From Land's End to John-o'-Groats

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FROM LAND'S END
compelled to retire, my feet being in such a
swollen and blistered state, that I found it im-
possible to get my boots on when I arose on
the morning of the tenth day.
This was a great disappointment to me, but
scarcely as great as when I again failed in a
similar attempt in the September following.
This time I did a splendid performance
from
.
a strictly athletic point of view, namely:-
4a0
miles within 7 days, but still the object
striven for was not reached.
I now decided to retire finally from active
participation in athletic feats, but Necessity,
in the form of a record established by Dr.
Deighton, forced me to again enter the lists.
In the spring of 1904, this well-known
athlete walked from Land's End to John o'
Groat's in 24 days 4 hours. His chief susten-
ance en-route was a much-advertised meat
juice. The credit which should have been
given to the undoubted courage of Dr. Deighton
was largely claimed by the company who ran
the whole affair finaflcially.
To prove that flesh foods generally and meat
juices in particular are utterly unnecessary for
such a feat of endurance, now seemed to be a