The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-13

! and no play is folly; you know the
penalty I exact. Life In these modern times Is
too strenuous Stop. get your breath, relax. resti
Come and play awhile!
We Americans are the busiest people under
khe sun There was time when we played hard
Nv at all. Now we have finally learned the ne
cessity Of relaxation and recreation. The trouble
hs that we have learned to play not wisely but
too we'll Our avocations, especially In the
large cities, are as strenuous as our vacations
sometimes even none strenuous.
"There should be nothing so much mans
business as his amusements" wrote Stevenson.
hnd he wrote q great truth which has not yet
lcome home to us So It Il that we Americans
lmany Of us. are coming to have double need OF
u summer vacaton-to rest up from both our
work and our, pleasures.
The Cali Of the Wild means, In q sense. pretty
bmuch the same thing to all Of rs. But neces-
earily We can interpret it only according to our
knowledge and experience. Fortunate indeed are
khey to whom the call means but one thing
whether gypsying by automobile. or the flying
spray q the salt sea, or the rushing stream whose
deep dark pools hide the great trouts. or the tent
and campfire beside the placid lake, or the
mountain trail to the peaks where lies the ever.
hastinR snow These fortunate hear, understand
land obey.
Those OF us who are less fortunate also hear
hnd rejoice. But the call has no clear message.
I'VE do not know what to do with our play time.
I'VE do not know where or at what to play, and
khe interesting spectacle Of q great people at
blay Il saddened by the sight Of thousands Of
Hnfortunates wasting their precious vacation days
Sgetting little enjoyment and less rest
Come. let Us plan vacation days
The sssr e. 4 sn Sc slp thai pays
That's the motto Of the wise. They are not among
these unfortunates. They have planned their va
cation carefully and put common sense into their
plans. They have taken stock Of their physical
hnd mental needs. They have pronted By the ex-
berience Of past vacations and their successes
Ind failures. They understand that vacation
Tor pleasure and 4 vacation for recuperat10n are
hot necessarily the Same thing but they viii try
TO combine pleasure and refrigeration
/ Change ID great factor In both pleasure and
rest. When play dime comes around most OF N
tnstinctive,r long TOR something that our daily
hife does DIT olfer. Often this longing Is q safe
Guide. providod common sense u used. Obviously
4 camping trip IN the wilds Is not suited to those
whO must have soft beds. delicate vfands and
ldeft service-even if they are lovers OF nature,
longing for novel experience. It is equally OBJ
Nious that these nature lovers would be out OF
place In fashionable summer resort where peo-
bile congreeate to see and be seen. The COM
mon sense Of It Is that they should go where
scenic beauty can be enjoyed and the conven-
hional comforts Of life are not lacking
/ when vacation time means to the weary work
er an opportunity to recuperste from toll rest
hs what he needs The best rest Is absolute In
action. Il loafe and invite my soul" wrote Walt
Whitman. But loading Is q fine art; most Of us
hre too used to be up and doing to enjoy sitting
hnd twiddling our thumbs change Of scene
Ind occupation, with the blessed consciousness
that We do not have to do anything. Is the best
rest The hodcarrier who came into money had
the PSYCHOLOGY 81 It down fine when he set his
alarm clock as usual. threw his shoe at It when
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