The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-07-25
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rest offered by the many department stores which
have fitted up attractive parors for their feminine
patrons They nerve weary rather than leg
weary and the little relaxation of sitting in an easy
chair, in the midst of pleasant surroundings, is
a remedy that hardly ever fails
believe in church going for another reason than
that of worship 1t rests the body and brain, and
brings a peace that enables to face the future
with new strength We may not believe the doctrine
given us from the pulpit, but cannot deny the
peace that is the very atmosphere of church, the
beauty of the music and the absolute rest from
world matters When men and women went to
church as regularly as they went to bed we had no
santariums taxed to their capacity by patients
whose nerves have gained the mastery. The one day
that offered complete change of occupation IN
every seven was wholesome in its effect upon both
adults and children.
1t has always been a matter of regret to music
lovers that there could not be free organ recitas
at the churches throughout the week. | think they
would do an immense amount of good, but it IS a
question whether busy people would spare the time
to attend them Perhaps the demand for them
would bring the supply, and possibly there lies the
reason for the lack of blessing. Organ music of
the best kind is soothing to the nerves and rest
full to the spirit, and if cannot take time from
practical matters for such purpose, deserve to
be railroaded into nadhouses, are tending with
an alarming rapidty.
Hurry is the watchword of the nation A woman
plans shopping tour as she would trip around
the world with the attention to minutes. She
rushes through her toilet swallows her breakfast,
arms herself with a list as long as the moral law,
and leaves the house. tired the very beginning of
the day. She has forgotten that there other
days. and that the shops will be doing business with
full stock She refuses to enjoy the ride and
prepares to leave the conveyance before reaches
the terminal She stands in the crowded AISLE
when she might be quietly sitting in seat, and
gains than fraction of time at the best
In the street she forgets her manners and per-
mits her rudeness to go without any attempt at an
apology In the shops she rushes about, pushes her
way wherever the crowd is thickest, neglects her
luncheon, and reaches home in condition some
where near a collapse. She has used up more nerve
force than she can regain in a month, when she
might have performed her task quietly and easily
without than the ordinary fatigue of busy
day.
The person who will come forward with
method of teaching repose will have wide field
to cultivate There may not be such rush to learn
it as has distinguished many of the useless fads,
but it deserves all the that be hoped for
it. AS sex we talk too much, act too much, and
throw away energy in the silliest fashion, and
then wonder why we cannot compete with men
who take to periods of relaxation like ducks to
water A few calm women with we'll ordered
nerves. do surprising amount of work, and their
brilliant examples seem to be thrown away.
There are men who dread to go home on certain
days of the week, on the days they know have
been devoted to shopping, for instance, for they
know by experience or instinct, that nervous
wreck awaits them. That is rather hard on per-
sons who have had their own troubles to meet and
who want to put away the memory of them for few
hours. A has the right to expect rest and