Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-25
ERicAh NOTIONS OF
A VACATION" !"

A "VACAIiON.'
rhe advent OF the socalled "vaca-
a" season invites discussion OF the
acrican notion OF vacation and It's
ue to those who are able to indulge
It's recreatsons and relaxations.
hile there is wide diversity Of opin
/ AS to what Kind OF vacation
an or woman should take. there IA
neral agreement on the proposition
at most everyone who is classed as
producer needs one.
The perennial discussion of the va
tIon question was cnliyeped the 9th.
day by the Hundred Year Club" of
ew York. which devoted its annual
inquef to a consideration Of this anb
ct. The man who presided over this
tnqnet was ninety years old,
hile responses TO toasts were made
nonagenarians and BY several who
had not tasted tea. coffee or medicin.
jr fifty years" While the vacation
ues,ion was considered from the
tandpoin, OF longevity rather than
pm temporary relaxation OF erhilsr
ton, many opinions were evolved
hat are not without interest to the
ommon ''yacationer" who is merely
eeling respite from the daily grind
me speaker strongly advocated tent
lfn as the true solution %. the ysra
ion problem. He had been "a dwei.
er IN tents for forty years" and nd'
led ihat tent dwelling greatly added
o ih. probability Of living 100 years
Perhaps the most ipstructiyc nd
Treas. however, was by a member
,bo had made close study of the art
II living in this country and Europe
nd who declared that American.
fied TO crowd Into on. day that which
curo;eans would devote two or more
iays The European not only tak"r
nore vacations than Americans. but
~ leaves all strennousness ai home
Vacation with him ~ not a frantic
'trugslo TO see how much be can K"'
- 'ho' In a given time. lie carefully
iolcctr favored spot. arrsugrs his ~
Tcrniona and recteationn to Suii bis
special needs, and stays there happy
md contented In the belief that u h
usi rs good ss any other spot. lie 10
stranger To the American weakness
or shifting from place 10 plsc" To
i'm = vacation ~ different matter
rom travelling io see the sights
rbc latter Ia work. requiring careful
nd Intelligent direction. like deylslng
,lans for new ot,lco structure. Hit
acniion In q season of hrslibfu loaf
Dg, with no worry and no work
There is much Ia this idea OF n va
alton that merits the serious thought
4 Americans. Tho American is prone
D make n strenuous. bcr,crackini
fair Of his vacation lie has not sc
aired the art OF hcalihfui, Intelligent
loafinE" Neither does he nso mncl
Intelligent discrimination in selecting
be kind OF n vacation that IL adapted
. his own Individual neods Thos.
ocds should be determined b, his yo
alton. his physical condition, ana
he climate ans. character Of the place
n which he lives
Take II hers In Durango the best va
hIitb w u low Ntftpf utbNfhs " NV
lmo cap be spared, camping alons
ide OF sono good trout stream where
Ne VIII not be too e,ronnons where
few hours will land ail the specified
'oauiics necessary. leaving n few
,vnrs for slumber with the Wind wsy
ng your curly locke while yom breathe
he usune fresh from the pins scented
ir, few hours for reading and r"'
nxntion from business cares What
porc could one deslrog Ana why not
njoy life IL circumstances VIII p.r
aitg What does It profii n man Ca iaS
- riches here on earth where moth
nd rust doth corrupt. wearing oiit
iind and body with no thought oi
lcaHurc or rosty Isn't health and q
ood appetite better than lands and
hatisis OF course business and one
cn.ral welfare should hot be sid"
fached entirely. but Il the American
.ople should throw on care and
axe TO the hills and take on new life
would prove beneficial Ia thousands
ibo get up IN The morning and won
or what is the matter with mcf" No
ouniry On earth orors the same In
uccmentK for u summer vacation liz,
and the residents of Duran.
o aud this southwest section are pc
alisrly fortunate iu this respect,