WILL MAN REMAIN A BIPED ?
Among many things—industrial, commercial^ social—that struck Mr. A. G. Barnett during his tour of England and Europe was "the hiking habit." At a time when walking was threatening to become a lost art, the revival of "hiking" in the older countries may possibly have a very real importance. It would be dangerous if legs were to go the way of teeth. In New Zealand, notwithstanding the high proportion, of motor-car registrations, walking as a Week-end affair has retained < a considerable—and probably increasing—popularity. Where walking has slumped is on week days, when even people who are good week-end walkers may be seen riding home over suburban - distances that are by no means beyond the capacity of a walker, even a middle-aged one. If it were not an act of treason towards the tramway finances, the suggestion might be made that daylight-saving has missed part of its purpose if it does not increase the daily number of morning and evening walkers. The absence of footpaths in many places would never have been tolerated had not the walker tamely capitulated on week days. As far as it goes, weekend walking is good.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1931, Page 12
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194WILL MAN REMAIN A BIPED ? Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 82, 3 October 1931, Page 12
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