Evening star., 1943-01-09

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Henry McLemore. actly nothing.
That means that unless you have a
very high-spirited car, indeed, and
one which will run on will power
alone, you're going to walk.
With a foresightedness which my
elders tell me is commendable, I
have formed share -the-walk club.
I take very little credit, because a
share-the- walk club is the obvious
successor to a share-the-car club
when there are no cars.
AS any one in his right mind
knows, walking is several feet below
sea level insofar as enjoyment is
concerned. Oh, I know there are
some who say 1t is fun, and go
swinging along the boulevards and
through the woods, chin up, chest
out, breathing deep, and humping
into fellow citizens. But these peo-
pie are in a minority, else why the
universal popularity of buses, trans.
trains, bicycles, automobiles, skates.
Irish mails, scooters, taxis, and all
the other forms Of rapid transit?
Walking isn't nearly so bad when
you have some one walking with you.
The old misery loves company"
idea Under the share -the-wals
club no one will have to walk alone.
OFF to Good Start.
When you have to walk to the gro
Gerry store to be told that there isn't
any bacon to be had, you call up
a fellow club member and he walks
with you. AS you pound along the
pavement you can relieve the te-
dium by swapping stories, telling in
detail what you did the night be-
fore, and arguing about how much
Clare>Luce will accomplish as Con-
gressWoman.
Speaking of Mrs. Luce. she was
off to good start, wasn't she? She
had her picture taken more times
than tWo-headed calf at county
| fair, and came right out with fat
declaration that she was in Wash
mgton to help win the war. Pretty
strong words for a Congresswoman.
Under the share-the-walk pro-
gram the strong will aid the weak.
There are lots of people in this
country who have all but forgotten
how to walk. They are going to be
In a sad plight for while, until
their muscles gain a little vim and
vigor and recover from taxiitis and
sedanphobia.
Walking wardens will be appoint
ed to help these folk. Men with
restoratives will be stationed at
street corners to rescue those souls
foolhardy enough to venture out on
a 15-block trip the first time out.
Piggy-back rides will be avail
able for reasonable sum. The
price of these rides will be based on
the weight of the passenger. Those
persons weighing over 145 pounds
and who don't know how to post,
had better start reducing and taking
few riding lessons.
Human Pack Horses.
The motto of the club is Sur
vival of the Unfittest."
Let us picture 10 members of the
club starting on 3-mile hike to
the market. Four members fall
along the wayside, heads bowed
and tendons bowed. As they sink
to the curb their grocery lists will
be passed on to the harder mem
bers of their group. The remaining
six make the market and do the
shopping.
But on the return trip burdened
with bundles, five of the six who
made the store collapse. But by
this time the four who fell out first
achieved their second winds and are
ready to meet and relieve the hui
man pack horses staggering down
the street.
Lashed by the tongue of the
leader, the worn-out members of
the walking club summon strength
from somewhere and make it home
by dusk with food for the family.
Form your own Share -the-Walk
Club now, before it is too late and
all the hardy souls in your neighbor-
hood have cast their lots with other
clubs.
On second thought, don't hand
me down that walking cane-hand
me down those crutches.
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