Pedestrianism

252 ON THE PHYSICAL Geographe, and Le Naturaliste; and in the first volume of his Voyage de Decouvertcs aux Terres Aus frales, he gives an accountof some experiments he made with this newinstrument to ascertain the comparative strength which individuals arecapable of exerting. According tothe Dynanometer, M. Peron found, that the inhabitants of the countries under-mentioned, were capable of exerting a force as follows, viz. SAVAGES. Strength ofthe Hands. Do. Loins. Killegrammes. Myriagrames, Of Diemen^ Land,..506 0 0 Of New Holland,....51 8 14 8 Of Timor, 58 7............16 2 EUROPEANS. French,..., 69 2.. 23 1 English, 71 4 23 8 From the above experiments it appears, that men in a savage state, are not so strong as those under the influence of civilization j " andthus it is demonstrated, that the im­ provement of socialorder does notimpair our physical powers, as some persons have ima­ gined."