The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-09
THE VALUE AND NECESSITY OF
VACATIONS.

Russell Sage, who lived to pass the
four score mark, was noted as the
| apostle Ut the vaCatlonles3 year. Mr..
Sage was accustomed to declare that
these periods Of rest and change are
a waste of time. He never took vaca-
lions himself and pointed to his own
robustness and long life as proofs of
his doctrine.
The famous fnancier, however,
failed to obtain much of a following.
The reason was because of the real
fallacy of his position. Mr.. Sage was
of the type of strong individuals who
attain great age and who break into
;; print in the feature story section
with interviews boasting of how they
have lived long despite the fact that
they smoked or drank or committed
other of the acts which the best
scientific thought condemns as in
furious to the human system and
mind. He was another of the pictu-
rescue exceptions that prove the rule.
The vacation season is now in full
swing and many thousands of Ameri-
cans are enjoying trips or are quietly
resting and seeking relaxation in less
strenuous ways.
Vacations are not habit, they are
necessity, especially with so highly
nerved and sensitive a race as the
Americans. Scientists measure the
vitality of men and women and draw
charts indicating the steady decline
In force throughout the busy week
until the Sunday rest recuperates him
and body and energy is raised again
during the time of rest. If Sunday
respite is necessary to the week re-
Taxation period of longer duration is
valuable as well in the scheme of the
entire year. We do better work for
the. change of occupation and scene
and the years average is higher than
it no time is taken from the regular
round of thought and EMPLOYMENT.
Unbroken work exhausts the power
of body and mind and drains are re-
sources which are needed for the regu-
lar activities. Therefore the vaca-
ton has come to be recognized as one
OF the prime essentials in the science
of business.
Scientists tell US that a machine
and even an inanimate tool is more
efficient and long lived if allowed to
lie idle for considerable periods. How
much more must this be true of the
most wonderful mechanism Of all. the
human body, to say nothing of the
mind?
And apart from the purely COM
mercial side Of the matter a mar, or
woman needs period for a different
type OF life than the continued re-
ssponsibility of business. It is we'll to |
forget these cares and. indulge in a |
play time that lends buoyancy to both
soul and body, adds color to the years
life and brightens here and there the
page of recollections.-Minot Dailv
News.
YOUNG'S FARMER TARIFF BILL
Under this caption in the daily
press on April 9th were given for the
first time some clear, sound reasons
for an emergency tariff on farm pro-
ducts. The statement published was
made by Congressman George M. !
Young, of North Dakota, who pointed
out as salient feature of the present |
situation that "Our country alone, |
e*iiAOAS Vic ldISe CONSUMING countries |
of the world, is able to pay for i'm
ported commodities. In this country
is found the one market where cash |
and credit conditions and exchange
rates make it possible to buy and |
hold the worlds surplus until con-
demands can absorb them. or
until these can be sold abroad" I'm
der this extraordinary condition of
buying power and credit large guam
titles Of wheat have been admitted to |
our country, which has absorbed a |
large amount of ordinary money.
Over SO: 900 900 bushels of wheat have
been imported from Canada, and it
was estimated that that there are 35,-
O0O, 1000 bushels more at Fort William
awaiting the opening Of navigation
to be shipped to American ports. Mr..
Young pointed out that 80 per cent of ]
the 1920 wool clip in America was still
in the sheep raisers' hands, with no
sale for it. and that there was then in