The record-union., 1898-05-30

DR.. Strader had recommended use Of
the wheel in neurasthenia with salts
factory results With caution it can
be used in heart, lung and chronic pei
vic troubles. In some conditions there
| is benefit, in others aggravation.
DR.. Nichols was not impressed with
the value Of the wheel to women
Horseback riding he thought to be bet
ter. He thought the wheel too great
strain upon the nervous system for
women.
Dr. W. A. Briggs thought the wheel
valuable means Of locomotion and
very useful in many ways for women
and men.
DR.. Look saw little advantage in the
! wheel 1t is not yet success. The
seat is abominable and incompatible
with good health. 1t requires as much
energy to get there" with the wheel
| 90 as to walk there The wheel is not
! yet a perfect instrument.
| DR.. Callahan replied that not all wo-
men take long rides and climb hills, or
make it a matter of everyday work.
For those who do, the wheel is injuri-
Gus. But it is different if care is taken
not to ride too far and too hard. Mod
Grafton must be observed. Women
should not ride unattended on crowded
| streets-there is then too much nerve
strain. But there are more accidents
| from driving than from cycling. The
exercise of riding and walking is, for
women, little better than staying in the
house, except that they obtain fresher
air, as owing to modern dress the
movements of the muscles are greatly
restricted. During exercise on the
wheel, all muscles, voluntarily and in
voluntarily, and indeed every fiber of
every muscle, is brought into action.
Women on the wheel must wear loose
clothing, but the bloomer and the new
woman" she condemned.
Riders who like to save their wheels
as much as possible, will do well to re-
member that when climbing steep hills
and feeling themselves to be under a
severe strain that the wheel is also be-
ing sorely tried. The amount of twist
put upon the rear section of a bicycle
in hill climbing is little appreciated
Not only do the rear forks and chain
feel it, but as the wheel turns, differ
ent groups of spOkes come in for a pow
erful strain. On steep hills it is a heap
more sensible to pocket pride and walk
than it is to run the risk of injury to
self and bicycle by riding up.
Health, wisdom and peace of mind are
along the line Of judicious cycling. With
the aid Of the right sort of a mount
any able-bodied person should be able
quickly to get rid of surplus rurnina-
tion and Worriment.
Sometimes when there is a squeaking
noise the origin Of which cannot be
found, you will discover that the steer
ing-head is the cause of the trouble A
few drops of oil will stop the irritating
noise.
A Bordeaux cyclist intends attempt
ing to ride backward from Soulac to
Bordeaux, a distance of ninety-two
miles. An English cyclist some years
ago rode backward from London to
Brighton.
In the German army the bicycle has
scored a distinct hit The cycle corps
of one thousand men at the recent man
euvers outdid the mounted men in
swiftness and endurance and easily
proved superior IN majority OF tests
in scout, patrol and courier duty The
German army cyclists are regarded as
the most proficient in the world.
Century riding is a cruel recreation
as INDUCED in on Sundays by many
clerks, boOkkeepers and others who
stand at counters or desks six days Of
the week, with scarcely any outdoor
exercise. They are in no sort Of condi-
tion to ride one hundred miles at a
stretch, and the frequent results of this