Evening star., 1898-07-23

by eating all kinds of vegetables, some
thing l never touch.i Vegetables have a
tendency to make slow fat and to deaden
the muscular organism. Particularly is
this true of potatoes beans and corn. To
the working man such food is almost in
dispensable, as he regulates his hours of
Vcrk SO that the strain is light and the
physical distress practically none. and he
requires some fat. If all the beef have
eaten were concentrated into extract 1t
would be sufficient to run a good-stzed hos
ptal for year; yet the difference 1t has
made In my weight IS ,imperceptible when
reasonable allowance is made for natural
growth. I advise aH training bicyclfsts
never to eat meat more than medium done.
as all the nutriment will be cooked out of
1t II 1t Is overdone. Cold boiled beef is not.
as a rule good for training purposes, but
roast beef If rare, is excellent
Now as to my drinking. For breakfast
l take strong tea and make 1t myself in
my own pot, allowing it to steep some min
utes, serving it hot and without sugar or
milk. Sugar of any kind or in any form is
fattening and dulls the senses materially.
L drink about quart of tea each day, in
GLIDING what frequently consume at night
before retiring. That comes to about $40
gallons since have been racing. At lunch
and supper / drink a pint bottle of ale,
not too cold On an average I drink as
much ale as 1 do tea, and find both alb
solutely necessary to my maintenance at
the present tension. That would make an
other $40 gallons for the ale consumed,
making total OF nearly LOO gallons of
liquid that have taken internally in ths
past six years.
Il have not taken a drop of pure water
since 1 have been in the business, and
would advise all men training for wheeling
to avoid 1t at all times. More disaster to
the system comes from drinking water
while out on run than from anything
else. 1t chills the blood. stiffens the mus
cles and operates against perfect digestion
"nen taken under those conditions. If a
man is inclined to temperance, tea will be
good substitute and will do more good
than anything else to build on There is
one thing that would warn riders against,
and that is coffee and game of all kinds.
Even chicken is bad, but wild game is real
ly destructive. AS to oysters and CLAIMS,
there is little or no nutriment in tn an, and
they only overload the stomach without do
ing any good.
BREAD. plain white bread, is always
gced. 1 eat loaf a day. which would make
a total consumption of 2 190 loaves since 1
nave been racing. If it can be had from
homemade Yeast, so much the better Do
not eat too much butter on it. Pies, pastry
and puddings are all wrong and should be
carefully avoided at ali times They con-
tam too much sugar and leave bad effects.
Highly seasoned food should also be avoid
ed, as pepper and salt, in moderate guam
titles, will supply all cravings for season.
Ing. After each meal be careful to walk a
little and as soon as the food is settled
Jog along the roadway on a dog trot, and
then take to your run for long run, only
resting when you return for your rundown.
Hating along the roadway and resting will
shorten your wind and fix you in just the
right shape to lose every race you go into.
"a great many queries come 10 me about
breathing in race. T9lare is but one an
swer to that, ard that Is, breathe naturally
A great many riders try to take long
bTeaths at times. But they should remem-
Der that the lungs will stand SO much and