The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-13
BICYCLING AND
W0MAN'S HEALTH
The Means of Doing Away With Tight
Laciug and Heavy Skirts
FOLLY OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
A Victim of the Superstition in Allan
lathe "Wrastlcr" in Chief Talks
to- Reporter-Bright Comment
OF an Atlanta Editor.
FOLLY OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

The following is from an editorial In
recent number OF OF a medlcdl journal
Much has been written on the suDJect
OF bicycling on the health, especld"y
women. A fair proportion or IL IS soou'
but for the most part the statements
made have been too general, ehaohhs US
10 conclude that the exercise IS good Tor
most women and injurious to only few.
Ar "A meeting Of a western medical So
cietv. Dr. Josephine Callahan read a no.
tabie paper on the subject. we thlnk
Dr Callahan falls in too readily with
tbe noDular notions that the women OF
the present day especially American "o-
men. are less healthy than those OF
former times; and that dyspepsia Is
distinctiyely American allmenL Dut thdl
error IL It IS one, does not detract from
the value OF what she has 10 say ABOUT
THE COSTUME
one OF the chief advantages OF bicycle
exercise for women, according 20 DE-
Callahan. is the necessity for having the
dress loose, so as 10 admit OF perfect
freedom of movement for all the muscles
OF tho body. BY its use, she says, Wo-
men have learned how much healthier
and more desirable IL Is 20 be comfortable
means OF doing away with tight lacing
and heavy skirts 20 a greater extent than
all the arguments Of physicians and or
dress reformers that the world has ever
seen. of" she says, "the wheel never
ACCOMPLISHED anything further than this
and the end is not yeti would De
entitled TO the thanks OF a grateful COM
munity."
Dr. Callahan thinks that bicycling IL
o. a|Hrrr rfaf on
and an inactive skin, and an ideal remedy
for a capriciOus or Indifferent appetite
In also stimulates both the secretOry and
muscular functions Of the stomach and
intestines, assisting nature in this re-
epect. more naturally and materially
than any remedy yet known 10 our ma
terra medica. BY n the stout are made
eHehter. and the thin, plump" and when
IL is used iudici0usly. Improvement in
every fibre and in every organ is sure
To follow" She considers bicycling one
OF the very best remedies for insomnia
hut adds that for obvious reasons, 1t
would not be practicable In all cases.
Generally speaking IN nervous derange-
ments not dependent on any real lesion,
but rather on undue mental strain, or
ON the opposite error of an inactive, aim
less life. systematic exercise with the hi-
cycle will be found 10 meet the conditions
admirably.
Much depends, says Or. Callahan, on
the STYLE in which the bicycle Is ridden,
and women should be well taught. The
lessons should not be more than half am
hour long az first. and more attention
should be paid 10 suitability Of costume.
The dress should be loose about the
waist with the skirt much shorter than
that OF the ordinary gown; and the shoes
should be high. TO give support 20 the
ankles. and with low heels. "Bloomers
without a skirt are ungraceful and UNI
necessary" SAYS DR.. Callahan; they
have no excuse for existence, and are
only mentioned 70 DO condemned This
seems 10 us a matter OF taste, but we
quite agree with DR.. Callahan from that
standpoint.
HOW TO RIDE A WHEEL.
A most important feature OF Dr. Gala
hans paper. We think, Is that which
treats of the riders attitude on the BIZ
cycle A good general rule, she thinks,
h 10 have the machine so adjusted that
the weight of the body viii be evenly di-
vidod between the saddle, the handle
hairs and the pedals The saddle shol1
he hieh enough and far enough back
10 cause the body 10 slightly incline for
ward. the bars should be sufficiently low
and so placed that with the hands grasp
ING them. the wrists VIII be extended and
the elbows slightly hexed; and the pedals
should be so adjusted that when II Is
nearest 10 the ground the ankle VIII be
somewhat Strengthened and the knee
|, slightly bent BY this arrangement the
weight is more evenly distributed, better
command Of the bars and pedals Is OBJ
tanned. and direct jars to the spine and
viscera are obviated. Exaggerated lean
INC forward Is dangerous.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN ATLANTA
An editorial In a Southern medical pa
per has this 10 say on the subject:
owing TO the social prominence OF the
leaders in this special type OF relisio-
medical heterOdoxy, Christian Science
has had a strong following In Atlanta
For ten years they have practiced
their berogeed nonsense for money. In
onen violation OF the law.
In the death Of one Of their eternal
gulllbles OF typhoid fever, short time
| since. II Is hoped the cult viii he dealt
heavy blow and many neophytes be
, frightened OF
A woman living on CORTLAND strsA'