Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-18

mountainous, are galners by the
change.
Thought Is the highest form or hu-
man actlvlty-''the measure Of man Is
mind"-and whatever oonduces 20 its
more successful exercise Is to be re-
garded as "a distinct gain a. the in
dividual and To the race The noun
tain and plateau region supply pre-
/ cisely the conditions necessary for the
stimulation OF the mental faculties.
Such conditions though an advantage
| In a general way, nevertheless have cf-
fects that may become detrimental.
| Ovcrwork ovcr-excitement, nervous
! breakdown. ana rcstlcssncss in general.
are tho conditions that always menace
the dwellers I'm high places
II especially follows that rational
| pleasures for COMMUNICATING pco-
pie are not precisely similar 10 those
which might be- wholly suitable Tor
pc iple who I've at lo,Scr attitudes. For
tho latter. more excitement rs ncccs-
sary. for the former more quietncss,
calnncss. and relaxation should be-
sought
Ordinary pioasurlng methods, such
as induce nervousness aud produce ex-
element. ARE 10 be- avoided by people
living on the plateaus and in the noun
tain valleys Horse-rGciug betting,
card playing. guessing contests. etc.
are likely to be distinctly harmful
since they excite and fatigue the al
ready tense nerves, in place ~ soth-
ing and resting them. on the other
hand, slow travelling IN an open vehi-
Gle leisurcly boating quiet bathing In
lake or river. walks in groves or can
yons. retirement from the city Ia the
fields or mountains these, n ac-
companied by moderate physical exer-
ton. are ideal pleasure methods FOR
mountain dweucrs The physical exer-
else may be prolonged Indefinitely, but
should not be sudden and violent En-
durance IL cultivated by regular and
continuous exercise. bat Is diminished
by spnsmodic over-eXertion.
II follows that so-called scenic
railways. shoot the-chutcs, and
other similar devices that put the
nerves on tension. are the worst pos
sible forms of recreation for the over
strained nerves of children NJ the high
attitudes They increase the tendency
to nervousness; while chorea, St vi
tus's dance. and other forms OF ner-
vous trouble. often leading To physi-
cal collapse are couespondingly aug
mcnted among the children. II Is our
Judgment that these forms Of folly and
menace to the health of children should
ne excluded from the parks over which
the city has exclusive Jurisdicuon'
Liberty Park for example should re-
main a park. and not be converted IN
10 a secondary circus sideshow by the
imposition OF freaks that pandcr to tho
taste for excitement and whirl
our people have come here from var
ious IoWland countries, and they tend
TO follow the ways OF those lands. In
all matters OF plcasure-seeking, the
former methods should be either re-
versed or strongly kept In check, and
those suited to our own environment
substituted FOR them. Children must,
OF course. he kent interested, hut
games in the open. not too violent In
the hot season. with more rational
excursions and outings. leading To tho
pleasures ~ the field and grove a
such. and TO the more nature interest
in field and meadow. in brook, river
and lake-these are excellent subsu-
tutas for the mad whirl OF excitement |
cultivated by the cheap and trashy
devices that add TO nervousness and
produce additional excitement.