The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-05

wish to play unless one excels-but
on account Of the limitations of sex.
No woman can drive, in instance, be-
yond a certain number of yards.
To return to walking, as an exercise,
however, this is exercise in its most
delightful, because unconscious form.
Five miles a day should be averaged
by the person Of usual sedentary hab-
its, if possible, and two or three miles
without fail. A good many peoples
idea of "a walk is a dadling up and
down the paved streets of the town,
but this is walking in the most boring
and tiresome form. The real pedes-
trian only enjoys himself-or her
self walking down country roads or
cutting cross country. There are
more charming walks about Richmond
to the mile than would be dreamed of.
In instance one of the most enticing
is that down the river road, crossing
the little foot bridge just below the
Starr Piano Works. This to Tests
bridge, and either going West to the
Abingdon pike and back to town, or
farther South; Or East across Tests
bridge, up the Liberty pike home, or
up the East side Of the river along the
old cart road which very few people
other than pedestrians, know about.
This is road along the top Of the
East cliff and early in summer, and in
autumn, is simply enchanting.
Another alluring walk is through
the river bottom from Happy Hollow
North, over Thistlethwaite' Falls,
through the meadows and woods to
Reeds Springs. There are many
cross country walks all about town,
especially to the South East and the
average person who languishes in a
phaeton or languidly PAGES along ce-
ment streets has lost half the JOY of
living by not stiffening up his mus
cles by a good country tramp at least
once a week. IF people would indulge
in some Of the simple, healthy pas
times that are within reach of the
dweller in a small town the size of
Richmond, and get a lot Of pure, fresh
air in their lungs, get good glance
at wide expanse Of blue sky once
in a while, they would not have so
much time, or take the time, to sit
around retailing nasty lies about
their best friends, and wallowing in
atrocious scandal.
This column takes the greatest
pleasure in life in quoting the follow
ing editorial from "The News" of
August 3rd, under the heading,
"Improver Spare That Tree
"The Civic Improvement Associa-
ton has made a vigorous protest
against the destruction Of trees to
make way for improvements. We
think there is merit in the protest.
Of course, now and then the destruc-
ion of tree is necessity, and dis
eased and deformed trees are best dis
posed of; but where a community has
for years been planting and protect
ing trees it is an outrage to have them
destroyed in a day to make way for
improvements that will not last
as long as the trees would last. It is
generally possible and not unreason-
able to modify the lines of improve
ments so that valuable trees can be
spared. It takes a long time for a
tree to grow into a size that makes
it ornamental and useful for shade.
The lives Of most Of the trees, indigo
nous to this State are long. Trees, like
birds and men, have a right to live.
They should only be destroyed for
cause. The other day the dispatches
gave an account Of the destruction Of
the Washington elm in Moistown, N.
j., to make way, the dispatches told,
for "some improvement" We think
there must have been universal indig-
nation over that announcement, and
the wonder of it is that there was not
somebody in Morriston with public
spirit enough to protect that tree, even
if he had to go into court.
This is the exact position taken by
this column for the past four or five
years in the local papers of this city,
and one for which she has been de-
nounced and sneered at BIZ some of
the alleged "improvers" ofthis town.
A walk around town only needs to
prove assertions made bv he writer
ovor and ovar aoain thot -, Tho course