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transit termfnais 81 New Yesk every
Sunday and holiday gces tae army sf
khaki-csad mixers. Theve may ~ an
automobile fer every twenfy ~ -
countFy's popuaatieu. bat Asst -
city FOLKS disprcve TIE taeary ~ .
future lsg-eneesbasd cltsssnry and ass
learniag TO walk eli over asasa.
10 The more easaal m1mdsd, - hire
ID Just exerciss. bat 20 thase WHO
catch N reAl slenincaace the hske
means great osal mora. II u TIE
cheapest form % Secreatton awd
therefore appeals 70 those Hving "a
crcwded Aistrscss aHd snsbas 70 avail
Themselves Or the more expessafvs
amusemeats. And THESE reopse. be
/ It noted, ara yuat theae the country
- 90 anxioas 20 have asprsad sat snd
|ssttisd in the sarmlag sectssaA Ths
hike. indeed. has possibta,tiss % .
real starter fsr - ~back 10 TIE farm
movement
Ds~OMssy a~d Dsy ossut Issd vesy
inst brief survey Of the reliicking
xroups which move ~ from the cuf-
lying terminals "a holsdays estab-
fishes few general typea There b
the ex.serviee man end NJ friends
Who win hear from him the story
| or more serious ~xcursloas on tlss
muddy roads Of France. He tight
ems a strap here and another there
on the blanket roll adjustment or the
.sheiter half" IN which the commis-
sary h packed Cor the midday feast
by the roadside. Expert directions
come from him on the method Of
singing the pack % II will not feel
30 heavy or interfere with the free
body movement. He will pass along
the information gained In hts army
days. OF how that same pack was
evolved after numercus experiments
to And the easiest way Of carrying
the heaviest load With results he
now compliments, bat which he char
aeterized when 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 ene of them right
of the train and making ready for n
twelve mile jaunt: sGet that can
teen over to the side, Jimmie. and
II won't keep bouncing or your les
every step. Is II fi'iedf Well, then.
we drink. How about the eatsi Lef's
check 'em of. You got the spnsis,
Bill: the bacon Jimmie. Who has the
cofYee and the Rerfen tin ccwT''
aRight here" announces a freckied
comrade Of the road. patting his knap.
sack. "SnItched the mocha and the
can Of milk when Sis wasn't locking" !"
"well. then. let's CO.. snaps the
commander Of the expedition.
| This party is travelling light for real
distance. Another must expect 10
make a shorter hitch or else be count
Ing greatly on It's power OF endur-
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OF because the group n equipped for
nm overnight stay with heavy blanket
rolls. hatches lanterns, canvas WA
ferpails. rubber ponehos. kettles. pots.
new tangled firestand. etc. etc. The
blankets are laid ont for a better
packing of the bags and cans OF food.
When the party commences 10 load
up the members br.stle ell over with
camp tools and equipment.
Back 70 tlss Farm
The veteran from the crowded city
tenement has found new territory
to roam and one almost unknown 10
his associates He n introducing them
10 this newly discovered land and
teaching them how TO he Independent
of any transportation but their own
good legs and OF any subsistence hut
what they can carry and prepare.
walk, and cook your own," ID hts
motto.
Who win say the leaven thus fer
menting In the city crowds viii not
bear fruit In q keener appreciation OF
country delights. especially sx these
are added to by Increased comforts
on the farm. with his radio bisched
up the farmer listens In on the best
entertainment the country has 70
offer Modern home devices wfre our
many hardshirs formerly impcSed
upon isolated dwelIers. There In. In
short. q rnpid cutting down OF the
difrcrentisl between farm and city
life.
In the meantime, knowledge must
precede . true appreciation OF Whist
the country holds. and this ~ WHIST
the hike supplies. There IL more ap-
peal In one apple tree In blossom than
Ia reans Of printed matter put out TO
induce the citizen of the city ~
change hts abode to the country. The
hikers constitute q growing army,
equipped with hacoA. spnds, ccnee
and tin COW FIR merely Days outing
hut nevertheless seeing sights that
make them yesrn TO be among them
all the time. & ID BOt too mueh tn
assume tlsst the army may ose day
recruit IL open places.