Word: gait
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...intention, probably, of representing his firm in the old clo' department at the Centennial. But, as a general thing, if one wishes to avoid trying on the new varieties of "Patent Braces," and other articles of wearing apparel, he will best secure his object by studying the peculiarities of gait among pedlers. It is an easy matter to discover a new hand at the business. He walks along rather undecidedly, stops to scan the name on the door, and then knocks, with something of deference in the sound. Far different is the hardened book-agent or phrenologist; he gives...
...scraggly beard and still more scraggly hair. A shabby felt hat clung to the back of his head. His hands were in his pockets. The stump of an extinct cigar was in his mouth, and he was chewing it vigorously. His countenance was melancholy. His general appearance and his gait showed that he was anything but sober...
...eager. The runners quickened slightly, but retained their relative positions till the last half-mile, when Benton led by at least thirty yards, - a large gap which it seemed impossible to close. In the next quarter Phillips and Bowie gained steadily on Benton, who seemed unable to quicken his gait. Bowie passed Phillips, caught up with Benton about two hundred yards from the finish, and, to every one's admiration, made a beautiful spurt, closing the well-won race, - winner, in 11 minutes 18 1/2 seconds; Phillips 1 1/2 seconds later...
...suppose that walking is a partial exercise, or that it brings into play the muscles of the lower limbs to the exclusion of others. On the contrary, the chest is one of the parts most benefited, and by the quickly succeeding contractions and expansions necessary to sustain a rapid gait, the lungs are constantly receiving fresh invoices of purer air than any indoor exercise will admit of. We know of a case where a young man who had lost his voice so as to be unable to speak above a whisper entirely regained it by a walk to Boston from...