New-York tribune., 1902-08-08
CITY PEDESTRIANISM
SOME AMENITIES OF WALKING IN THE METRoP
OILS.

SOME AMENITIES OF WALKING IN THE METRoP-
OILS
Louis Windmuller, in The Review Of Reviews
for August, says:
No corporal exercise is better adapted to promote
health, none more reluctantly practised. than
ens TskRg that Phe yehces w t rahe than
move their feet They use cars wnicn men are rev. COS Tn m
airIess workshops where they nave passeq @ tne
Ask for directions in any city and you are cafeIu
told what trolley will convey you men you % III III
qure how reach your destination atoot tnS sane q
courteous stranger is apt to ] leave you s b6nders
the man who persists in walking "here lie Can
rTe Is tortres endured by frequenters the troll
leys of cities during rush hours are excruclatlng
many passengers could lessen by thea s e
tances They rather permit insolent conductors 10
% elp8~ 4 anu every Stop and turn with such violence
that hapless strappers are hudaeg ttt bfIa
thrown on the knees of compressed sitte[s. VIII, WIZ
they listen TO the familiar h Ge
ia va ind4nendent of motors strides over comfor-
table sidewalks and looks with conlplaceht pty an on
the, often slowly passing VICTIMS VI W ~
HIetbod will. add to the satisfaction Of walking.
When | mass an organ band Of music IoVe
20 ynaas,ire my steps by the notes near; Where
none no are audible. rehearse those happen to
rSmeuber myself Half century ago. when re
turned with my class in rank ana NE from "a. an
ooag 0gfia sonr Wg keS Ike S have continued
this habit hummne ood any tnnf anS tho Stirring b batt
bymn of Julia Ward Howe. Going with ease, at
he rate of
@ ros to filter the air my lungs and
1iS,e frIl pJav to my swinging arms. / eXhale on
he second double step the air inhaled on the nTst
and back of my neck & against my 6,dr sEiFt
when | veer my eyes from the turmoil of the i'm
mediate surroundings
The ruddy cheeks and stalwart figures Of police
men the bright eyes and elastic step Of letter
carriers demonstrate the healthfuness of their
calling: those whose occupation compels indoor
work like typesetters and tailors. look pale and
haggard. The idle tramp is happier than the busy
millionaire; still happier those who go forth
with distinct ain-physicians to help the sick,
ministers console the afflicted
A banker. troubled with gout. was oblged yearly
10 go TO Saratoga. Having lost his fortune. he be-
came broker TO support his family; going from
house house. from morning until night, ne so
licited the orders of his former associates. This
proved be a efficient cure than water; the
gout disappeared, he became healthier and
daily walked TO his town office, retired wit h
a competence from active business He built a
manor house a vast estate, ana, hlling ms
stables with horses and carriages he exercised his
roadsters to keep them in good condition, but
failed 10 exert himself. Rolling Wherever he
wanted to 90 the luxurious cushions or his We
hlcles, his blood ceased to circulate and he lay
down o die.
Successful authors. men of thought ,, have been been
fond Of the practice: Walter SGotI Waiheu niIeen Teen
miles a day, James Russell Lowell never rode
where he could walk William WORDSWORTH found
his promenade exhilarating thah oiu port.
The chief editor Of a large daily newspaper
marches Ave miles every night to his distant home.
when at I:90 in the morning, he leaves his Office
President Roosevelt is ardent waiker- 49,,
Habitual walking. combined with oIet ana oIher
corporal discipline promotes digestion anc lnhibts
dyspepsia Obesity. with its consequences has ne
terrors for pedestrian: he can never pS uouoIeu
! with paralysis apopexy. For every aliIneht ac-
! tivity I'm the open air is more eHecuVe remedy
than Christian Science more reaDIt ii uaan pateIl
medicine and more soothing than pnS s5clan az.
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