Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

little taverns that line it's shores, is thu
most perfect vacation man could ask,
said he.
Starting on any Of the lake steamers
you go out across the great expanse OF
water. never troubling to think Of the
destination. but only absorbing the balm
of the cool breezes, the cheer Of the cleal
sunlight and the joy of the dancing
waves.
"If you prefer small boat your enjoy
ment will be heightened. But a steamer
of the excursion type will do.
you travel for a while and then reach
one Of the many parklike landings along
shore. There you leave the boat with
a splendid appetite for dinner.
After the meal, which you will almost
invariably find we'll cooked and well
served, you start on ramble along
shore.
Might will find you regretting that the
day has been so short. At least that is
what have found. All of my vacations
l would like to spend along the shores OF
Lake Michigan"
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas sang
the praises of pedestrianism-short excur-
sions into nature near home This, he
believes, is the panacea for the tired
business man, the tired man of any pro-
fession. trade or avocation.
There is a joy in simply strollng
without thought of time or place." said
he, that cannot be equaled by any other
or more exciting mode of entertainment.
l take it that vacation should primarily
mean change and rest If that is what
the man who contemplates going away
to visit the hills and valleys near his
home, with pack strapped across his
back and ! staff in his hand
land l want a vacation. l recall this one
and the recollection is almost as good as
the trip itself:
When l was a beginner in politics l
found. one late summer, that / was be-
coming tired out and needed a short rest
So. bidding adieu to my friends, 1 started
forth into the foothills of the Ozark
mountains In Arkansas, not far from my
home in Texarkana.
Il have never seen a picture more beau
tlful than that OF those rolling hills
miles and miles of them, with wild
streams singing in the valleys and birds
of all IMAGINABLE plumage carroling in
the tree tops around me. Sometimes
won d walk. and then. the spell Of the
woods coming over me. l would lie down
and listen to the sounds around me.
There was as much variation in that
trip as one would have found In a great
city. 1t was never monotonous. When
four days had passed behind me and my
vacation had come To an end l returned
to my work determined that some time
again l would repeat the trip
Senator Crawford Of South Dakota
reversed Senator Stones recipe by rec
ommending a visit on farm as the
ideal vacation for the young man OF
the city.
Total change, a little manual labor
and plenty OF solid food" he said. will
bring the urban vacationist back from
his trip In a mood to appreciate his
desk work and at tho same time re-
gret that his trip to the farm has
been cut so short.
My own vacations have been few
and far between. I am not inclined
to pose as an authority OF tho elab-
crate vacation plan which many per-
sons will be able to consummate this
summer. My advice for the young man
or the middle-aged man who can leave
his family for q short two weeks. while
he iccuns~a-e- from the grind Of the