The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-05
HIKING DOWN The
LONG BROWN PATH
Vaoatlonists With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning to
Walk Ali Over Again.

Nor ,ss as.t aSo inch SSSs' 'f'S 81 fE'SSsfl-eOlor.a
That ar6SsSs makes o,you you feel your limb. ar.
That drive. away ; your i"s s,ni!s na.H turnpike
To-. blooming blisters.,
-PlattsburSh Marching Song
stringlng out from the suburban
transit terminals Of New York every
Sunday and holiday goes the army Of
khaki-clad hikers. There may be an
automobile for every twenty of the
country's population, but host Of
city folks disproye the theory of a
future leg-enfccbled citizenry and are
learning to walk all over again.
10 the more casual minded. the hike
10 Just exercise, but TO those whs
catch Its real significance the hike
means 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
amuscnents. And these people, be
1t noted, are just those the country
is so anxious to have spread out ana
settled IN the farming sections. The
hike, indeed has possibilities us a
real starter for the back 10 the farm
movement.
0ouahboy and Boy Scout Lead Way
just q brief survey OF the rolicklnx
groups which move~0!f from the out.
lying terminals ortEholidays estub-
fishes 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 a strap here and another there
on the blanket roll adjustment or lhe
"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 1t Will not feel
so heavy or Interfere with the free
body movement. He will pass along
the information gained III his army
days, Of how that same pack was
evolved after numerous experiments
to find the easiest way of carrying
now compliments, but which he char
acterized when doughboy as
'blanketv-blank total failure"
Then there are the boy scout par
ties, accept 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
OFF the train, and making ready for
twelve mile jaunt: Get that can
teen over to the side, Jimmie, and
it won't keep bouncing OFF your leg
every step. Is 1t 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 frecLlcd
cOmrade Of the road, pattlng his KNAPP
sack. "Snitched the mocha and the
can Of milk when Sis wasn't looking"
"Well, then, lcr'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, hatches, lanterns, canvas wa
terpails, rubber ponchos, kettles, pots,
new tangled frcstand, etc, etc. The
blankets are laid out for better
packing OF the bags and cans Of food
When the party commences 10 load
up the members hr!stle all over with
camp tools and equipment
Back to the Farm
The veteran from the crowded city
tenement has found Il new territory
to roam and one almost unknown to
his associates. He Is introducing thrm
to this newly discovered land and
teaching them how to lie independent
of any transportation but their own
good legs and Of any subsistence but
what they can carry and prepare.
walk, and cook your owu,' is his
motto.
Who will say the ICavcn thus fer.
mentine In the ci;N crowds VIII not
bear fruit in lccu"r durrn ..ariou uf
country delights. especially a@ rlu~e
are added TO by increased ,ululur,S
on the farm. With his RADIO h.'uyl
up the farmer listens in on the best
entertainment the country has I'd
offer Modern home devices wipe our
many hardshir> formerly imposed
upon isolated dW"licrS There is, in
short, II rapid cutting doyn Cf the
tiilferential between idrn and city
life.
In the meantime. knowledge must
precede true appreciation Of what
the country holds, and this is what
the hike supplies. There is more ap.
peal in one apple tree in blossom than
In reams of printed matter put ont ia
induce the citizen Of the city to
| change his abode to the country. The
| hikers constitute n growing army,
equipped with bacon, spudS, coffee
! and tin cow for merely days outing
| bur nevertheless seeing sights that
make them yCarn tn be among them
| all the time. 1t Is not too much to