Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-20

Sah JIG, "Aoh lAiCi S1anOCul VI QCRtA dItt
their awfulness of quiet our mountain
streams. with their shy inhabitants cur
table-lands, with their gentle warmth; our
broad stretches of valley, with their invit-
ing country homes and pleasant villages
all heckon to the tired worker and speak
to him of rest, release from burden and
hustle, of recuperation and of new powers.
The romantic NcCloud the darkly-rolling
Pit /; the broad meadows of Plumas /; the
cool retreats of Lassen the invigorating
attitudes of the Sierras the silvery bosom
of Tahoe; the fairy beauty of Independ-
ence, Bonner and Weber lakes; the can
yons of the Yuba, the Feather and the
American; the deep recesses of Ell Dorado's
forests the half-explored regions of the
southern Sierras the beauties of Amader !;
the awe-inspiring depths and cascades of
Yosemite the wonders of the big tree
groves; the smooth beaches of Santa
Monica and Santa Barbara the many
wonderful springs of the Southern coun-
ties; the bracing climate of Monterey !;
the gentle roll of the surf at Santa Cruz !;
the quiet Of the smaller bays and pebbly
beaches north of it; the beauties of the
Santa Cruz mountain tops; the rural de-
lights Of the coast valleys, with their re-
treats and springs, from Lake county down
to San Bernardino the equable atmos-
phere of such sanitariums as Saucelito and
San Rafael the bracing breezes of the
northern coast, clear up to Humboldt bay ;
the magnificent waters of Clear lake the
boundless depths of Mendocino's forest
retreats, and the great hunting grounds
north of them; the health giving atmos-
phere of the Coast Range valleys; the
score of boiling springs in the Geyser can
yon the lofty slopes of st. Helena and
the Shasta mountains the craggy attrac-
tions of Trinity-these are but a few of
the retreats which give voice to the echo
of the poet, "God made the country"
We should go to the country, then. We
can select the quiet. economic rural re-
treat; camp beneath the broad and tented
sky for less, live a fortnight at the lakes
for a little more, or be prodigal of our
means at the coast watering places. We
have choice vouchsafed to no other peo-
pie on the face of the globe. We may find
any desired climate; we may go five hun.
dred miles or but twenty miles and yet Sc
cure perfect change of air, scene and asso-
citation. We need more holidays. They
are capital investments. They pay better
than any other stock. A summer flight
brings us into new fields, tempers our
judgment of our neighbors, broadens our
ideas of nature, enlarges our views of hui
manity, strengthens us in good resolves,
gives time for reflection, makes us &C.
quainted with our own people, and gives
us opportunity to study their purposes and
methods in life. Hence the summer exo-
dus is beneficial to society it brings face
to face people who seldom otherwise meet,
and the result is pregnant with benefits for
the common good.
But the great drawback, the one Oh
stacle to more general adoption of sum-
increasing, is said to be found in our q eat
distances. 1t costs much to travel and yet
travel here is as cheap as can be expected
Only those well supplied with means, then,
can go to the Eore distant places For
tunately, however, the coast resorts are
but short distances from the valleys, and
there is scarcely valley resident who can
not, at nominal cost and IN very few
hours, reach a very desirable resting place
on the coast, SO many are they. So, too,
with the mountains their cool retreats are
attainable by the poorest of valley people,
for they may be reached by the simplest
and most economic means. Hence we do
not think the excuse of cost sufficient, for
it is demohstrable that what one would
spend at home in the same time, will, in
large number Of cases, afford the family a
week or more of tent life-and than that
there is nothing better-in foothill OF in
mountain.
The seeker for rest and renewed vitality
should avoid the largest crowd the best
enjoyment lie must learn is not to be had
in the greatly crowded places. he ought
to go where ne can wear his old clothing
with perfect disregard for appearances,
content alone with neatness and clean
illness. If he determines to rest beneath
the shade, beside the signing brooks,
among the sturdy rocks. and to clasp the
brown bosom Of mother earth, let him not
make up an outfit Of broadcloth and patent
leather rather let him wear homespun
and patches il he would exper ence the
safeguarding feeling of freedom in
" roughing it." 1t is precious privilege to
be able to flee from dusty streets, hot side
walks and burning walls, and rest beneath
the oaks shade or the pine trees protect
ing arms. He should therefore go from
the one to the other free, care free, bust
ness free, almost thought free, and, above
all things, dress free. He SHOULD take his
children, too, introduce them to nature in
her rougher garb, and teach them in the
solitude OF the forest, beside the roaring
sea, on the mountain tops, or in the mirrors
of the lakes to look from nature up 10
natures God.
TIE GRANT MEN.
To satisfy some doubling Ones General
Grant has announced that he does support
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