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Show Bicycles in the Army. Exchange. There is one thing I never expected to live long enough to fsee bicycles introduced introd-uced into the army. Vet they b-.iv there is no doubt about it, that the British arm has formally fad opted fhem for light cavalry work, and that In Washington measures are on fool, for Introducing them into our service. The stab- of ConecticutJJ has tried them and has 'a bicycle corps in the First regiment. Imagine the battle pictures of future! Bicycles Instead of horses, perhaps. The best part of it will be that the good horses can be kept away. Do you notice how all the time we are having to u-e less and less of animal life for our own purposes and are learning to rely more and more on other forces like steam aid electricity for instance? And now we ur.; to have bicycles, bicy-cles, you see, instead of horses. I think 1 am glad. |