West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-06-30

American Takes Too Much Exercise
I'm tus Holidays = believes -Four
Week. az Least should he spent rn
Relaxation From the Years Work.
Give heed, all who 20 from Offices
and counting rooms TO blister your
hands at the oars, To roam the woods
aud TO return at night to your summer
hotels worn out 10y the toll OF the day.
That is not recreation. aud after your
vacation you will come back 10 the
city moro weary than YOU were when
you went away In search OF health and
strength.
Rowing ana hunting and fishing all
day long and late into tho night are
well enough for those who are accus-
toned TO such sports, but for nine
tenths OF what may bo termed the IVA
cation class" nothing could be worse.
These are reflections OF a nerve spe-
cialist, inspired hy cable dispatches
telling how MIR. Arthur Balfour, the
British prime minister, spent his vaca-
ton at Letoquet, near Etaples. on tho
coast OF Normandy, says tho New York
Herald Tho prime minister had his
chocolate In bed every morning at hnlf
past 10 o'clock. read novels until half
past IL, then dressed and did little
work for an hour had luncheon at n
quarter past 2 o'clock and stnrted out
In his motor ear for the links, where
he played golf until Z O'clock I'm the
evening. He dined at half past I'm u
leisurely fashion and played bridge
whist until 3 o'clock I'm the morning.
There is little too much bridge
whist in that vacation for most men,"
said DIR. Joseph Collins, whose special.
~ Is American nerves, "but I'm other
respects the prime minister's plan is
IN ideal one. The American vacation
has too little rest I'm It. The average
American who takes vacation goes
out from his Office, where he has spent
the winter, and from morning until
night he goes through every violent
form OF exercise he can find, thinking
that Il is good for him. He VIII go
back 20 the city looking bronzed and
apparently In good health. and within
three days he ~ more tired and tagged
than he was when he went away.
"rhls subject OF vacation is one OF
great interest, and II Is one 90 which,
regret 10 say. Americans give too little
attention.
''Let the man whose working hours
have been given 90 intellectual occu.
patton stay Ia bed as many hours OF
the twcnty.four when on his vacation
as he conveniently can. We are all
creatures OF habit. aud few OF us can
sleep more than eight hours. n man
can sleep at least ten hours when ON
his vacation. 10 much the better. Let
him rise al. say. o o'clock IN the morn
ing. breakfast and give his morning 90
Incidence lie needs downright IN
dolcncc more than anything else The
afternoon may be given 10 light oxcr.
else, such as golf or tennis, aud not 20
hours OF toll. lie may then dress for
dinner and spend the evening IN some
light mental caiistbcnics Bridge
whist would DO very we'll would
not recommend that be play for money.
Let him make hts gnmcs n source of
recreation and amusement
"a distinguished physician whom I
know spends vacntlons Ia the manner
which ! have just described. going 10
bed M about n O'Clock every night.
and ho returns 20 hls duties freshcned
and invlgorntcd
"As to the length of a vacation I
think that the average American
should take nj lrngf four weeks"