The Pedestrian's Record

PREFACE. Th e Pedestrian's Record is presented to those who are interested in athletic pursuits. A portion of the work is directed to the past history of manly exercises, and to a superficial consideration of the anatomy, physiology, and chemical com­ position of the human body and the foods that support it. Hints on training are given for the contemplation of the athlete, who must judge from his own feelings and experience the foods to be taken and amount of work to be indulged in, as we have distinctly indicated the system of hygiene suitable to most constitutions. In preparing the the following pages we have been greatly assisted in our task by references to Kirke's, Paget's, and Foster's Physiology, Sharpey and Quain's Anatomy, and Brande's Manual of Chemistry.