The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-08-10
HIKI'.G DOWN THE
LONG BROWN PATH
vacationists With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning to
Walk All Over Again.

on It's not the pack that you carry o
your back
Nor the rins on your shoulder,
Nor the nys inch crust Of kh~ki-eoiors
That makes you feel your limbs ar
growing older.
And y . not the hike on the hard turnpik
I Nor the socks of sisters that raise III
blooming blisters-
-Plsttsburgh Marching Song
Stringing out from the suburban
transit terminals Of New York ever
Sunday and holiday goes the army o.
automobile for every twenty Of th'
country's population. but a host oi
city folks dlsproye the theory Of 4
future -enfeebled citzenry and are
learning 10 walk all over again
To the more casual minded. the hike
Is just exercise. but TO those who
catch Its real Significance the hike
means a great deal more IL Is the
cheapest form OF recreation and
therefore appeals 10 those living In
crowded districts and unable to avail
themselves VI the more expensive
amuseinents. And these people, be
II noted. are just those the country
Is 50 anxious 10 have spread out and
settled In the farming sections The
hike. indeed, has possibilities as q
real starter for the back TO the farm"
movement.
pouohboy and Boy Scout Lead Way
Just brief survey OF the rollicking
groups which move on from the out
lying terminals on holidays estab-
fishes few general types. There Is
the ex-seryies 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 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 II will not feel
50 heavy or interiors with the free
body movement. He viii pass along
the information. gained in his army
days. Of how that same pack was
evolved after numerous experiments
10 nnd the easiest way Of carrying
the heaviest load. With results he
now compliments, but which he char
acterized when a douEhboy ss 4
total failure"
Then there are the boy scout par
ties. adept at everything pertaining
to "shanks mare" travelling and wood
craft. The er-seryice man and the
boy scout are pioneers In the hiking
game Listen to one OF them right
or the train and making ready for a
twelve mile jaunt: Get that can
teen over 10 the side. Jimmie, and
Il won't keep bouncing on your leg
every step. Is II nlledf Well. then,
We drink. How about the estsf Let's |
check EN- on You got the spuds,
Bill the bacon Jimmie. Who has the |
,offee and the Borden tin cowf"
Fright here" announces q freckled
;omrade Of the road, patting his KNAPP
Jack Switched the mocha and the
AN OF milk when Sis wasn't looking"
"Well. then. let's gof" snaps the
Of the expedition.
This party is travelling light for real
distance. Another must expect to
make a shorter hitch or else be count
ng greatly ON its power OF endur-
nee. Perhaps the camp Is not far
N because the group is equipped for
IN overn night stay with heavy blanket
oils. hatehets. lanterns, canvas wa
erpails. rubber ponchos. kettles. pots,
lew tangled firestsnd. etc. etc. The
blankets are laid out for q better
acking Of the bags and cans Of food
When the party commences to losd
- the members brlstie all over with
amp tools and equipment.
Back to the Farm
The veteran from the crowded city
enements has found a new territory
D roam and one almost unknown 10
ls associates He Is introducing them
. this newly discovered land and
eaching them how to be independent
{ sny transportation but their own
God legs aud " any subsistence but
hat they can carry and prepare
Walk. and cook your own" " bis
lotto.
who will say the heaven thus fer
ienting In the city crowds win not
ear fruit In q keener appreciation Of
Suntry delights especially az these
re added to by increased comforts
. the farm With bis radio hltche1
p. the farmer listens In on the best
Entertainment the country has to
Zee Modern home devices wipe cut
ANY hardships formerly Imposed
pom Isolated dwellesx There 10. IN
hort. rapid cutting down VI the
l6srsntial between farn and eity
fe