The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-08-03
HIKING DOWN THE
LONG BROWN PATH
vacatlonists With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning to
Walk All Over Again.


Nor the rife on your shoulder.
Nor the fiye Inch crust Of shaki-colore
That rnskes you feel your limbs ar
growing older;
And its not the hike on the hard turnpike
:. That drives away your smile.
Nor the socks of sisters that raise thu
4 blooming blisters-
Il It's the last long mile.
-PiAttsburgh Marching Song.
j Stringing out from the suburban
transit terminals Of New York ever,
| Sunday and holiday goes the army OF
khaki-clad mixers. There may be an
automobile for every twenty OF the
country's population, but . host of
city folks disprove the theory Of a
| future leg-enfeebied citixenry and are
/ learning to walk all over again.
! To the more casual minded, the hike
II just exercise, but to those who
catch its real Significance the hike
means great deal more. 1t is the
cheapest form of recreation and
therefore appeals to those living in
crowded districts and unable to avail
themselves of the more expensive
amusements. And these people, be
1t noted. are just those the country
Is so anxious to have spread out and
settled In the farming sections. The
hike, indeed, has possibilities as
real starter for the back to the farm"
movement.
oeuohboy and Boy Scout Lead Way
Just q brief survey Of the rolllcking
groups which move or from the out
lying terminals on holidays estab-
fishes 4 few general types. There Is
the ex-servlce man and his friends
who will hear from him the story
Of more serious excursions on the
muddy roads Of France He tight
ems q strap here and another there
on the blanket roll adjustment or the
shelter half" In which the commits |
sary II packed for the midday feast
by the roadside. Expert directions
come from him on the method Of
the pack so 1t will not feel
so heavy or Interfere with the free
body movement. He will pass along
the information. gained In his army
days, Of how that same pack was
evolved after numerous experiments
to hnd the easiest way Of carrying
the heaviest load. With results he
now compliments. but which he char
acterized when q d0ughboy a.
'blankety blank total failure"
Then there are the boy scout par
les, adept At everything pertaining
. "shanks mare" travelling and wood
ran. The ex-service man and the
10Y, scout are pioneers in the hiking
'anis. Listen to one Of them right
n the trails and making ready for q
welve mile jaunt Get that can
cen over the side. Jimmie. and
/ won't keep bouncing on your leg
very step. II II nlied, Well, then.
re drink. How about the eatsl Let's
heck 'em OF. You got the spuds,
IN the bacon Jimmie. Who has the
once and the Borden tin cowr'
Right here" announces freckied
omrade Of the road. patting his KNAPP
ack. "Snitched the mocha and the
m Of milk when Sis wasn't looking"
well. then, let's Eor snaps the
of the expedition.
This party Is travelling light for real 6
istance. Another must expect to $
lake q shorter hitch or else be count S
II greatly on It's power Of endur- |
nee. Perhaps the camp Is not far 9
Z because the groap Is equipped for O
= overnight stay with heavy blanket I
,lis, hatehets, lanterns, esn=as va J
'rpalla. rubber ponchos. kettles, pots. b
aw tangled nrestand. ETC. etc. The
lankets are laid out for 4 better
AckinE Of the bags and cans of food. !.
hen the party commences to load
. the members brlstle all over With .
imp tools and equipment, =
Back TO the Farm !,
The veteran from the crowded city ii
nements has found a new territory n
roam and one almost unknown to 3
8 associates He Is Introducing them h
this newly discovered land and u
aching them how to be Independent n
any transportation but their own 4,
'od legs and OF any subsistence but y
hat they can carry and prepare a,
Walk and cook your own Is his .,
otto.
Who win say the leaven thus fer a
enting in the city crowds will not :"
ar fruit In keener appreciation Of
untry delights. especially as these In
e added to by increased comforts m
the farm. With his radio hitched a
!. the farmer listens In on the best Y
the country has to *
FER. Modern home devices wipe out In
any hardships formerly Imposed to
ION Isolated dwellers. There L. in q
ort. . rapid cutting down Of the B.
frerential between farm and city III
e. ri
In the meantime. knowledge must te
ecede q true appreciation Of what SO
E country holds. and this Is what ca
e hike supplies. There is more ap- to
al in one apple tree in blossom than
reams OF printed matter mn out 70