Year: 1873

Persons who are planning to pedes'
trianize the coming season may find
some valuable suggestions in the ex.
perience OF the man who walked re-
Gently from San Francisco to Portland.


He says: Before starting ] was strong
ly urged to wear shoes( English walk.
ing shoes') }, snd my own prejudices were
in their favor but careful dellberstion
told me OF the fearful dust to be encouut,
cred following las We should have to
most OF the way) thoroughly travelled
road that had not seen rain tor months,
and also the necessitv Of having to take
nv boots or shoes off msny times each
day 70 bathe the feet. This decided
me iD favor OF high top boots, the wis.,
dom OF which had no occasion srter-
wards to doubt. The pants were also
protected from the dust by being worn
inside OF them. The feet can be saved
much irritation and many blisters BY
the use OF insoles-- the boot or sboe
having been made large enough TO
admit them. An iL-soIe, il trihe
shorter than the boot, will take much
OF the friction from the foot, as it then
must take place, to great extent, be-
tw cen the iu-sole and the sole Of the
boot. A second in-sole will relieve the
foot still more. They will also furnish
the additional advantage OF relieving
the feet when much swollen by taking
them out No matter how tougheued
the feet become, they will blister very
readily frapid walking is persisted in ,
say for three or four hours, while at q
pace that is not unduIy exhausting TO
the system they will not feel the slight.
est discomfort We practiced bathing
the feet, hands and head very often. say
from three to six times q day, aud when
we were tired and exhausted it had a
very exhilsrsting effect. Rapid walk
ing-'spurts at the rate OF four miles
an hour, OF two or three hours dura-
ton, or long marches, say twelve miles
or more-witnout bait is very ex-
hau-ting. If indulged in in the early
part OF the day, it incspscltates one for
the balance OF the dsv, or # at the
close OF the dav, its effects will be felt
the following day. The same will apply
to ascending hign hills or mountains
Movements in such instances should be
sufficiently moderate to avoid getting
into a preparation more than when
moderately walking on a level. The
Graham crackers, upon which we prln-
cipslly ENLISTED, were baked hard and
dry like ses-biscuit and we found il
necessary to moisten and soften them
be lore eating, aud we resorted to the
use OF boiling hot water, breaking the
crackers into II, and allowing them 10
absorb all the water they would. The
hot water seemed so grateful TO US that
we soon fell into the way OF taking il
freely, and were often aslonlshed at the
quantity we consumed. It's use did
away with much OF our thirst while
wa king, and was benefiCent in all Of
its effects. | venture the assertion that
there is virtue In the use Of hot water
where great exertion is to be endured
that is not generally understood. BY
hot water, / mean water that has been
made to boil, and then taken as hot ss
it can be borne Tepid water is unplata-
BILE. In our preparations it was propos>
ed that we carry sun umbrellas | did
not second the proposition. believing
their use would not compensate for the
trouble OF carrying them, yielded,
however, and subsequent experience
convinced me OF their great value to US.
Our estimate was that we could perform
one-tourth more with than without
them, whenever the temperature was
above 80 degrees" "