safety when he realized where he
was, took heart again when he saw
these kaffirs throw up their hands as il
in CONSERVATION. and. uttering savage
sounds and noises, jump to their feet
and run for their lives. They evidently
thought the devil was after them.
Almost any sporting event in Austria
liza is safe to draw a good attendance.
and bicycle race is no exception to the
general rule. Some idea of how true
this is may be gathered from the fact
that at recent meeting in Melbourne
under the auspices of the Australian
Natives association 10000 persons en-
joyed the sport, in which the fastest
men of the country and a number of
great wheel race was the principal event.
the prizes Cmoney) aggregating s225O.
in addition to 500 prize to the winner
of every heat. This contest wa sa two
mile handicap. 1t required eleven trial
heats and two semi-finals before the
result was reached. The racing lasted
from noon until midnight the events
during the evening being conducted
under electric light.