The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-09-16

In His Holidays-, Believes Four
Weeks at Least Should Be spent In
Relaxation From the Years Work.
Give heed, all who go from offices
and counting rooms to blister your
hands at the oars, to roam the woods
and to return at night to your summer
hotels worn out by the toll of the day.
That Is not recreation, and after your
vacation you will come back to the
city more weary than you were when
you went away In search Of health and
strength.
Rowing and hunting and fishing all
day long and late into the night are
well enough for those who are accus-
toned to such sports, but for nine
tenths Of what may be termed the "va-
cation class" nothing could be worse
These are reflections or n nerve .p.-
cialist, inspired by cable dispatches
telling how Mr.. Arthur Balfour, the
British prime minister, spent his vaca-
ton at Letoquet, near Etaples, on the
coast of Normandy, says the New York
Herald. The prime minister had his
chocolate In bed every morning at half
past 10 o'clock, read novels until half
past IL, then dressed and did n little
work for an hour, had luncheon at a
quarter, past o'clock and started out
in hfs motor car for the links, where
he played golf until Z o'clock in the
evening. He dined at half pastS 8 in q
leisurely fashion and played bridge
whist until o'clock in the morning.
"There Is Il little too much bridge
whist in that vacation Tor, most men,"
said DR.. Joseph Collins, whose special
ty is American nerves, "but in other
respects the prime minister's plan is
an ideal one. The American vacation
has too little rest I'm it, The average
American who takes n 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 1t is good for him. He will go
back to the city looking bronzed and
apparently in good health, and within
three days he is more tired and tagged
than he was when he went away.
This subject Of vacation is one of
great interest, and it Is one to which,
regret to say, Americans give too little
: attention
Let the man whose working hours
have been given to intellectual occu-
patton stay in bed as many hours Of
the twenty-four when on his vacation
: as he conveniently can. We are all
creatures of habit, and few of us can
sleep more than eight hours. II a man
can sleep at least ten AeHrs when on
his vacation, so much the better Let
him rise at. say, o o'clock In the morn
ing. breakfast and give his morning to
indolcnce. He needs downright in
dolcmce more than anything else. The
afternoon may he given to light cXer-
cisc. such as golf or tennis, and not to
! loU:s Of toll. He may then dress for
dinner rnd srcnd the evening In some
ii-ht mental calisthenics. Bridge
! whist wo;ill DO very well. would
n t recommend that Ec play for money.
I.Ct ii;l u:l:c his games II source of
T"c''"'t.Nn AMI rm"Scmcnt.
~ distinguished physician whom
, know srenGs vacations In the manner
v';,.rh ] have just described. going ia
!",. It about II o'clock every night
~ &c returns to his duties frCshcned
md inviGortc
".,s 90 Ike leHGth of vacation
mink th": tho average American
.:hU''!i tax" IT least four weeks"