Pedestrianism

42 MODERN PEDESTRIANISM. exercise is only temporary; for the wearied frame is speedily recruited by the luxury of rest and refreshment. But certain rules may be observed, which will render walking both easy and agreeable. A light, yet firm and manly step, an erect posture, especially in re­ gard to the head, the breast, and the shoul­ ders, should be the chief objects of attain­ ment. By care and attention a person may thus learn to walk gracefully, and with little bodily fatigue*. Early and constant practice gradually forms the pedestrian for the accomplishment of the greatest undertakings: but even in the com­ mon intercourse subsisting in society, facility of walking is requisite for individual conve- niency and comfort. It should, therefore, be the study of people of all ranks, to adopt the best method ofperforming either short or long journies, by imitating the GAIT and MANNER of those celebrated men, who, of late years, have so eminently distinguished themselves in the annals of the sporting world. * Code of Health,vol. i. p. 494. The