The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-29
SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
Baltimore Sun.


! ", Americans, as a rule, take theirs
emery. ticallv. TIE two or three
weeks which is all that the buried
hu-lness mao can allow himself for
arstlon is often filed ~ith a rouod
of ."-c"lled diversions which a.e ~
"~srIsome as the daily roand Ct
work which be has left behind.
E.en if the fnllies Of the popular
wiring places are avoiied. h.h,ng
o. sailing, huotinR o. mountain
cl,,nt,ng are indulged in with an 60.
-rgv and conscieotiousness that
makes hem rather duties than pleas.
ur.--work rather than play.
TIE one great advantage thae such
amuse ments have lies in the fact
that they call into play unused NUS
Gle. and unused faculties OF the
u,n', while leaving dormant those
| which have become depressed
| th-oug too c0ntin aous action. Each
| nan is therefore q Law unto himself.
! he msn Of seieptarv occupation re.
! qn,res a very different kind Of cum
| mer holiday from that which will i'm
| prove his brother who is active on
his feet all dav long, not ~ho suffers
FROM lack of exercise o! the chest
and arm muscles. Unfortunately,
AZ l, happens, men do not often se>
which are best for their general
hea.tb. The secentary man much
prefers sailing or rowing to moun~
tain climbing, and while the pure air
and outdoor exercise undoubtedly
improves his general health, he does
,ot get that recreation-that new
,.fe-that would beet serve him az .
reserve Of strength for the coming
WI ter. His brother, active on his
Get, prefers walking or bicycling,
.rae,fui Of his small chest capacity
ard Ia, dsbby pectOral muscles.
Tue planning Of eummer holiday
10 surh manner that it Will terd to
improve the defective parts Of the
physical system and to snpplemeDt
it :,y similar exercise in town is
FL ~, Info f<Nh hn
tered carefully are Numerous and
s:2"u he thought out bv each indi>
vtual for himself. Most sedentary
occ ~ atiops tend to weanen the &C
ton OF the heart and to reduce in
general the resisting power OF the
Organization. One prime necessity,
therefore, which all who are thus &C.
copied hsve, 10 pure air, free from
mslarioos or other dangerous quail.
t es, Another is the avclGance of ex.
'reme fatigue. 1t is right to indolge
!. healthy sense of tlredness, hut it Is
fnulis, to puso such exercise to such
an extent that u single nights rest
will rot entirely rel,e>e It. Ii tie
nights rest leaves one "more tired
tnsn al bed time" it is waraing
that the bodily powers are being
pressed too far and that either insul.
gerce 10 that form OF exercise should
be checked or it's character sboald
he changed or varied.
Next to exercise the necessity Of
good and suf3cient food is Of great.
est Importance to those who wish to
reap the foil beueat from their sum-
mer outing. Those wlose digestion
has been impaired by their habits or
business must watch their diet care
folly, even when the long.ab.ent seu'
sation of hunger returns to tbem, or
e~e IN the midst of their pleasure
they may find themselves prostrsted
with acute digestive troubles which
will undo in q day the benefits of
their weeks of rest. Good food
we'll cooked can be taken in much
'arger quantities wheu the muscles
re acting vigorously than when they
re rarely called on for work, but no
ne can indulge with lmpnhity In
nd food or bad cooking uolees be
20 exceptional digestive powers. A
mrie physiological fact may be
..neralIy stated as follnws: That
- and sugars supply heat.produc
= force, nat starcues and ai,umen
i've muscular power. Ibis will
rye as q rough guide to diet 10
.e summer one needs very little Of
,.e heat producing foo's, aod tie
IDEAL diet is there efore OF vegetables,
f,u,te and milk. Eegetariari ism can
safel, be adhered to throughout the
Sumner, at leaet IN this country,
AID i, the desire for 6esh foods ls
very great INDULGENCE should be lin.
tied to lean meats and to 6sh.
In spite Of the "sp:endid appetite"