The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06
Hints to Vacationists

am presum!ng. and earnestly hop
ing. that every one of ms readers
takes vacation each year Every
one needs relief from the regular
| routine OF duties. whether they be per
formed in the house Office. factory,
shop or In the social field The person
VINO boasts that he or she does NOT
need a vacation will sooner or later
CRATE on hts own and other peoples
nerves just because the constant strain
| Will finally become too much to bear
The vacation period should be care
free time; but some OF US, am atr~-d,
carry this freedom a little too far.
mean that we rush into pleasures with.
out taking any thought of the after
effect. Do not think that want YOU
to be wax figure: far from It. urge
you to live in the open air and bright
sunshine as much as possible: but take
every precautton so that the skin will
| not be burnt
This care should be taken particu-
| larry at the seashore The arms. face
and neck should be thoroughly satur-
ated with olive oil or smeared with
cold cream before one goes in bathing.
10 prevent the skin from burning.
1t Is also we'll to protect the hair
| from the water This may easily 90
done by twisting a stocking into n
cable and pinning it around the head.
Over this slip the rubber cap and then
don the pretty bathing hat. Now the
hair removed from sight will decrease
the beauty OF any pretty face, so that
&c is quite good idea to wear false
bangs and curls. These can be easily
removed and hung up to dry without
any bother or discomfort to the wearer
when the frolic in the water Is over
If you have failed to take any OF
these preliminary steps before bath
Ing and your hair becomes wet be sure
to let 1t dry thoroughly Immediately
after you have shaken off the water.
This may be done while strolling or
running up and down the beach Dur
Ing this exercise a sweater should be
worn so that one will not take cold
| The water reduces ones temperature
and makes one more susceptible to a
| cold.
Some OF you will be spending your
facation in the country Few OF you.
no doubt. have had the opportunity
OF studying nature and therefore arc
not able to detect the poisonous plants
and berries from those which are quite
harmless. For this reason l warn all
| Of you not TO touch those which are
If. by any chance. you should suffer
from Ivy poison. try to secure some
| plantain leaves. which will give great
relief. 1 shall tell you how you can
distinguish the plantain leaf.
First of all. it grows low down
among the grass, many leaves spring
ing from the one centre. The leaf Is
long, oval and green, with parallel
veins running lengthwise. 1t should
be torn and crushed between the fin
gers and the green juice applied direct
ly to the infamed, poisoned pot of the
skin. A little poutice can be made OF
these leaves In your fine handkerchief
and bound around the finger or hand
In case OF poisoning. an ounce of pre-
vention is certainly worth pound OF
| cure.
Sitting on the grass when 1t Is dry
Will never do any harm. but II is when
the grass and ground are damp that
much damage might be done. There
fore. little hint regarding the import
ance OF sitting on n pillow will not
come amiss right here Once more the
| ounce OF prevention is worth while.
! When sitting out in the sun TO read
sew or merely to rest 1t is we'll to pro-
tect the eyes from the strong glare
with an umbrella. Now. no one likes
to carry an umbrella on a rainy day,
so l do not propose TO have you hold
all Its glory. Ask one OF the farm
hands for a pitchfork. To Its handle
fasten your umbrella securely and then
thrust the pronGs into the ground
Could you wish for a better tent? Its
portable quality should appeal to you
all
To got the most benefit out OF your
holiday keep in happy frame OF mind
Let nothing rufie your temper and try
! to be considerate of others Take your
vacation In earnest, as you should
work In earnest. Forget your work.
and with n free body and mind let
your much-needed trip give you rest
and strength for future duties
Getting n Lot Oxt of n Little.
There is an elderly German woman
! whom sometimes employ to help
| with the heavy work" said woman
the other day. "and to my mind she
Is tho best example OF real content
that I have ever known.
Her husband was a musician in the
| old country. and he came here think
| ing that America with its undevel-
oped musical knowledge offered rich
field for him. But somehow he couldn't
| make II go, and was forced 10 do what
work he could. With real German
thrift. they bought little place in tho
country with tho money they had
brought with them However. he met
port or both devolved upon her. She
took days work out. and YOU can
imagine what time she had to set up
to walk two miles TO the trolley and be
"a the city by a little after o'clock
each day.
Il had always felt sorry for her and
had tried TO get her easier work and
all OF IL that l could. But one day
she said 10 me: When l get through
work and go home in the evening, and
when supper is over and sit on tho
doorstep and he Cher husbandl plays
on his violin and the new grass and
the flowers are coming up-how we
do enjoy life
somehow" concluded the speaker
when | thought OF all she has gone
through and the work She was doing
and all the circumstances in her case.
IL occurred TO me that perhaps he:
outlook on life was saner and that she
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