Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-08-04
KEIEe E1vl, TIE
Ly'.j b..oHN fhIn
vacatloniots With Shelter Tents
and Tin c.U Learning to
Walk All Over Again.


Nor the socks Of sisters that raise the
blooming blisters-
IT'S the last long mile,
--Piattsburgh Marching Song
stringing out from the suburban
transit terminals of New York every
Sunday and holiday goes the army OF
khaki-clad mixers. There may be an
automobile for every twenty OF the
country's population, bnt a host Of
city folks disproye the theory Of
future leg-enfeebled citizenry and are
learning to walk all over again.
To the more casual minded, the hike
In just exercise, but to those who.
catch Its real significance the hike
means a great deal more. II IL the
cheapest form of recreation and
therefore appeals TO those living In
crowded districts and unable to avail
themselves OF the more expensive
smusements. And these people, be
II noted, are Just. those the country
In 90 anxious to 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.
Doushboy and Boy Scout Lead Way
Just brief survey Of the rollicking
groups which move of from the out
lying terminals on holidays estab-
fishes a 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 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 30 II will not feel
SO heavy or interfere with the free
body movement. He win pass along
the information gained In his army
days, Of how that same pack was
evolved after numerous experiments
to find the easiest way Of carrying
the heaviest load. with results he
now compliments, but which he char
acteriSed when doushboy ~ q
'blankety-blank total failure"
Then there are the boy scout par
ties. adept at everything pertaining
A.. e-h. ~. vn.-.s tr.v~1yr~ ana w.onN
craft. The ex-service man and the
boy scout are pioneers n the hiking
game. Listen to one Of them right
on the train and making ready for q
twelve mile jaunt: ~0et that can
teen over to the side. Jimmie, and
II wont keep, bouncing OF your leg
every step. Is Il fllsdf Well, then,
we drink. How about the eatsf Let's
, check EN- Of. You got the spuds,
Bill: the bacon Jimmie. Who has the
coffee and the Borden tin cowT /.
fright here" announces q freckied
comrade of the road, pattiug his KNAPP
sack. "Snitched the mocha and the
can Of milk when Sis wasn't looking. !"
"Weil, then, let's gor snaps the
/
This party is travelling light for real
| distance. Another must expect to
make O shorter hitch or else be count
ing greatly on Its power Of endur-
ance. Perhaps the camp IL not fai
of because the group Up equipped fol-
an overnight stay with heavy blanket
rolls, matches, lanterns, canvas wa
terpails, rubber ponchos, kettles, pots
new tangled firestand, ETC., etc. The
| blankets are laid out for a better
packing Of the bags and cans OF food
1 When the party commences 10 load
| up the members bristle all over with
camp tools and equipment.
Back to the Farm
The veteran from the crowded city
| tenement has found a new territory
| TO roam and one almost unknown tC
his associates. He is introducing then
TO this newly discovered land ant
teaching them how TO be Independent
OF any transportation but their owr
good legs and of any subsistence but
what they can carry and prepare
"Walk, and cook your own" is hi.
motto
Who will say the leaven thus fer
mentings in the city crowds will moi
bear fruit In a keener appreciation OF
country delights, especially as these
are added 10 by increased comfort!
on the farm. With his radio hitcheC
up, the farmer listens In on the bes
entertainment the country has 4
offer Modern home devices wipe ou
many hardships formerly imposed
upon Isolated dwellers. There is, II
short, rapid cutting down Of thu
differential between farm and cit,
life.
In the meantime, knowledge mus
precede a true appreciation Of wha'
the country holds, and this is wha
the hike supplies There Is more ap
peal in one apple tree In blossom thar
in reams OF printed matter put out Il
induce the citizen OF the city Il
change his abode 10 the country. Tit
mixers constitute growing army
equipped with bacon, spuds. coffe'
and tin COW for merely a days outinl
hut nevertheless seeing sights tina
make them yearn 10 be among then
all the time. II Is not roo much Il
assume that the army may one da!
recruit the open places.