The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Voice Of the People
Out in the woods.

To the Editor of The Times -Dispa tell:
Sir,-Since my physician has pcremp-
Ltorily ordered me to leave town aud
lind some cool, quiet little spo: until
my stomach and spirits get TO the
normal again, l am naturally debating
! what to do with my mind while in
actively awaiting the rise of spirits
and gastric force
There are two critical points to be
considered by the man who has led
a husy, rushing. caretaking life when
he suddenly realizes that he is tired.
when he grows interpretive, appre-
I hensive and unhappy without exactly
| being able TO say about what. The
! first question to our mind is to ascer-
tain whether he is physically Ill. or
question is of equal Importance. II
In need of rest Will enforced inactivity
and Isolation. give II to him? 1t viii
not II he is blind TO the beauties and
soothing caresses of nature. which she
so lavishly bestows upon all who Will
enjoy Nature Is good and kind TO us.
we Will suffer: II We live as she teaches
we are likely to live in physical and
mental comfort.
| We have Just received letter from
( in quaint little Scottish village. who
says; II live in this sequestered. puict
little village for It's beauty and peace
full tranquility. for ! have time for
contemplation without worry; when
We worry we are not living" II must
not be Inferred from the names at tho
end OF this scribble that as In
Scotland for Dumbarton and Glencoe
| are names dear to any man descended
from the Norsemen who poured into
the Highlands and shed good blood In
stead of bending the knee to tyranny.
and 1t is excusable in him II he names
! his little ranch, where he Is COM
! mind where Glencoe is or who the
/ writer Is. He is trying to tell other
overworked. faded friends in Rich
m mon nd, th95 there are some things al
cannot purchase good. healthy blood.
sweet sleep and peaceful mind. hut
Of sweet little spots not far away
where you can rest and grow strong
and soon be ready to work and live
again.
II is wonderful what a fellow sees
and enjoys in the country. with It's
! G ga encn n when be has kick
hind. We have slept hut little for
/ three weeks. felt the heat dreadfully,
and have been unable to eat, yet we
| struggled on. opened our mail three
! times day. experiencing the various
/ emotions and worries that every mail
brings to every man doing business
with many men of many minds"
| Inc first thing to impress us most
f, pleasantly was the escape from the in
| tolerable and altogether unnecessary
noises OF our city. and the next was
l Il
! as the evening lullaby was sung to us
from the gracefully swaying boughs
/ Of oak, hickory and poplars. we found
! 1t perfectly easy to take a Schooner
| OF buttermilk and a hunk" of egg
/ bread. which was followed by a ten
! hours sleep. and Thank God" in the
| morning.
We hear a good deal about going
! back to the simple life" from men who
! have found out that they have been
under high pressure too long How
much better IT would be for US all
! II we would live naturally. enjoy
! health and life and not have to "so
| back. OF course. a man cannot live
anywhere without The Times Dispatch
/ If he expects to maintain a mental
equilibrium. Should any of your read
ers desire to learn of the prices OF
! buttermilk and truckers supplies be-
You'd the range of the Board of Health
] Will be glad to give you other notes
from time to time suitable for the tenn :
! porary suburbanite
RUSTicUS, PRO. TEN.
Glencoe" near Dumbarton. July g.