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so   accomplished   an   acrobat   as   is   the   lady�察  �but   simple   tricks�察  �such   as 

standing on the saddle and waving flags�察�drinking beer or beef´tea while 

riding�察�he can and does perform。            Something�察�one supposes�察�he must do 

to occupy his mind�此        �sitting still hour after hour on this machine�察�having 

no work to do�察�nothing to think about�察�must pall upon any man of active 

temperament。        Thus it is that we see him rising on his pedals as he nears 

the top of some high hill to apostrophise the sun�察�or address poetry to the 

surrounding scenery。 

     Occasionally the poster pictures a pair of cyclists�察�and then one grasps 

the fact how much superior for purposes of flirtation is the modern bicycle 

to the old´fashioned parlour or the played´out garden gate。                  He and she 

mount   their   bicycles�察  �being   careful�察  �of   course�察  �that   such   are   of   the   right 

make。     After that they have nothing to think about but the old sweet tale。 

Down shady lanes�察 �through busy towns   on market days�察 �merrily roll   the 

wheels of the ;Bermondsey Company's Bottom Bracket Britain's Best�察─�or 

of    the   ;Camberwell       Company's      Jointless    Eureka。;      They     need    no 

pedalling�察�they require no guiding。           Give them their heads�察�and tell them 

what time you want to get home�察�and that is all they ask。                  While Edwin 

leans from his saddle to whisper the dear old nothings in Angelina's ear�察�

while Angelina's face�察�to hide its blushes�察�is turned towards the horizon at 

the back�察�the magic bicycles pursue their even course。 

     And the sun is always shining and the roads are always dry。                No stern 

parent    rides   behind�察  �no   interfering    aunt  beside�察   �no  demon     small   boy 

brother is peeping round the corner�察�there never comes a skid。                   Ah me� �

Why were there no ;Britain's Best; nor ;Camberwell Eurekas; to be hired 

when WE were young�拭�

     Or   maybe   the   ;Britain's   Best;   or   the   ;Camberwell   Eureka;   stands 

leaning   against   a   gate�察  �maybe   it   is   tired。 It   has   worked   hard   all   the 

afternoon�察  �carrying   these   young   people。      Mercifully   minded�察  �they   have 

dismounted�察�to give the machine a rest。             They sit upon the grass beneath 

the shade of graceful boughs�察�it is long and dry grass。              A stream flows by 

their feet。    All is rest and peace。 

     That is ever the idea the cycle poster artist sets himself to conveyrest 

and peace。 



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     But I am wrong in saying that no cyclist�察�according to the poster�察�ever 

works。       Now      I  come     to   reflect�察  �I  have     seen   posters    representing 

gentlemen   on   cycles   working   very   hardover´working   themselves�察  �one 

might      almost    say。    They      are   thin   and    haggard     with    the   toil�察 �the 

perspiration   stands   upon   their   brow   in   beads�察  �you   feel   that   if   there   is 

another hill beyond the poster they must either get off or die。                   But this is 

the   result   of   their   own   folly。   This   happens   because   they   will   persist   in 

riding    a   machine     of   an  inferior    make。     Were     they    riding   a  ;Putney 

Popular; or ;Battersea   Bounder�察─�such   as the   sensible young   man in the 

centre of the poster rides�察�then all this unnecessary labour would be saved 

to them。      Then all required of them would be�察�as in gratitude bound�察�to 

look happy�察�perhaps�察�occasionally to back´pedal a little when the machine 

in its   youthful buoyancy  loses   its head   for a   moment   and dashes   on  too 

swiftly。 

     You   tired   young   men�察  �sitting   dejectedly   on   milestones�察  �too   spent   to 

heed the steady rain that soaks you through�察�you weary maidens�察�with the 

straight�察�damp hair�察�anxious about the time�察�longing to swear�察�not knowing 

how�察�you stout bald men�察�vanishing visibly as you pant and grunt along 

the endless road�察�you purple�察�dejected matrons�察�plying with pain the slow 

unwilling   wheel�察  �why   did   you   not   see   to   it   that   you   bought   a   ;Britain's 

Best;   or   a   ;Camberwell   Eureka;�拭         �Why   are   these   bicycles   of   inferior 

make so prevalent throughout the land 

     Or is it with bicycling as with all other things�此             �does Life at no point 

realise the Poster�拭�

     The one thing in Germany that never fails to charm and fascinate me is 

the   German   dog。       In   England   one   grows   tired   of   the   old   breeds�察  �one 

knows them  all   so   well�此      �the   mastiff�察 �the plum´pudding   dog�察 �the   terrier 

��black�察�white or rough´haired�察�as the case may be�察�but always quarrelsome���察�

the   collie�察  �the   bulldog�察  �never   anything   new。   Now   in   Germany   you   get 

variety。     You   come   across   dogs   the   like   of   which   you   have   never   seen 

before�此    �that until you hear them bark you do not know are dogs。                       It is 

all so fresh�察�so interesting。 George stopped a dog in Sigmaringen and drew 

our attention to it。 It suggested a cross between a codfish and a poodle。                     I 

would not like to be positive it was NOT a cross between a codfish and a 



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poodle。      Harris     tried   to  photograph      it�察 �but   it  ran  up    a  fence    and 

disappeared through some bushes。 

     I do not know what the German breeder's idea is�察�at present he retains 

his   secret。   George   suggests   he   is   aiming   at   a griffin。 There   is   much   to 

bear out this theory�察�and indeed in one or two cases I have come across 

success on these lines would seem to have been almost achieved。                        Yet I 

cannot   bring   myself   to   believe   that   such   are   anything   more   than   mere 

accidents。      The German is practical�察�and I fail to see the object of a griffin。 

If   mere     quaintness     of  design     be   desired�察   �is  there   not   already    the 

Dachshund�         �What   more   is   needed�拭     �Besides�察  �about   a   house�察  �a   griffin 

would be   so inconvenient�此         �people would   be   continually treading on   its 

tail。   My own idea is that what the Germans are trying for is a mermaid�察�

which they will then train to catch fish。 

     For your German does not encourage laziness in any living thing。 He 

likes to see his dogs work�察�and the German dog loves work�察�of that there 

can be no doubt。         The life of the English dog must be a misery to him。 

Imagine a strong�察�active�察�and intelligent being�察�of exceptionally energetic 

temperament�察  �condemned   to   spend   twenty´four   hours   a   day   in   absolute 

idleness�      �How       would     you   like   it  yourself�拭    �No    wonder     he   feels 

misunderstood�察�yearns for the unattainable�察�and gets himself into trouble 

generally。 

     Now   the   German   dog�察  �on   the   other   hand�察  �has   plenty   to   occupy   his 

mind。      He    is  busy    and    important。     Watch      him    as  he   walks    along 

harnessed   to   his   milk   cart。   No   churchwarden   at   collection   time   could 

feel or look more pleased with himself。               He does not do any real work�察�

the human being does the pushing�察�he does the barking�察�that is his idea of 

division of labour。       What he says to himself is�此�

     ;The old man can't bark�察�but he can shove。              Very well。; 

     The interest and the pride he takes in the business is quite beautiful to 

see。    

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