| Show I 1 I 1 fu i A ING TOR FOR CHILDREN fc great care sho should u id ile he taken that injury does doe not remit from it dr E F B turner in considering the question whether young children between the ages say of six oz and twelve should bo be allowed to cycle and if allowed how much they may andul indulge ge in I 1 tho the pastime without incurring eliw the rim risk of injury maintain a that the subject is ia on one on which no ruan man can ponc pronounce iunce dogmatically or lay down strict and invariable vari ablo rules concerning what for ono email boy or girl might be merely health healthy yand and beneficial exercise for another might mean physical ruin but while each case must be judged on its merits one fundamental principle must be ba clearly enunciated namely that no young child with any organic weal weakness mess whether of heart ft I 1 lungs ga joints or nervous system should be allowed to mount a In machine achino under any circumstances whatever setting aside such natural disqualify cat ions the exercise of f cycling properly regulated and adjusted to the capabilities of tho the individual is ia unquestionably iane one of the best forms of recreation that can be ba partaken partaker par taken of by children of both sexes at an early age it develops the body and the self reliance and resource entailed by the management of a machine tend to strengthen and enlarge the mental and intellectual faculties A few simple precautions however may insure goo good d and avert evil results As to the age that a child should begin for most moat children six sis is quite early and even for some six is too early great care should be taken in choosing and fitting a machine machina to a young rider an old ill fitting crock roc may produce deformity or disease two things that tan must t bo be insisted on in buying either a bicycle or a tricycle for a young rider are that the peak of the saddle should be two inches behind the crank axle and that the handles should bo be so eo brought around and back that the child can sit perfectly upright auth on the 0 machine As to the distance the child may ride no absolute rule can be laid down overexertion must be carefully guarded against and a sleepless night and a distaste forwood for food is one of the indications that the system is poisoned poison edby by the products of its own waste it must bo be remembered that excessive speed is more injurious than excessive distance and excessive hill climbing than either the conclusion arrived at by dr turner is ia that a sound child six years old properly fitted with a machine and riding in proper form and position may cycle within the limits of moderation and d derive benefit and suffer r no harm from the exercise st louis globe Demo democrat craL |
