The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-03-26

possibilities II they ran 10 VlSlC the
Pan-American Exposition.
Valuable information on the most
important subjects of human interest
will be freely disseminated to all visit
ors. knowledge Of great interest and
of unsurpassed value may be had for
the price Of admission. 1t will be a
vast school of learning, where expen-
sively illustrated information may be
had for the asking. Concentrated ex-
perience of a lifetime, from which all
the froth and foam of experimental
failure has been skinned, will be free
ly offered to the public. 1t is easy to
make mistake, and life offers plenty
of opportunity for regrets, but it will
be easy to attend the Exposition and
avoid this unfortunate consequence.
1t will be impossible to visit the Ex-
position grounds even for day with
out deriving both pleasure and profit.
1t will be impossible to conceive
through neighbours description an ad-
equate idea of the Exposition's won
derful beauty, its rare plants and flow
ers, it's numerous patios. it's elegant
proportions, it's odd scenes represent
ing distant lands, it's sparkling foun-
tains and more than all it's general
comprehensive utility.
Cyclists who contemplate visiting the
Exposition should begin making their
preparations this winter in order to
fully enjoy an enterprise Of such i'm
portance. Histories of the different
Pan-American countries should be read
and descriptions of exhibits collected
and studied In order to select those
pertaining to subjects Of the greatest
interest to individuals. 1t will be i'm
possible to see everything without
staying all summer, but by systemat-
lcally laying out an intelligent plan
much may be accomplished in a given
time.
These winter evenings may be profit
ably employed by forming club with
a view to carrying out this idea. This
club should be planned to include the
financial arrangements for a tour
awheel to Buffalo, in which case 1t
might be differed by treasurer and
secretary. The duty Of the secretary
would include all necessary correspond
ence In regard to information for the
benefit of the club as well as arrange
ments for hotel and other accommoda-
tons while the party is en- route and
during its stay in Buffalo. II each
club member should pay into the treas
ury a stated amount each week, sufa-
"a hA 1fYod ~
meet the necessary expenses OF the
trip. The treasurer Of the club should
pay all bills while touring, while to
another should be delegated the care
Of the baggage.
To make the tour thoroughly enjoy
able the organizer Of the club must
before starting out carefully plan the
routes to be followed, choose his COM
panions for the trip and so arrange
matters that he and his fellow tourists
shall enjoy the maximum Of pleasure
without appreciate fatigue and at the
smallest possible expense.
Bicycle touring cannot be enjoyed
without the personal comfort Of each
member of the party being largely con-
sidered and the more experienced
riders regulating their speed to the
pace set by the novices. AS soon as
riding becomes hard labor one might
Just as well dig trench or break
stones on the roadside and call 1t sport.
II this little maxim was borne in mind
by old riders when out with those
80 l~ec ovxoria1oo xuo choxy1d Gao fcuor
weary and mud despatched men and
women toiling homeward late in the
evenings and averring that holidays
spent awheel make the SO called pleas
ure more disagraeable than a day spent
In the Office or factory.
The strongest and most experienced
rider in the party should bring up the
rear to assist the more inexperienced
in case of accident and to encourage
the weak or firing rider. A trip of
eight or ten days will satisfy most
riders, and IL there is a spare day
sandwiched in the middle on which
rest is taken the enjoyment of the tour
will gain zest. The object Of tour is
not the mileage covered, but the
amount seen and the enjoyment de-
rived from it. Much will depend on
the nature Of the country and the con-
dition of the roads. Fifty to IS miles
day should be the maximum distance
even over the very best roads, and If
the tourists are to get the most salts
faction from their outing and mount
every morning full of ardor for the
days ride they will content themselves
with from 40 to 80 miles day. Early
starts in the morning are a feature
rather of speculative than actual tour
ing. People who have really tried
one speak enthusiastically of the joys
of a daybreak ride, but it is to be
hoped that no tenderfoot will be be-
guiled by these siren voices into get
ting off without his breakfast. The
ACCESSIBILITY of a rest In the middle of
the day of at least two hours is admit
ted by most If not all tourists.
The first essential toward success
full tour is to start In proper condition.
The neglect of this consideration spells
more holidays than any other cause,
making the work a toll instead of
pleasure and too often doing harm in
stead of good to the health Of the rider.
The intending tourist should practice
steadily for at least fortnight before
the start, beginning at very short
stages and increasing the work daily
till he can do with ease the maximum
distance which he proposes to cover.
During the earlier stages of his train
ing he will probably find himself at
the close Of the day very stiff and
sore and. at night feverish and unable
to sleep. 1t is good rule for the tour
ist to use nothing absolutely new. Each