St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-07
WAYLAND MILLER.
Lights and Shadows of Life at the
LIZ Ike.

In the spring many fathers and
bands Of wives and wives of hus-
bands, are put to much mental
strain and exhaustion of nerve when
trying to decide whether they will
remain in town during the summer
or ego out to the lake" AZ
Aside from the matter of fashion,
which each person Will decide for.
themselves, and which is never laid
down very definitely by the most
fashionable, the objects chiefly to
be considered are air, water, food
exercise, and change-the latter in
both its financial and other senses.
Almost anywhere in the country
about st. Paul the air in the suns
mer time is freer from dust, smoke,
and eXtraneous particles than in the
city. This is a matter of course.
White Bear Lake is considerably
higher than ST. Paul, and that is also
is a favorable feature. On the other
hand, it well to avoid places around
a lake where the water is low, in
clined to be stagnant and filed with
vegetable substance. Wherever the
original soil is freshly broken up
there is also some danger of ma
laria.
1t is mistake to assume that the
water of a lake like White Bear is
always good to drink. In the latter
part of the season, especially, it is
by no means as wholesome as the
water from a good we'll, and, when
used, should be carefully filtered
The food in many hotels and board
ing houses at the lake resorts is by
no means as good as it would be in
the corresponding city houses.
Now, good food is as essential in
the country as in town, and not a
few persons have seriously injured
their digestion, and even their
health, by the fancy that fresh, cool
air would digest the worst of food
Exercise is naturally much more
available in the country than in the
city, yet it should be followed by
sufficient sleep. Lack of enough
The man or woman who comes in
town is obliged to rise much earlier
than has been his custom, but he or
she commonly retires later also. for
the frequent dissipation of the sum-
meg, as well as the noise of the sum-
mer hotel and boarding house, rem
der. it impossible to go to sleep
promptly
When one keeps house in a cot
tage at the lake he both loses and
gains. He takes on the burden of
the household. He is obliged to
bring numberless packages out to
the house every evening. 1t is al
most impossible to have them sent
out. He will have to pay more for
the servants he employs, and fire.
quently will be without any SER
Vants-unless things have improved
from what they were a season or
so ago. Again, I have heard it stat
ed that he will discover himselfAthe
possessor of a vast army of friends
overpowered with a desire to visit,
MIN. He cannot well avoid themq
ana he must frequently run a min
lature hotel for their benefit. i
Yet a private cottage secureg
much greater degree of quiet. room
and independence Besides. the
summer market at White Bear is a,
remarkably good one. The best of.
meats and of fresh vegetables are to-
be obtained at moderate COST
1t is also possible to arrange MANY
comforts in your own house which.
are necessarily lacking in a boarde
ing house. rs
Altogether, should saw that III
one has a cool, comfortable bonai
on one of st. PauPs avenues. the
women and children will gain h,,t
little by. going to the lake exn
cept somewhat better opportunities
for certain forms of exercise. The
men of the family, confined during
the day to the business part of town
may gain more, if they don't need
much sleep, and if they love TO cbasa
a railroad train.
WAYLAND MILLER