Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-17
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Return OF the Camping season,

Now that the rainy season has at last
undoubtedly closed for good, with tho
advent Of dry, warm and cloudless days
aad nights for weeks at q time. we will
soon be in the height of that panacea
for every old Cakfornian's ills and
source of unfailing delight, the camping
season. Although this climate ia health
full aud conducive to longevity, yet
owing to the want OF great extremes in
temperature to renew the constitution,
at certain times Of year, and especially
in the spring and early summer, II
certain physical languor and torpidity Of
the system is experienced which calls
for the renewal and strengthening of the
vital powers. Under such condition,
nature has provided a sovereign remedy
which never fails. Let person be
dyspeptic, or suffering from colds, or tho
effects of malaria in the system, or
wasted in vitality from any cause,
whether induced from unheal althiul diet,
overwork. bad water, improper drain,
age, or the general cause above suggested
OF an absence of high extremes OF tenn
perature sufficient to throw off the re-
fuse and poisonous matter in circulation
in the tissues and organs of the body, in
word let the cause be what 1t may
send him off camping for three weeks
and he will return new man. To have
the fullest benefit the camper must sleep
on the ground without tent. and do
his own cooking over genuine camp.
fire and exercise freely. Then, depend
upon it, he will eat and digest his food
in way that will astonish his whole
frame. lie will drink the pure canon
water by gallons, almost, and the
perspiration induced by the hot sun and
dry ar will wash every latent poison
from his blood He will find that the
dry, hard ground will prove a softer bed
and dpromote sweeter sleep than downy
pillows and softly yielding couches.
And in magicllly short time his oner
gies will revive, his maladics will vanish,
and the recupera.ion will be as complete
as it is wonderful. After an experience
of three weeks Camping out" the por-
son who returns to the routine life Of the
work-a.day world, is marked for weeks
among his follows by the brightness of
his eyes, the ruldiness of his complex.
ion. the bounding elasticity Of his step
and by every evidence OF exuberant
health, energy and good spirits. We
will not attempt to philosophize on the
exact causes OF this wonderful transfer.
nation, but all old Californiaus know
the fact to exist Man is by nature "of
the earth, earthly" and the closer rela.
tions he establishes with his primal
mother, the better he appears to thrive
There isa magnetism conducive to health
and rejuvenalion in the breast of mother
earth, while fresh, dry air, pure water
and warm Sunshine, filtered through the
blue crystalline California sky, have a
magical effect in renewing the waning
forces OF the life currents. The old trap
pers and mountaineers of California aud
the Rocky mountains were men OF won
derful health and strength, and lived to
fabulous ages. They looked upon
houses as du ngeons, and never iuhaoted
them. 1t was their delight to follow the
patriarchal example, and camp out" all
Their days. And their successors. the
present inhabitants, have inherited their
love for the unique experience. Ii
there is anybody who will not go camp
ing" soon, that person will be prevented
by unfortunate circumstances from car.
rying out his natural iuclinations, aad
any such is 10 conmiscraied. Every
true Californian rrjoices that the camp.
ing season has again returned.