The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-07
OLD METHODS OF EXERCISE.
Han Who Goes Out Only at Night. One
Who Walks With The Wind.

Most people who have passed their
hrst youth discover that some particu-
lar form of exercise suits them better
than any other and often end by be-
coming devoted to that special exer-
else, says Tit-Bits. In few cases
hobbies of this kind develop in such
peculiar fashion as to be worthy of
record.
An example in point is that of a we'll
known Londoner recently retired from
active management of an enormous
business which is still in existence and
undertakes contracts for almost every
government in the world. This gentle
man. when residing in his London
house. gets up early. takes a bath, then
goes to bed again for two hours. He
rises secons time. partakes of light
refreshments and then puts on heavy
clothes. 1t is the buffers duty to find
out the exact direction of the wind and
when this has been ascertained the
gentleman gets into the cab and drives
as near as may be exactly into the eye
OF the wind for a distance of precisely
two miles. He then gets ont and walks
home with the wind at his back at
measured pace, the cab following close
behind.
This same gentleman has at his
country home an asphalted walking
track precisely two miles long. At
certain distances are little rest houses
in each of which is to be found a good
ly stock of umbrellas and mackin-
toshes, as we'll as refreshments, solid
and liquid. He himself walks around
this track every morning and expects
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rains they are, of course always within
reach of shelter, and can either wait
until the rain ceases or continue I'M
der cover of macintosh or umbrella.
Another wealthy Londoner, who is
declares that he has no time for taking
him In proper health and condition. He
Every morning he is driven to the
house of a we'll known electrical
specialist, and there receives half an
hour of electrical massage. This, he
declares, is worth two hours of any
form of exercise. and his appearance
seems to confirm his statement.
There are instances of men whose
only exercise is taken in the hours of
fl6ThucSS. All CCCcltIlC Olu ulllllOudlIc
who has villa at Cimiez on the Rivera
fears the light of day as he would the
plague, owing to witch's prophecy,
and walks out only at night, a closed
and shattered carriage always in at
tendance less any accident might pos
sibly delay him until the dreaded
dawn.
A wealthy American, John Kamsler.
who lives near Detroit, has had a tread
mill fitted in his house. The story is
that many years ago he was impris-
Oned for an offense of which he was
innocent He found the treadmill such
a splendid form of exercise that after
he was released he had one construc-
ted for his private use. and every day
takes two half hours upon the ma
chine. He declares that there is moth
ing like it for keeping down weight.
"I-I-dare say that-that is. Mr..
Rocks. I-I-your daughter Madge has
been paying me marked attention-er.
no, have been paying her marked
attention, and live are willing
to Fighter the battle of life-I mean
that your daughter seeks my hand In
marriage, emo, your daughter. l
mean she-she-that is, I-I-have
come to ask your consent to be my
wife-that is, love you devotedly-
your daughter, mean-she loves me
devotedly-no, I mean that love her
and she-she-I trust I make my
meaning clear, sir."-Lippincott's.