The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-06
BRAIN FAC
AND A GARDEN

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Hello, old man, what's come to
you? The last time l saw you, you
looked as if you were about to pass
in your checks; now you're looking
bully. Are you in love, or is it the
best ever in specialists?"
The other man laughed: Nothing
so costly as women and doctors! It's
just a case of brain flag and gar
den cure
AS his friend looked somewhat
blank, the speaker continued: 81 was
almost all in, too much work and no
time for exercise. A few more months
and it would have been goodby Will
| ly. Then a friend loaned us their
house for three months while they
were abroad. The only request was
that | keep up the garden.
cat first l intended to hire a gar
dener, but my wife, who knows a lot
about flowers, persuaded me to help
! her keep things straight and save
money. l worked morning and even
ing, soon became interested, and you
! see the results"
This conversation overheard in the
streetcars set me thinking of the ben
efits of a garden for busy men. l be-
gan to make inquiries among my men
friends and soon found that not one
man, but many, has learned the ben
eft to health of a practical interest
in gardening.
One of the most prominent railroad
men in the country has moved from
a small place, where he had been ac-
customed to golf for several hours
each day, to city where his respon-
sibilities and longer hours prevented
keeping up his game.
Il Fortunately he had taken a house
in the suburbs. He knew nothing
of gardening, but determined to learn
Without any instruction he started
in, buying some plants and sowing
more seed.
Time for gardening was limited Il
half-hour while waiting for break
fast and before and after dinner il
the evenings. Saturday afternoon ant
Sunday were also devoted to the new
pursuit.
Early in the Spring of the seconC
, season seed boxes were started OF
the side porches and not only wa
the cost of the second year planting
reduced, but the garden itself hat
more personal meaning.
By the third year the man was 81
proficient a gardener that he planned
several gardens for his friends, bring
ing his engineering knowledge int
+ play and even laying out the beds
e planning a sun dial, hedges an,
i walks.
= Not every man lives in the sub
urbs, but there are city yards to solv
the problem. A man starting to wor
by seven o'clock each morning an
does not get back until six at night
q has 1ourishing vegetable garde
:. the width of his twenty two-foot 10
II and six feet deep. He also has flora
borders at each side of the yard an
a strip of lawn to be cultivated be
l. tween.
In his scant leisure each day an
on half holidays and Sunday that ma
ii has succeeded in raising splendid to
d matoes, radishes,I lettuce, a few pc
tatoes, line of melons, string beans
7 peas and some prime Strawberries
It Not enough to support his family G
four the season through, but enoug
, to give them plenty of home raise
vegetables and him invaluable exer
- else and recreation.
Much smaller yards can be turne
- to account. If man has the will I
c garden lack of space need not dete
u him. In tiny back yard can be pu
first the bulbs, which are later LITE
d for the ANNALS
y There are also window and pore
boxes, and even tubs that can be Sc
IS close to the house line if porches al
, wanting. Vines are also a possbil
ity.
These small gardening projects de
= mand if anything more concentrate
- interest and as much outdoor wor
T. as do bigger gardens. To get the fu
y benefit to brain and body, howeve
It one must do the actual work A pei
functory interest in flowers that lin
a. its tself to occasional direction to
n hired gardener, is not the kind thf
i'll cure brain flag.
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