Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-09
THE DELIGHT Of
FALL CYCLING.
4 prCfcLE NOT ONLY DEVELOPS A
MAN PHYSICALLY BUT 1T ALSO
HELPS HIM SPIRITUALLY.

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ny Champion Michael Sternberg.
The most beautiful season OF the
whole year for the pleasure of touring
pn the wheel is during the fall.
There is rejuvenation in the very
mir There is in it brightness and
yparkle which seem to communicate
themselves to all things-even to the
tagged and weary worker.
In no other way cam one get so much
enjoyment from natures beauties as
when speeding along smooth country
paths, amid the brilliancy OF the aut-
ann foliage, outlined against cloud
less sky.
The days are all too short and twl-
light comes too soon.
For those who have never toured
a-wheel, a new and most delightful ex-
perience understanding that must
be experienced to be understood. Add
to the beauties of the scene ever chang
ing as the rider glides along, most
delicious sense of exhilaration impaired
blythe motion of the wheel, and a most
fascinating combination is the result.
Driving through the country is not to
be compared with it. One becomes
much more wearied in the easiest car
rage tnen when wheeling the same
number of miles.
The statement may seem paradox
cal, but its is the truth. To be sure,
one, in cycling, is Obliged to furnish his
own motive power, but this is done with
very small expenditure of strength
on the lignt-running wheels Of the pre-
sent and is productive Of none of the
stiff, cramped feeling experienced after
long drive.
do not refer to the cycler who rides
for the sole purpose of making re-
cord, to make a distance between two
given points in the shortest possible
time.
Such riders care very little for ma
lures loneliness, as, with backs hump
ed and heads down, they boom along,
intent on nothing but making time.
The racing man is all very we'll in
his place-on the track, but the man or
woman who .emulates him on the pub
lie road is not. Their awkward posi-
lions and distressing appearance have
done much to bring into disrepute an
exercise, which, when rightly INDUCED
in, Is the very acme of healthful and
graceful sports, for either sex.
A new world awaits the man or wo-
man who has never ridden a cycle; an
undiscovered capacity for enjoyment
lies dormant in the heart of every nom
wheeling person. There are posstbili-
ties contained in that bit of mechanism
called Safety than can scarce be
tnxyt mid OF
The brainweary business and profess
sional man finds new strength from be-
Ding brought in contact with nature at
her best, as he takes his constitutional
on the wheel, which a-foOt was an I'M
mitigated bore.
The wife and mother who can incor-
porate a bit of outdoors" into her
daily life through this delightful me-
0lum, marvels at the strength, and not
only strength but desire, which impels
her Ito attack duties which had for
long time before degenerated into a
hateful grind.
Tempers are sweetened, and good i'm
pulses stimulated. The good moral eff
fects derived are incalculable. Very
few men or women are ugly and cross
from choice. 1t is wearing, distressing
toll, mental or physical, which makes
them so. Every bit of strength is used
up-the demand at times exceeding the
supply-until nature rebels, and it is
hard to tell then which are the greatest
sufferers, the nervous, impatient, irrit-
able workers, or those unfortunate
enough to share home with them.
Given perfect physical and mental
conditions, the spiritual or inner life
will bear the most searching light.
Ones environment can be so quickly
changed, and that change, even though
temporary, means SO much. Five miles,
ten miles, are scarcely to be considered
so quickly does the bicycle travel, even
when propelled by a very moderate
rider.
A dweller in the city can soon reach
the beautiful suburban roads, and those
who live in the suburbs find themselves
in possession of a connecting link"
which makes an acquaintance with the
country for fifty miles about, pleas
ant possibility.
A bicycle is a great time-saver as
well as means of recreation. It's prac-
tical benefits cannot be touched upon
In one short article, nor its advantages
summed up from any particular point
of view. Its influence is far-reaching,
much more so than casual observer
would suppose, and will extend to fu-
ture generations.
All this has been done by judicious
use of the cycle, and is testified to by
some of our best and most brilliant
men and women of letters, to say moth
ing of the thousands who would be
only too glad TO add their testimony