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 that the cadence may be tested with the watch. (Austria excepted). The longest pace in conjunction with the highest cadence (Bersaglieri, whose march is almost a double time, excepted) is found in England and Switzerland. Such a performance could not be kept up by a fully equipped man without impairing health.

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+====================+====================+=====================           |  QUICK TIME. | ACCELERATED TIME. |  DOUBLE TIME. ++-++-+-+-           |      | PER MINUTE. |     | PER MINUTE. |      | PER MINUTE. |     +++      +++       ++            |Length|Number|      |Length|Number|      |Length |Number| | of  |  of  |      |  of  |  of  |      |  of   |  of  | | pace.|paces.|     | pace.|paces.|      | pace. |paces.| | m.  |      |  m.  |  m.  |      |  m.  |  m.   |      |  m. +++++++-++ Germany    | 0.80 | 114  | 91.2 | 0.80 | 120  | 96.00| 0.75- | 170  | 127 |     |      |      |      |      |      | 0.90  | 180  | 162            |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | Austria     | 0.75 | 115  | 86.25| 0.75 | 125  | 93.75| 0.90  | 160  | 144 |     |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | Italy, Line |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | and Alpini | 0.75 | 120 | 90.00|      |      |      | 0.90  | 170  | 153 |     |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | Bersaglieri | 0.86 | 140  |120. |     |      |      | 1.00  | 180  | 180            |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | France      | 0.75 | 120  | 90.00| 0.80 | 124  | 99.00|0.30 | 180  | 136 | 0.71 | 118 | 84-  | 0.71 |      |      |       | 170- | 181-            |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | Russia      |      |      |      |      | 122  |119. | 1.066 |     |            | 0.89 | 122  |109   | 0.89 |      |      |       | 181  | 192            |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | Japan       | 0.75 | 114  | 85.5 |      |      |      | 0.85  | 170  | 144 |     |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | England     | 0.84 | 128  |107.5 | 0.91 | 128  |116.5 | 1.02  | 180  | 183.6 |     | 116- | 92.8-|      | 120- | 96-  |       |      |            |      |      |      |      |      |      |       |      | Switzerland | 0.80 |      |      | 0.80 |      |      | 0.90  | 160  | 144 |     | 120  | 96.00|      | 140  |112   |       |      |

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