Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-14

| as n private guard for his banking in
stitution His duties will be to guard
the entrance to the banking office of
Morgan A Co. and obtain the necos.
sary Identification OF callers before
admitting them to the private Offices
VACATIONS.
We nre coming once more To the
close of our public schools. Vacation
is ahead. Coincident with the break.
Ing loose OF schoolboys is the new
habit. which has become very common.
II not almost universal. of breaking
loose from our stores and shops and
taking a vacation. 1t may be that Rus.
sell Sage is not far from right when
he says that vacation is a big blunder:
in fact. people ought to 50 work ana
live that recreation shall be a part of
everyday life The mischief and ais.
take is In doing too much without taxi
Ing recuperatlon. Recreation ls the
old English word for re-creation-thlt
is, creating ones self over again, as q
ates rightly does not let his powers
wear out or his mechanism break
down from overwork. This is the right
system undoubtedly, not only for the
school boy. but for the rest of us that
are in the university of life. The old
est institution that we know of Is the
Sabbath; the original meaning of this
day was rest day. It interviewed after
every six days of toll to give every
man and every beast a let-up. Those
who are compelled to work hard and
cannot get let-up every day are still
provided with Sabbath days vaca-
ton
All this. however. involves q funda.
mental principle that our time should
be divided and our work 80 ordered. If
possible, that no faculty should wear
out and no organ be disabled II this
Ideal life cannot be lived, and we sup.
pose 1t really cannot by the masses.
then an annual vacation Is as Kodly
and righteous and necessary as sew
enth day rest What shall the aver.
age man do with his vacation when he
gets 1t? Is it quite important that he
shall spend 1t In an expensive manner.
and at the end of 1t come home with
an empty pocket and tagged body
worst of all, "A tagged disposition? II
would be far more rational IL our peo-
pie in general would adopt simple
method of recreation. There is quite
enough. almost anywhere in America.
home. to give him all that he needs
of peace, quiet and pleasure. For most
city people. about all that Is necessary
Is to get out OF sight of the smell the
smoke. the noises and the paved
streets. but the country people. who
are free from these all the year round,
also need their recreation.
There Is really no good reason why
country homes should not be so ad-
justed to our needs that u reasonable
vacation shall be provided for in the
home building Over the doors Of
most farmers houses might be writ
ten the words, This is a workhouse %
Neither inside nor outside Is there pro-
vision for rest. recreation or play Ey-
cry room Is devised and furnished for
hard work-unless 1t be a parlor. shut
| tight against the family, and used only
for visitors. and a pretty dismal place
| II often Is for them. The main pro
vision for a let-up from work should
be out of doors-in the way OF hooks
| and corners and Fairgrounds. No man
should lay out farm in which there
| is not as good opportunity for a Gro
quet mallct as for hoe. When this Ii
| done. rest and recreation can take
place every day We make TOO much
| OF indoors altogether; more OF our liy-
| Ing should be out Of doors. Retreats
and shelters maye be created every
where about a country home, and
when you have once begun to think
about it you will be surprised to see
J how many hints Mother Nature VIII
| give you along this line. Where there
is an old rail fence she Will run II
over with ivy. bittersweet and elena
| tis; and then she Will I'll up the cor
ners with wild roses and elderberrles
and she Will build arbors of thorn ap
pies and grapeyines. There are farms
where even the cattle pastures have
their shelters and grapevine retreats
| They know very well what to do witt
these natural escapes from heat ant
flies.
Prepare literally for games. Ole
people as well as young should play
| Work is not the end OF existence. bu
the means 20 existence. Nor Is there
any good reason why the old ant
young shall not play together and live
the whole family life together. rest
ing. as they toll. In the spirit o. co
observation-disclosures Farmer.