Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 640
body of its dead weight, but helpsto carry it beyond its supposed capacity for exer-tion. Where it is impossible for the pedestrianto fix his attention happily on outward things, itis often much better for him to take some seden-tary recreation in which he can do so. It seems against all physical… … 1028 ON WALKING than compensates for the extra muscular exerciseentailed by carrying it along. The mind is car-ried beyond the body, and, through the keen an-ticipation of a possible exhibition of skill, thewear and tear of walking are reduced to thephysiological minimum. But a gun is not…
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