Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
THE QUEST Of BEAUTY
Importance of Not Sinking
Your Share of Work.
CAMP AS A CORE-ALL
DEVELOP YOUR SHOULDERS BY
CARRYING WOOD.
Lie on the Ground When It is Not Wet
Things Not to
Do.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
If you are a coast dweIler or a prairie
girl hope your summer is being spent in
the mountains. The higher you climb the
better for you Lowland people need the
refreshing change Of air that is found for
them only in the heights. Make your noun
tain camp your cure-all Bottle up within
| yourself all the invigorating, bracing air
you can make your lungs breathe with their
deepest inspirations. You should take back
enough tonic Of this sort to last you until
the next vacation.
Work. Loaf. too, for the matter OF that.
There should be hammocks and lazy hours
and sweet forgetfulness. But the work that
| arises in a camp, whether In the mountains
or somewhere else, Is completely different
from the work Of home or Office, and 1T
| cannot fail to be beneficial kind of exer-
else. provided you are not too much Of an
| invalid to attempt 1t.
| In the first place, 1t IL the square thing
| to work. You have always heard the tales
Of those who come to their final trying out
| in camp life Nowhere else can you tell
as readily who Is the shirk and who is
ready to turn In and lend a helping hand.
So you have good chance Of making your
self popular into the bargain, while you are
developing your muscles and relaxing the
whole system by exercise.
Remember that whatever you do that is
hard work will make you breathe heavily,
and this is very good for you when the air
is so well worth breathing. Any pure out
of-door air is. So whether you carry wood
or do any of the other labor, you will find
your lungs working to keep pace with the
effort.
Some girls camp without a man In sight,
and this is a good plan If you really want
chance at your share Of the exercise.
No gentleman can see You carrying wood
| &C.,, -r..--
would not want him to. Nevertheless, 1t is
good for you to do these very things that
are his duty IL he is along.
Garry Heavy Loads.
Be your own pack mule. Carry as heavy
load as you can without danger Of harm
ing yourself. Never mind II the road is a
billy one. So much the better. Trudge
along. up and down It, planting your feet
as firmly as a goat and learning the art Of
sure footedness. This will come In con-
veniently when you return to town, for you
have much need of a good tread in crowded
city streets, alighting from cars and car
rfages.
Learn to carry with your shoulders Your
let the load weigh down as a burden to
your entire body. You can shift Its posi-
ton from time to time. and so get a rest.
Keep your body fairly erect while you are
carrying the load Think of it as light,
and see how much of its dead weight you
can relieve in that way.
Besides the goods which you are using In
your camp, there Is much carrying of wood
to do, and this will help your shoulders to
become the sturdy pair you want them to
be. If the tent is to be moved 1t must be
transported your back, along with all
its paraphernalia. Do not hire assistance.
Do your work independently. The indie
pendence will be of benefit as well as the
exercise.
Study the Tent Ropes.
You must thoroughly understand the in
tricacies of tent ropes If you are to be a
true camper. You must be able to put up
the tent in perfect order, as trim as a
yacht, with every rope in position and the
canvas drawn true 1t will take some strong
hands to do this neatly. Your hands, If
strong, will become stronger and the weak
hand will develop. Do not be afraid that
good hand muscles will spoil shapeliness.
Unless manual labor is carried to a great
extent this will not happen. 1 can call to
mind a girl wearer of No. glove. who
has done much OF the homework for
large family for years, and her hand Is as
perfect as ever. flexible. small and dainty.
Go out to hunt your own wood Many
long tramp this will give you, pushing your
way through the underground OF the woods
while you hunt the dry twigs. Then you
win have the fun OF carrying the pile back
and making the fire for yourself
Swing your own hammock Learn to do
= securely. Do not put u W 'Giri fash