Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-16
LANCASTER, Pa, August le, 1889.


We are now in the midst of what is
termed the annual vacation season, "a
season which may be made profitable,
agreeable and useful, and bring 10 the
tired brain and frame new vigor and
life. Man needs something Of the kind
occasionally a few days at least, IL he
cannot apply more extended season
to time of rest and recuperstion. He
is something like steam engine, that
requires 10 be put up for time to have
its brasses FURNISHED and cleaned, as
we'll as oil applied TO the wheels, coaling
and watering only there is this differ
ence, you can get up steam III steam
engine in Is minutes, but you cannot get
up mans working power under II or n
hours al soonest. \ man il in some re-
spects like razor. Your razor becomes
somewhat blunt through constant use.
How do you sharpen it? Not by put
ting it on the hone every time, If you do
that, you are in danger of reducing IT to
mere back, and you must cast 1t away
as useless. You give il season of rest
you give 1t relay, put another one in
use. and then an invisible rust forms on
the edge and after few turns on the
hone or strap, the edge becomes keen,
md when you want it you have a capi-
tai razor The sharpest blade among
men will get blunt sometimes. And
how are you TO sharpen bluuted man
Not upon the hone every time, or he is
in danger of becoming useless and worn
out. Give him u little repuse FOR brain
and limbs, and you will find, that not
by rust, hut 10y rest, his edge will come
again.
BY all means have vacation /.
whether you are a boy or girl at school,
4 teacher, clerk or student, lawyer,
judge, legislator, editor, preacher or me-
chenic, or whatever else you may be
have a vacation, . week or two of eXer-
else other than you are accustomed to ;
such a time spent in a sensible way will
be found of great advantage for body and
mind. Do not say at Is n difficult mat
ter to get away from business &c, there
is no occasion to make difficulties If
you suppose any are in the way sur
mount them. There was an old Scotch
clergyman who had his mause ON n
noble and beautiful stream, and n fishing
friend and brother clergyman visited
him; after they had been walking
around surveying the premises they re-
turned 10 the study the friend looking
out OF the window on that noble stream
said to the incumbent Now, brother,
on Saturday afternoon when YOU are
busy with your sermon, in the season
when that stream is in order, YOU must
be sorely tempted "Oh, no, - replied
the other, I'm never tempted--l lust
gang
A short vacation when you are
tired and weary with business or
study, will do vast amount of GOOD.
However, in recent years especially, va
cations have in many instance been so
heightened out aud extended to months
instead of remaining within the bounds
OF weeks, that we have strong doubts OF
good and beneficial effect. perhaps
you VIII blame us, as the proycrbial COW
rs blamed ior giving pail of milk and
then kicking 1t over but vacation time
is TO great extent abused by many.
Too much vacation is a. hurtful, If not
more so, than too little, unless, indeed
II be spent IN travel which is q kind of
education. BE reasonable, he moderate
III this as in everything else. Through
such an extended time, in business or
study, things are apt to get out of gear,
and much time has TO be spent in bring.
lng matters into proper trim. Constant
work with an occasional holiday, change
OF scene and thought for short time, i,
better than the long vacations which in
these days are INDUCED in 10y some.