The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-10-10

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First: sit down upon the floor.
Place the right-hand palm down on
the floor. With the hand as q full
crum swing the weight OF the body
to the right knee and the left hand
all fours like a baby crawling. Then
flop over on the back again, and re-
peat the process ,ad infinitum, for Is
hours OF such exercise will seem to
the average man like eternity. ~ W
- This was the mode of locomotion
employed by Parr. Any one who has
tried the feat will understand why,
after he had made the first dozen re-
volutions, he called for the mattress
and. let himself 9tfall upon 1t faoa
downward for q rest but after, q half
minute he resumed the journey.
The toughest part sof the going was
encountered at the beginning, ON the
gravel driveway leading to tho Glib
house. The rough stones cut through
the padding on his knees, about which
his friends bound mary folds Of Tur-
the smooth automobi highroad out
side, his progress became less Distress
! However, it was II O'Clock, hours
and "a minutes after the start. when
the first mile was finished. But so
exhausting had BEEN. the toll that
most of the spectators, including Mrs.
Parr, gave the wager up for lost and
went home, believing that Parr; would
never endure another two miles as
fatiguing as the first one. T.
HE. obtained some relief by revers-
ing his process, rolling from right to
left instead of from left to right. He
'alternatedT lying on&the mattress with
reclining against chair, turned bot
tom up and covered with pillows. At
midnight he rested for a. time in =
tent which had been brought along
and hungrily swallowed a quantity Of
hot; broth. DR.. Hugh H. Brown, a
specialist at Johns Hopkins uniyersi-
ty, examined his pulse, pronounced
him In good physical condition and
encouraged him to "stick it out
By this time the gallery had dwin-
died to PARIS brother, an attendant
and several club members who acted
as judges and who remained with him
throughout the night. He took only
a short rest in the tent and then re-
back to the city, confidently declaring
that he would not need it again.
BY this time both knees were lac
Grated, although, pillows were bound
about them when the supply Of towels
gave out. The bandages on his hands
had to be frequently renewed. The
strain ON the muscles Of his back and
abdomen compelled him to pause af-
ter every few revolutions and take a
half minutes rest.
Parr had accomplished his first
mile in 3 hours and "a minutes. But
the second mile required nine hours,
1t being completed at 8 a. m. BY this
time the gallery Of men and women,
who were Informed early in the morn
ing that Parr was still going, was be-
ginning to reassemble. Fashionable
homes in Green Spring Valley passed
along the road in a stream Of. auto
mobiles, and most Of them, recognize
ing Parr, greeted him with q chorus
| Of jeers and jests, TO which he re-
| plied,in kind.
Mrs. Parr arrived soon. after her
husband had. completed the second
mile and, was rolling down the road
Tth 1SRa%sa Ss RS 81 Il II , stns
| wind: She expressed naively her sur.
prise at finding him still 'rn the ring
"Well," she exclaimed II didn't ex-
pect to find you here. # Il had
thought you would stay I shouldn't
have slept wink, How are your
Good morning." he replied, as, fol
the two thousandth time, he revolved
dropped on all fours. I'm fine
Mrs. Parr rode beside him to the fin.
ish,' when she proudly presented him
with silver loving cup.
The third mile went at a faster clir
than the first, it being completed II
three hours and ten minutes. AS he
neared the goal SO great a crowd ga.
thered that it was necessary for po'
licemen to clear way for him. Tt
l %t~ yy3HN -
comparatively fresh at the end, ant
capable OF rolling; another. mile, II
necessary. .. :.
Covered with dirt, but grining tri
umphantly, he, staged to his fee
with a. sigh expressing sincere relief
AT first his cramped legs sagged g. BIZ
at the knees. His mother, Mrs. Harry
A. ,Parr. arrived Is minutes before tn.
finish, and as her son arose from thy
With a. fervor which was unmistak
able, Parr exclaimed: -.
II don't want a. chair. haven
stood up for Is hours y
Making: the liberal estimate tina
with each turn Of his body sParr ad
vanced five feet It followed that IL
accomplishing the three miles he hae
approximate rate. OF 1-3 turns 1
minute. = ,s:,a 49,"
l. Despite this astonishing record, h,
was able, after being ;whisked ava!
to his home in an. automobile by hi
proud wife and mother to- appear a
the Pimlico races that afternoon ant
collect his bets from the unfortunat,
=, who had been rash enough to doub
his pluck andy endurance. y 80
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4. JACKSON Miss. oct. s.-rh'