Pedestrianism

ON TRAINING. 245! which consisted of three dozes ; but for two weeks he walked about as he pleased, and generally traversedthe woods and plantations with a fowling-piece in his hand. The reports of his musquet resounded everywherethrough the groves andthe hollows of that delightful place, to the great terror of the magpies and wood-pigeons. After amusing himself in this way for about a fortnight, he then commenced his regular walking exercise, which at first was about ten or twelve miles a day. It was soon after in­ creased to eighteen or twenty ; andhe ran regularly, morning and evening, a quarter of a mile at the top of his speed. In conse­ quence of his physic and exercise, his weight was reduced, in the course of five weeks,from sixteen stones to fourteen and nine pounds. At this period,he commenced his siveats, and took three during the month he remained at Ury afterwards ; and hisweight was gradual­ ly reduced to thirteen stones and five pounds, which was ascertained to behis pitch of con­ dition.