The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-05

1NQee who tecreate with o ppS poee;,-
such q hunting, fishing, or bosting-
|icaet commonly sgst ssalong swtthous
/ much adyicAf The mjstakep souls who
use their brief weeks In another form
|ofaceivty the most titesOme.of allsi
mere travel for the sake or going some
where, cent .be. reached ~ counsel,
t h0xsysr E0Sd i Ehl!s IRE Psog,s who
rebortsy have a5eeTf proven SO many
,tImea, 10, ha jESAtibnAlband absurd,
Ithat--as Charles Lamb said In defence
of lying: Truth IL precious, and not
to be Yastfd on, everybody. "-hints
An4 psggRAtioIis ssQt hrown away upon
But sensible people, whor pass alSex-
weeks or mouths 10 amp, or a. outlet
country places, or on The mountains,
sof by the sea, often iiiid themselves at
q asss 1bfsoinethinG 10 interest without
wearying them. There are very few
h9eks)thet can stand. the test ~ uuts
door reading and they mostly deal
with nature m.scnae f1rin. or with life
expressiQpsx The little y0lumeof e.
says that held the sttentiop ssfxefuy
lazilyrmoving clouds, the happy birds
t aSs tss ssse 1SSta s
sumsSer garden Of ne world. Studies
,lag-ysnd they ought to. Games play
out. = 'Converration loses the sbonl
taneity that Is one Of its ebiefest
leAstnis.D Even fepose loses n part OF
lis fine zest AZ the mind feels That It is
missing something which It might se-
S e Ts xisa4ut sacrl Icing ths stsAf md
: Now, suppose that instead Of al.
tempttpe tOsread, printed VOLUMES ave
turn TO the open book Of nature, and
'insteAd 0fseeking exercise and health
ful change with cdellberation and an
xious Thought, we take them uncOn-
sciovsly, For, example, how many
children -or grown people either,r for
that mattefAreared I'm The city or In
large towns, lcan telbtheo names and
describe the characteristics Of all our
common birds, not to. mention the
wood birds and small Wild animals?
How few can tell the names Of our
forest trees, or the flowers that deck
the fields and make the shady wood
hooks lovely!u The aromatic plants
and roots: the numerous family of
graceful ferns; the sea sshehs and
MOSES; the small fruits and berries
even the ordinary industries of the
farner, ALI the Kindred out of-door
things afford themes Of delight and
profitable study, Let the father and
mother take IL up with the children,
and learn to tell every Bird by its note
and appearance; to- know, Its habits
and the cheerful routine Of its busy
and happy life. One OF Thorean'e, OIL
John B6froughs', or Wilson'S charm
ing books will be1ead2 with new Inter
est ~ an aid In such studies Of birds /
and animals. Let the daughters iearn
the fos-d Of the neighborhood, and the |
hoysthe wood lore within their range,
At the searshoRe the Inystery of the |
tides. the wonders Of the myriad forms
Or LIE within the waters, and mapy.l
facts brought CIT and p6puiarized by |
modern science. may be examined
with an interest that could not POSSIBLY |
be awakened at home. Young people |
whose studies have taken them into |
the fields Ofgeplogy. botany, or natural |
history In any OF its branches, may |
find object-le in every direction,
which, without detractfng In any way
from the real ends Of their vacation,
can be made. 70 blend recreation and
ably. n'af "''' 80 VI
The philosophy Of getting rest out
Of change and profit from vacations,
and Of finding recreatiOns that re-cre-
ate, needs to have more thought put
into II. llet2 "a 'ai9h - - Il