The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-27

with rough towels. Dress ieisurely in
dry things and YOU will have enjoyed all
the as1yaIptages of a Turkish bath without
d cup of nice coffee and lie down on the
sofa with q. book or. newspaper for a
while, you viii feel as light as sossamer
the whole evening, with an appetite for
dinner quite astonishing. II this does
not speak well for the practice OF winter
cycling. | do not know what can
CLOTHING FOR WINTtiRs CYCLING.
AS regards outer garments, one need
not be over particular SO long as they are
warm without being heavy lr-sh tree
or Scottish tyeeG are the best material,
ana If a man has q leg only tfiiie titcf-4
or than irum-stick, he ought TO wear
l1nickernoclfers These are the handiest
and most wholesome neither garments
we have. but spats I condemn wholesale
They are. excellent articles for weaken
ing the ankles and rendering one; SUD
iect 10 govt and rheumatism in after
life The shoes should be thicker than
those worn in summer ana the cap oile
that sticks close to the head, ana VIII
not easily blow off. linen or cotton
shirts should on no account be worn;
only the thinnlest and finest of wool.
REFRESHMENTS ON THE ROAD.
am glad to have an opportunity OF
saving a word or two 10 my readers
on this subject. ] have we'd studied II,
and | have had considerable experiences
also. While riding, say with compan-
ion on a cold winters day, a cosy iitsle
country inn living well back from the
road. maybe with q spreading tree ane
bench in front of the house and an Old.
fashioned sign, suddenly heaves in SlShs,
and with one impulse you and your com.
panton mort your, helms and alight. what
is the best drink TO have? Unless you
ara very tired and not far from nome
YOU could not do worse thlhg imam
take spirits. Soda water and mink Is
good but cold and SoullesS. a Dig cup Oh
fragrant coffee, or even two, beat any
other drink on the road. For coia Wsa -
er ii IS not 10 be eXcelled, and Tor ant
weather it is excellent. In the terribly
severe Arctic climate, I myself ana oth-
er officers used TO drink as many as
twenty cups n day, because We found
that spirits warmed US just for a few
moments, then rendered US cold ana
sleepy. | have drunk coffee IN lnEs.5 ana
Africa, and i'll the far southern seas aus
Well. and I never yet knew it fail IN
its good effects.
Iut of course if YOU cannot get coffee,
then YOU may take a glass of good ale
with? if possible, a beaten-up egg in 1t.
If warm and sweetered, so much. the
better This would be Flip" Then
mount and 60 Don't have another
Chocolate menier is an excellent thing
to take on the road with one. 1t re-
freshes the whole system.
WHAT TO AVOID.
Even in summer cyclists should avoid
talking much on the road Loud talking
invariably congests the brain and undoes
all the good the glorious exercise is dong
one. This is more especially true If the
c,-clist be suffering from nervousness III
any form, or is in any way below par. IL
in this state of Body it would be bet
ter for him to ride alone.
a shut mouth catches no flies in sum
mer.
A shut mouth catches no colds in win
ter
BY all means avoid breathing through
the mouth The nose was served cut to
men and women to breathe through, Tor
in that organ the coolest air gets warm
ed, or in summer, if we use it Tor Its
legitimate purpose. we are less liable to
suffer from the microbe-laden clouds OF
dust we pass through on the road.
Avoid in winter the slightest approach
TO squirting. 1t is bad enough to defy
hills in summer when the roads are good
The fool spurts in fine weather. He is
no. q fool but a maniac who does 50 IN
winter Let me tell you why, if you do
not know already Man is the most del
icately and intricatey constructet ma
chine in the world. God is the maker,
and He made it strong enough to DEFY
anything save extraordinary and cohtih-
ued violence, but if it is put out OF or
der. it is often almost impossible to re
pair ii. You may not feel the harm that
squirting is doing at the time. 1t may
simply weaken some valve OF the heart,
or cells of the lungs, but years after,
when older, that particular portion OF the
BODY may be determined to and you may
find yourself suffering from some form OF
heart complaint, or emphysema, or evan
asthma.
CLIMBING HILLS.
If a hill pulfs a rider so that he must
stop to take breath after getting up.
harm has been done and the health is
in danger.
MY reasons then for recommending
winter cycling are, first, because it is 50
excellent tonic and keeps the body
and the mind as well in proper form, In
" .Iich they will remain all the year
round. Nature does not like TO be up one
month and down the next. She likes to
sail upon an even keel. and cycling as
sists her in doing this: secondly, because
it saves doctors bills; thirdly, because 1t
lleeps one away from billiard rooms and
,inwholesome music halls, and all that
may follow visits thereto. If we want to
sustain the manhood of Britain we must
have outdoor recreations.
The ailments which cycling can rem
edy or entirely Danish are very numer-
Gus, Indeed, incluing of course chronic
rheumatism and stiff joints, incipient
govt, obesity. Irregularities Of bowels,
etc, with constipation ard many forms
of nervousness
Well. cycling in summer and autumn is
as natural as eating or drinking, but If
one wishes to continue the good the
wheel is doing one must cycle a bit in
winter also.
have only to add that other exercises
should be taken as well as cycling, be-
cause all and every one of the muscles Of
the body should be on the same par.
Next week: Billiards. by Frederick
Adye.