Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-05-12
How to
Live
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VACATIONS.


we only had the good sense b avail
ourselves Of our opportunities ] am
inclined to think w are not 10 ~
commiserated 20 much after al u W
fall 70 have our good time ofteneg.
Don't think you havcnt time to take Z
short vacation. You have. Dout walt
for the opportunity to present ltsslf.
take the opportunity. X one NJ o.
shore and waited for some trie little
boat from on the sea 70 rail- IN TO tho
strand. draw one into L BY some meth
cd Of afinfty unknown to science and
carry one or to Spain. don't you think
ono would grow gray headed and wan
before the voyage comrnenccdl Il y
just NJ SILLY and just ~ hopoless .
wait for some full-riggsd opportunity
70 draw near and force ron on board
without some effort on your part yoa
will never ret sail. You viii never @
anywhere Il you d not arise ana 81
Leave your work for while; LEAVE
things undone II need b. Bother To
duties! Shoe the obllsatiousl Jule
you get up aud sol
What one needs 70 b. we'll and 8sk
~ II out-0f-door eDercise-to ret r.
touch with nature and forget onseelk
Tho open Dir ID not only Z cure Cor he
body, but for the mind 10 we'll. Nature
u not only fairy godmother. not eniy
. revelation Of beauty, but guide and
4 teacher. We are told that Buddha
went into the forest to look for truth
He left mankind and went 70 nature
for help. And you will b. helped
spiritually and physically b. going u
to Gods sanatortum Of out-of -doors.
All nature teens with Joy and peace
ON summer days. seeming 70 lausA
and chatter and whisper TO N 6
health and happiness. There h ma.
ton In the ground. Each rill and trunk
Of tree and stem Of flower aud blade oe
grass feels the thrill OF life. Health
and energy are abroad In the land.
And yet some Of u are disseminated
and feel ourselves misused because ~
happen to be little short Of money
now and then, and II II hard 70 md
the plums In our pudding; g w are
sick, or think we are, and are desp0nd-
ent and hopeless. These thoughts are
only the transient reign Of winter II
the heart, and are due largely - the
need Of Change vacation. Get out
Of doorsi Rejoice with the trees, the
flowers and the birds. Il II m exhil.
arating, healthful and sublime uplift
that they will give you u you win bat
60 to them. !.
What has not quitting the crowded
city for . change Of air skectedl How
many has II not matched from the
Jaws Of death How many has L net
saved from sickness! How many CON-
sumptives, melancholy hypochondriacs
and waning and harassed dyspeptics
has II not restored TO former health
fulness and Joy. Go TO Natursl Il win
strengthen your bodies. upitft your
souls and help you to forget how tired
and troubled you are. And the slips
Of health aud contentment you will
gather you should plant In the neglect
Cd garden Of your soul. "Resnembee.
II Ii not always youth time any more
than II II always May: and gratis and
shoots that grow readily In spring will
take no root In bleak November. Cui.
uvate your smiles and your simple
services Of love now and old age shall
be but IN afternoon trcllis, hung deep
with perfumed roses. ~ beautiful In
the sunset glow ~ In the dawn"
LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
The way Of health lies through
obedience to law. and the discernmeOt
Of laws determining health lies II
mans recognition Of the fact that he
lis comresx being. = conscious spark
* divinity embodied In matter and
that no part Of his nature can be neg
Aected or ignored without making the
whole man sick.
We are walking along the paths Of
a very beautiful world. II II q per-
petuaI panorama. passing by us every
day; and we shall add greatly to the
happiness OF life, and to the elevation
and publication Of all our faculties. II
we acquire the habit Of working for
Its beauties.
1t In our duty to no order our habits
with reference to the maintenance Of
4 high degree Of effectiveness. to 80
utilize all means. material and spirit
ual, which make for sOundness. that
we shall be up to the mark In physical
health.
Some Of Us perhaps at the present
day do not sufficiently appreciate the
Importance Of leisure and securing Op-
portunities for meditatio We make
life too much Of Z rush and hustle:
even our games We turn into . bust
ness.
In cur moments Of tete-a-tete With
the Ahnnite. how different life locks.
How all that usually occupies and e.
cites - becomes suddenly pusrils.
and vain.
We are strong only ~ we ally our
selves with Nature. We progress only
By laying hold o. ~ forces e ~
universe.