Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-03
hiking down THE '
LONG BROWN PATH
GacationIStS With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning e
/ Walk All Over Again

pal Fs,s not the paCR that yOu @V -
bEos the ave Inch cruSt Of EhAki-eosOroa
mat makes you feel yOuS lamOs GsO
and its not the hike On the hard tuFnDEhO
bESF the socks Of sister, that raise tAo
blooming blisterB-
-PIAttgbuFgh Marching sens.
StFingfag out from the suburban
transit terminals Of New YORK every
Sunday and holiday goes the army Of
Ehakl-ciad hikerG There may be an
automobile for every twenty Of the
scountry's population. but q host Of
city folks dIspr0ve the theory OF
future leg-enfeebled citizenry and are
learninR to walk all over again.
To the more casual minded, the hike
Is Just exercise. but to those who
catch it's real Significance the hike
means a great deal more II 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 a
real starter for the "baCk to the farm"
movement.
+Doughboy and Boy Scout Lead Way
Just a brief survey Of the rollicklng
groups which move Of from the out
lying terminals on holidays estab-
fishes a few general types. There Is
the ex-service 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 is packed for the midday feast
by the roadside. Expert directions
come from him on the method Of
singing the pack so It will not feel
90 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
20 end the easiest way Of carrying
The heaviest load With results be
now compliments, but which he char
aCterIzed when a doughbOy as q
''blankety-blank total failure"
Then there are the boy scout par
Ties, adept at everything pertaining
TO "shanks mare" travelling and wood
craft. The ex-service man and the
boy scout are pioneers In the hiking
game Listen to one Of them right
on the train and making ready for a
twelve mile jaunt: Get that can.
teen over to the side, Jimmie, and
&c won't keep bouncing of your leg
every step. Is It filed? Well, then,
we drink. How about the eats? Let's
check 'em Off You got the spuds,
Bill; the bacon Jimmie. Who has the
coffee and the Borden tin cow"
Fright here" announces a freckIed
COmrade of the road, pattlng his KNAPP
sack Switched the mocha and the
can OF milk when Sis wasn't looking"
swell, then, let's go!" snaps the
commander Of the expedition.
This party is travelling light for real
distance. Another must expect to
make a shorter hitch or else be count
Ing greatly on Its power Of endur-
anCe. Perhaps the camp Is not far
Off because the group is equipped for
an overnight stay with heavy blanket
rolls, hatchets, lanterns, canvas wa
terpails, rubber pOnchOs, kettles, pots,
new tangled flrcstand, etc, etc. The
blankets are laid out for a better
packing of the bags and cans Of food.
When the party commences to load
up the members bristle all over with
camp tools and equipment.
Back to the Farm
The veteran from the crowded city
tenements has found a new territory
70 roam and one almost unknown to
& his associates. He is introducing them
60 this newly discovered Iand and
teaching them how to be independent
OF any transportation but their own
good legs and of any subsistence but
what they can carry and prepare.
Walk, and cook your own" is his
motto.
who will say the leaven thus fer
Uoentlng in the city crowds will not
bear fruit in a keener appreciation Of |
country delights, especially as these |
are added to by Increased comforts |
90 the farm. With his radio hitched |
40, the farmer listens in on the best I
entertainment the country has to |!
offer Modern home devices wipe out |
aaaHy hardships formerly imposed |
GpOn isolated dwellerS There Is, in |
short, a rapid cutting down Of the |
TIlfterentlal between farm and city |
aiEe.
In the meantime, knowledge muse
precede a true appreciation Of what |
&ise country holds, and this Is what |
Glpe hike supplies. There is more ap-
Esal In one apple tree In blossom than