Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-18
UNDERSTUDY
FOR YOUR
VACATION
(By Barbara BoydD


mess woman, many a mother, finds
il impossible to take vacation The
summer looms ahead without any re-
lief from the work that presses. To
some, it is a discouraging outlook
and they grow melancholy facing it.
Others are so busy, they have not
time to think about it, but the steady
grind wears on them, nevertheless.
Others, as the warm, eXhausting days
come on, grow irritable and discont-
ed. For all the summer without a
vacation if not counteracted in some
way, is pretty sure before it is over
to work for ill spirit sand for an IL
body
The person who faces such suns
mer should plan deliberately to Offset
its continuous grind Though no
lengthy break in the work can be made,
little brief rests can be taken that will
do much to keep the body and spirits
up to par. And this should be done.
If depression and eXhaus ion have one
so firmly in their grip that there IS
no desire even for brief recreation,
then one must force ones self to take
cine. But one should not let ones self
get into this state If a vacationless
summer is ahead begin at once the
toning-up process.
The business girl who must work all
summer should spend at least one
hour, two if possible, every evening
in the open air. Il she does nothing
but sit in some city park for an hour,
enjoying the quiet and the trees and
stars, she will be benefited If she
is utterly worn out, an hour out UNI
der the stars will renew her physical
ly and mentally. An hours trolley
ride out into the suburbs, AN hour OF
two at some suburban park where
there is good music-all these will
make the next days work go more
easily. When she comes home tired
from the days work, she may not feel
inclined to do any of these things But
if she does them. she will be repaid
The fresh air will tone her up physi-
cally. And the fresh interests will
tone her up mentally 1t will TAX
her mind away from its daily business
rut, and this will prevent her from
growing discontinued and morbid
Then some sort of little trip should
be taken at the weekend. If she
only packs a lunch and goes off into
the country and lies under a tree for
day, it is better than staying in the
same environment one has been in
the week through. The body and the
mind need change; and these little
weekend changes will bring the per-
son without a vacation thriumphantly
through the summer
The busy mother should take some
such holiday now and then. If she will
pack a lunch and take the children,
and go off into the woods for one day
a ewek, she and thee hildren will be
infinitely better for it, Tt may seem
to her more work to ct ready to 60
than the trip is worth. But both she
and the children will be bteter for
e effort So they do not drown them
selves or break their limbs falling
from tree, let them do what they
will. Let them romp and play to their
hearts content and let her relax and
forget them. They will work off some
of the efferyescence of their spirits
THIS way, and she will lose that feel
ing of nervous irritability that is al
most always the consequence of being
shut up in a house week in and out
with hcalty, active children. After
such day the daily life will start
or a joller, pleasanter basis for all.
1t nay be melancholy to face a sum-
me rwithOut vacation. But if such
a summer must be faced, take all these
little rests possible, SO that health
and spirits may be at the highest pos
sible level when the summer is over.