The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-23

set with sorrows that thou woulds't for
get, If thou wouldst read a lesson, that
will keep thy heart from fainting and
thy soul from sleep, go to the woods and
hillsi No tears dim the sweet look that
nature wears" True, there is no great
excitement in the country, but for that
very reason 1t is the best place of relax
alton. There the vacator quaffs the best
Of tonics from untainted springs and
breathes new life in the pure air of the
forests. There he gains health, both of
body and mind, unbought and unsought.
The ideal vacation is one spent in camp
ing out. But camping out with all the
even interesting; it is simply changing
who takes business and social duties
along with him might as well stay at
wrote of post equitem sedet atra cura-
POLITICALLY translated, "And when he
mounts the flying steed, sits gloomy care
behind" Yet in our day care follows the
man on the steam cars, the steamboat, Or
trolley car by telegraph or telephone
The only way to cut loose from carking
rairload or telegraph office or even a
postage stamp. Virgil expressed what
is now realized. nee placidam membris
dat cura quietem,'' care allows no re-
pose to limbs (wearied with told. 1t is
not suftlclent to cease from active bust
ness or work. but one must get far away
from 1T and into different environment
where there will be nothing to remind
one OF business or work. AS far as pos
sible vacation should mean absol,,+~ idle
ness, but that would worry some people
so greatly that some occupation Is nee
essary. In the woods fishing and gun
ming supply this need; on the farm there
is haytng and such like helping around
to distract the mind from itself.
In any kind Of a vacation remember
that 1T Is not work but worry that kills,
and the pace that kills Is hurry Worry
and hurry therefore are not good COM
panions on a vacation. But rest and
ch2ng6 Is not n9n4Pka for all His. If
must be taken with due care and con-
sideration. I know of a business man
who spends a month every winter in a
logging camp and hews wood as diligent-
~ as any logger In the camp, and It
is good for him; he gets change, but
no rest, absolutely speaking, although
he changes his activity from mental to
manual work. Another man might find
his ideal vacation in his own bed at home
sleeping and dreaming away his spare
time; he would get rest but no change.
The city folk are not the only ones,
however who need a vacation Too lit
tie excitement is just as bad as too much
excitement, and each may cause nervous
exhaustion and collapse. The country
cousin needs a vacation and he naturally
seeks the city where there is excitement
so it is quite in keeping that with the
law OF compensation that the city cousin
should visit his country cousins in the
summer and that the country cousins
should return the visit in the winter.
II would be difficult, indeed, to find any
person VINO WouIQ not acknowledge the
benefits of a vacation, but as for them
selves they say they can't afford the time
nor money for even day off. But, which
is better, to deliberately take a brief va
cation, even If it is nothing more than
a half day a week-and in some resp ects
that is the best kind of a vacation-or
to run the human machine ait high pres
sure until it gives out completely and
enforced tdleness is necessary, together
with a large bill for repafrs by the doc
tor and druggist and perhaps permanent
disability. Time may be money, but
these old-faShioned maxims have done
more harm than good in many cases
They must be interpreted with modera-
ton and applied with discretion. The
gospel of work so earnestly promulgated
by our worthy ancestors must give way
to the gospel of rest, or rather there
should be a combined gospel of work and
rest. The summer vacation need not be
expensive but 1t should be thorough,
Better still, it should be supplemented by
a brief vacation now and then of a few
hours ait least, during which business
cares are laid aside absolutely.
In choosing place to spend vacation
follow your own desires, for without con-
tentment there will be no rest; but other
things being equal, there is no place like
the country, with only the lullaby Of ma
ture to lull one to sleep. In the city
the clang and hustle, night and day, have