Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-08-03

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"Hest Walkers Make Best cltizens,r
Says Mayor Of New York.
today. there are no less than 5000
hiking clubs in Greater New York.
with total membership Of more than
q quarter Of million men and wom-
en-, who are keeping themselves in the
pink. Of condition and experiencing the
real Joy Of living by getting regularly
out into the open country with no 9TH
er means Of locomotion than their God
given legs. L.
The city Of New York has taken off,
cial notice of the movement. On three
occasions recently Mayor Hylan has
congratulated the boys and girls of the
public schools upon their enthusiasm
in taking up the new sport Of hiking.
In his dedication Of the great new pub
lie playground In the Bronx the other
day Mayor Hylan extolled the athletic
tendencies of the boys and girls and
impressed upon them that there was
no better or more profitable way in
which they could pass their vacations
and utilize their holidays than by the
excursions into field and forest Of their
walking clubs. He gave. the same
message to the Amateur Athletic IN
ion Of Brooklyn a few days later. ana
when club Of East Side boys and girls
visited him at city hall preparatory to
hike to the tomb Of Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay he assured them that the
best walkers among them would make
the best citizens
3 Walk and 30 Well
No less enthusiastic a champion Of
the walking game is DR.. Royal s..
Copeland. city health commissioner.
1.-THE benefit to health and the safe
guard to morals to be found in long
walks" said DR.: Copeland in an In
terview, are too apparent to speak
OF them. II one takes long walks alone
1t is well, for he walks the road Of
health, but IL he takes long walks in
company 1t is better for, he adds the
tonic Of companionship to his exercise.
Walking Is the one form Of exercise in
which there Is the minimum risk of
OVERRIDING II. In short, consider
walking the most beneficial Of all exer-
cIses and It Is never out Of season"
Never In my lifetime" said Ed
ward r. Wilbur, manager Of nation
ally known sporting goods store, 'have
j known such d demand as now for out
door garments and shoes and stock
ings and appliances for the tourists
luncheon box. The rapid spread and
tremendous popularity Of the walking
club idea has no parallel in our ex.
perience.
Z. 1.-THE mixer can make his requisite
just what be feels like spending. Real
", there are only two or three articles
/ indispensable to hiking-thick walking
shoes that allow lots Of room, thick
wooden socks and clothing that will
. Sive freedom Of limb. He should have
a canvas or leather musette bag, such
as the soldiers used In France.
The Cow Ii the knapsaet
'sTo get the real benefit and Joy out
OF hiking luncheon should be carried
and prepared and eaten In the open.
Bread, and cheese, few slices Of
bacon, some coffee, q can Of condensed
milk, and a cake Of ,choc olateF fur
s.nlsh high-powered fuel for the hiker
and are readily and happily assimi-
lated even by those who in their pre-
I hiking days were afflicted with d.
{ gestlye apparatus so feeble as to balk
at crackers and milk. Fortunately for
the hiker, he can replenish his simple
sIarders 1T any crossroads store and
f provide himself with the most nutri-
tious and appetizing food in form
sthats can be conveniently carried.
No single development in the prob
z lem food transportation for the
!shunter, fisherman. hiker and all lovers
sof the outsof. doors can compare with
& the sift bestowed by the man who
B Arst found the way to- make con-
sdensed milk thereby putting a dairy
i |; n every mans knapsack. Before long
there viii be a national association Of
Y hikersand GailE Borden will be Its pa
4 from saint. Such an assoc iation could do
/ much TO encourage the spread Of the
most beneficial and universal Of all
outdoor pastimes, map out interesting
i routes, secure the establishment Of
shelters est-stations and camp sites
Lat suitable locat ions. and insure the
rights Of pedestrians ons country
road"