The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

interviewed five professional people stopping
at one of the leading hotels In that city only
one OF the five admitted that he was without
hobby, a user Of leisure hours He claimed
that all of his time was taken up with his work
bat he regretted that he didn't have Few
hours each day to play like other fellows
The four others had definite programs that
thaF follow each day between their regular
tasks One woman INDUCES stretching exer-
cises twice day and takes long walks in the
parks and enjoys the privileges of the great
outdoors Another woman takes her camera
into the woods and gets snaps OF trees and
flowers and other objects. One man plays
golf and tennis. Another plays the piano and
rides horse back
There is none of us so busy that he can't
find few hours each day to devote to recre-
alton, a change from the grind by which ne
earns his living. OF course work is not credited
with having killed anyone, bot it is a conceded
fact that too close application has got many
men into a rot that ages and breaks them down
before their time. They become cynical, set and
pessmistic., The joy of life seems TO have
been lost to them. They grow seH-centered
and do not enjoy the things that Frightened
their. outlook in earlier years.
You doubtless know many such people. You
may be one or them Nature Is the greatest
of all medicines. Medicines from the drug
store lis no good for the person with Crouch.
What he needs is sunshine, fresh air, few
hours playing like he used to play when he
was kid. An honest physician will tell you
this as fact If you want to see how some OF
our Rock Island men and women who have
long since passed the middle span of life are
tuning themselves up take a walk across the
Rock Island bridge any day, when the weather
is favorable, or stroll out into Long View park
at almost. any hour in the day. You will meet
some Of your old friends. They have discov-
cred the systematic one that beats all the stuff
that is to be found on the shelves Of drug
stores.
You will come across the haggard house
wife who declares she hasn't minute to spare
from the time she rises in the morning until
she puts the kiddes to bed at night Yes, she
has, but she simply hasn't been able to adjust
herself to her surroundings. She'll find time
to gossip hour the telephone with
some neighbor-and there's more wearing
task than holding telephone receiver for that
length of time If the same woman would get
out into the open for an hour when she re-
turned she would feel refreshed and would
get new angle on life. She would be in
more cheerful mood when her husband and the
children returned home.
There are a thousand ways in which each
of us profitably employ few hours of
every day in diverting our minds from our
routine tasks. But it is for each of US to de-
terInine what we want to do. The thing to do
is that which affords you the most pleasure
and benefit. If it is walking, you should walk
If it is using the dumb bells in your bedroom,
use the dumbells. If 1t is playing the piano,
play the piano. But do something that win lift
you mentally and physically.
Each Of US has in our keeping machine
of us have automobiles. When these machines
begin to act out of sorts rush them to the
repair man. Most of us don't wait for them TO |
get out of order before taking them to an EXERT |
We have them gone over every so often whether |
we think there is anything wrong or not So |
it should be with bodies. It's small out |
lay, but essential one, for each of us to have |
a medical examination at least once a year. |
It's great stimulant to hear the physician tell |
you that you are in good health, and that all |
you have to do is to take care of yourself. And |
when he tells you to take care of yourself he |
means that you shall live normally, and living |
normally means working and playing Just like |
you did when you were a title fellow. when your /
work consisted in running errands for mother
and your play was making mud pies and shoot
ing marbles and playing tag with the neighbor- !
hood youngsters, It's the same old game, and
as long as we play it with enthusiasm wen feel
young and fresh. We start to go back when we
stop playing