Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

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II the month of June, and have never
been weary singing it's praises. One
E4N0ISNI calls it the, "leafy month" another
t92Ey "the month of roses" thousands
| have called it balmy, and one great
poet has asked, What is so rare as day in
June|
| l have often wondered whether this ques-
ton as put has not woefully puzzled many an
admirer of Mr.. Lowell There does not seem
to be much sense to it, as it stands.
| June days are no more rare than Septem-
Der, April or November days-there are thirty
mean rare" in the sense of being unusual.
Rare is an old English word, and was origin
ally used in the sense of beautiful, lovely or
indispensable.
81. was 9 rare sho%," says says Froissart, the
chronicler of olden times, describing tour
nament, which certainly could not have been
rare to him in the same sense with which we
use the word
The Field of the Cloth of Gold is also de-
scribed as "rare sight," and SO | might null
| tiply instances without number.
| With the coming of June come summer in
all its glory. The very last trace of winter
has disappeared, and we no more look for
frost than we do for an earthquake. Every
green thing that grows is growing, and every
flower is in bloom. The earth is one great
garden of green and gold and crimson, the
scent of roses pervades the air, and all nature
seems to be in holiday attire.
| 1t is warm, yet not too warm. The hot
July and the sweltering August are still in
| the future, and the air is balmy, without being
enervating.
! You may take quiet walk or an exciting
run or ride with almost equal comfort in this
leafy month. Exercise does not beget ex-
haustion, and it is possible to have a good
romp without paying too dearly for it.
| June is essentially the month Of sports
that is, out-of-door sports, since no one wants
to stay indoors during this delightful month.
| Bicycle riders find the roads in good condi-
ton, dry, and yet not so dry as to choke
them with dust; base ball and cricket are in
their prime, and such garden games as lawn
tennis and croqnet can be enjoyed almost
every day.
June is also prime month for boating,
lpunting and canoeing, but is rather slow for
lyachting. 1t needs the brisk winds Of the
lfall months to give this sport the requisite
life and enjoyment.
Campers-out, who generally choose August,
would do well to try June for change. Mos
Iouitoes. gnats sandfies and the hundred and
one insect pests which mar the enjoyment of
the trip have barely made their appearance in
June, and cool and comfortable sleeping nights
are assured.
Any camper who has passed an August
night wrapped up in heavy blanket, as the
only protection against mosquitoes, knows
how to appreciate unbroken slumber
The 'seashore affords many attractions in
June to the. boatman, the shell and weed col
j .eOUVL anu chC oic WIN cetu lluulSe Ill a CASH
ing drive or gallop on the smooth and solid
beach.
1t is too early for surf bathing, OF indeed
for swimming in any water. An occasional
hasty dip may do no harm, but there can be
no enjoyment such as later in the season,
when much longer time may be spent in the
surf without detriment to health
But above all, June is the month for gay
little picnics in the woods, for exploring par
ties up among the hills or down the valleys.
not too far nor too adventurous, but lust far
enough to find something new in the way of
a waterfall or bit of scenery and give you
something to talk about.
| The one who cannot extract some eniov-
ment from June day ramble must be very
blind or very dull.
/ All this applies, of course. only to June in
the temperate zone of the Northern Hemi-
sphere. 1t seems hard for us to realize that
our antipodean brothers are in the depths of
winter while we are having such delightful ont
of-door weather, and we feel like extending
to them our sympathy.
| 1t must be very strange to children born in
Australia, for instance, to read about our
June; although not any more so perbaps than
for us to read of an Australian Christmas eel
ebrated with the thermometer at ninety de-
grees in the shade.
However, we are thoroughly satisfied with
our arrangement. We want Christmas to
come mid snow and ice, like the youth who
bore aloft the banner with the strange device.
and we want the month of June to stay right
where 1t is IN the calendar and continue to
be the best month in all the year.