The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-06-30
Benefits Of a Vacation in EurODe.

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particular department Of III
mind; that the cells not in us
decay or become atrophied, Will
the cells constantly used are ali
normally enlarged.
As result Of this we find tha
the athlete, who seems to be
strong healthy man. whom "
might expect to live to a good
old age dies young or resist
feebly what people of much les
physical strength withstand quit
easily.
People who have preserve,
their prime, mentally and physi
cally, after they have passec
three-score and ten years ar,
found TO be all around men who's,
brain cells have all been KEEP
active.
Now, man who works witt
his mind needs vacation NOR,
than one who works with hi.
muscles, because while at his oc-
cupation he neglects. the muscu.
lar side and only part of the
brain cells are in use.
While vacation is generally
charged up TO rest it should really
be placed to the credit of change
OF occupation of resting certain
faculties and giving exercise to
Others which require it.
A man who is intensely busy
and active, as | have been for
forty years. in business, politics
and on the platform, finds that
the wheels Of his mental machine
get rusty at the end of ten
months; that it requires extra
exertion to do those things that
before Were easy; that there is a
strain on the nerves. and that
this warning, if unheeded. is
soon followed by insomnia.
The question then arises as to
how TO repair the waste, revive
the dormant faculties, prevent
the brain cells which have not
been used from becoming afro
phied and give the muscular
system a chance.
| tried for years taking vaca-
tons at home and returned TO
work tired. / found that when
| took no vacation at all | was
nearly as well off, unless in a
or presidential year.
when | returned to work tremend-
Dusly refreshed and invigorated
IN consequence. | finally ex-
planned this paradox of rest
secured by means of hard work
by theoriZng that the benefit |
received from stumping arose
from my meeting tens of thous-
inds of people. looking on new
meeting new and inter-
asting characters and having
new and exciting expeliarces in
'egard TO what moves or fails to
move that most complex and diff
'ult creature-an audience.
The more original people who
AVE made success of some kind
n life, who rose out of the mass
md made an impression, contri
,uted more than everything else
0 the freshening process.
On the other hand, when TAX
ng a vacation to the ordinary 4,
place, mountain or sea-
ide. conversation was largely
hop without the excitement of
he real thing or business with
ut the tools conveniently TO J
ranSact ii.
When | first went abroad nearly /.
hirty years ago | was fortunately !
with letters of intro +"
uction which brought me in con- :
act with people of distinction. =
ut for the first five or six years :.
epair, renewing and refreshing
{ mind and muscle came from .
isiting historic places and see =
~ the marvellous designs of the !,
ID architects which the Old :
Iorld possesses in such great,
bundance. i
To a university man who has !
ept up his reading in regard to !,
asSc and historic events thereln.'
an exquisite pleasure which no =
can describe gained :
'om visiting the scenes so often =
ictured in the Inauguration, !,
nd to one who loves fun and !
ses the humorous or ridiculous 4
, parts of human nature the fell i
w travellers on the steamer or !
the hotels abroad furnish morelc
than any vaudevillefI;
now, comedy or farce: alwaysln :
rovided one not afraid as manylo
unhappily are-to golJ
mong and talk to them.
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