In  walkloK,  raunlnK,  leaping,  Taultlng;  Ac

tw.  In  Ql'ick  Walking,  whkdi  ia  the
rm\y  kind  natrfUl  lu  racing,  the  body  !•
Inclined  forwards,  and  tite  heel  tonchea  the
Kround  befoiv  tlie  toi-s,  which  next  receive
I  be  weight  As  the  former  Is  raised  ftmn
tiio  ground  by  the  straightening  of  the
anklo,  at  the  same  time  pr(>|ectlng  forward
t  lie  whole  body,  the  toes  come  under  the
centre  of  gravity  and  receive  the  weight ;
nnd  as  the  body  is  still  further  pushed
forward,  the  other  leg  swings  by  Its  fellow;
Ami  liefore  the  toes  of  the  flrst  are  raised
fhnn  the  ground,  the  heel  of  the  second
reaches  It  Hence,  this  Is  callvd  walking
"too-and-heel."  In  this  kind  of  walking,
fipom  180  to  9U0  steps  per  minute  are  usually
taken,  according  to  the  distance  to  be
^(Talked;  and  in  very  short  spirts,  with
rmall,  quick,  and  active  men,  Ailiy  230  steps
n re  the  average  per  minute.  From  6  to  6i
miles  per  liuur  is  the  trntslilo  rate  of  walk-
i;ig,  except  In  very  extraurdlnaiy  pedes-
trians like  Mr.  Hull,  who,  some  ycaiv  back,
U  said  to  have  walked  7  miles  per  hour ;
nnd.  In  a  match  with  ^lountfoy,  to  have
r*ompletod  1  mile  in  7  minutes  13  seconds,
X  miles  In  15  minutes  20  seconds,  and  4  miles
in  AS  minutes  exactly,  which.  If  correct.  Is
the  fastest  time  on  r«x»rd.  There  was,
however,  great  doubt  as  to  the  fairness  of
the  walking;  but  many  experienced  pedes-
trians were  of  ojilnlun  that  his  was  a  Mr
" toe-and-hoel"  walk.  The  great  art  Is  to
keep  the  knees  supple  and  nf)t  too  straight,
and  to  make  nse  of  the  arm  as  a  balance-
uprlng,  or  even  as  a  kind  of  fUlcniro ;  but
in  tills  respect  walkers  vary  a  great  deal,
r^mnn,  like  Slountjoy.  using  great  action  of
the  arms,  and  others  keeping  them  as  still
as  If  they  were  glurd  to  their  bodies.
