Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-02
The Fashion for Vacations.

It is pleasant TO know that the fashion for
summer rest is spreading. A few years ago
it was largely confined to the cities, but now
the village is an exception where some of
the more sensible people do not let up on
going through the dull motions Of business
in hot weather, and seek recreation at some
near lake or other resort, or take pleasure
trip to the mountains, the st. Lawrence or
the sea. For such vacation journeys there
is no time like June. The full tide of travel
has not yet set in the world of nature is at
its loveliest and the weather completes the
conditions for comfort and delight. Yet
there is many a man who has not yet learned
that the thing he really can't afford to do
is to stay at home year after year, plodding
on in the same old round of labor and of
care-and what is worse, keeping his good
wife in the same tread mill. II profess
sional man, his wits get rusty or his health
becomes impaired. It would be quite as ad-
vantageous to the patients and clients, for
the lawyers and doctors to take regular va
cation, as it is to the churches to give the
ministers an outing. Business men need
the change to enlarge their vision, to un-
snarl their tangled thoughts, and to take
away the almighty dollar from before their
eyes long enough to give them view Of
Gods world. There are times when every
man and woman should "get away" As
for the dear children, travel is education
motion is growth change is life and health.
Widen their horizon when they are young,
and they will not, when grown, limit the
universe by the skyline of their native town,
as so many bigots in religion, fanatics in
politics, and stupids in everyday life, do
today. Despite all that is said in glorifica-
ton of our rowing habit as a people, we have
far too many home-kept wits and provincial
notions. The summer tours are educative
as well as recreative. May they increase
PLANNING FOR VACATION.
A good many people lose vacation alto.
gether, or miss half its possible benefits, by
neglecting to do little planning in advance.
If it is question of money, they forget the
little savings that would enable them to take
a rest when the time for it comes if ques-
ton of work or duty that involves other
people, they always postpone the needful
Encouragement until too late. The matter
of where one shall go for summer rest is OF
less importance than that one should 60
somewhere; and it is just as well to have it
settled in advance, as to wait until the COW
eted place is taken by another, and one must
put up with Hobson's choice" in every
thing. There will be chance enough for the
happening of the unexpected, which is often
the most pleasurable part of summer excur-
sions and experiences, after you have made
tolerably sure of the expected. If half the
time spent in borrowing trouble, which
doesn't need a lightning rod put up to at
tract it, were devoted to planning for pleas
IRE, we should all accomplish quite as much,
and have good deal better time. Plan out
your vacation, and even if you can't execute
it you will have had the pleasure which
cones from anticipation. 1t is commonly
the people who think they can't afford a
summer resting-spell who can the least at.
ford to do withoutit. 1t is poor consolation
for premature breakdown from overwork
to reflect that you were "only doing your
duty" and couldn't find stopping place"
II is better TO find one than to have it thrust
upon you.-Golden Rule.