Evening star., 1924-08-08
THIS AND THAT
BY c. Il. TRACEwELL.

7 And all the candy bars taste the
same;
When every child is brat or a tike
And every one else but yourself is
to blame;
| When the whole wide world begins
to pail,
Why, you need a vacation, my lad,
that's all,
When women in street cars step on
And out of the aisles refuse to
bulge,
And all the men you meet seem foes,
And even the dogs bear you a
grudge;
When you curse the heat and sigh
for Fall
Why, you need vacation, my lad,
that's all.
When the fox-trots swing no more
delights,
And the cats meow is a fearsome
thing;
When the days are as boresome as
the nights,
And even the dickie birds won't
sing,
When you turn away from a game of
ball,
Why, you need vacation, old man,
that's all.
There's land where the sky is a
deep, bright blue.
There's a strand where the waters
splash and play,
There's place far away that is
calling you,
Where there's happiness all of the
livelong day,
SO get on the train, whatever befall
And go on vacation, my lad, that's all.
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Now Washington is in holiday
humor.
Not the humor of the great parade.
| with it's bands, horses, marching men.
flags, but of the annual vacation,
linked sweetness long drawn out"
Looked at in prospect. the vacation
period seems like a fair strand of
Sausages, veritable hot dogs" the
last one small in the distant haze. In
retrospect, of course, vacation will
look different.
Hundreds of Government clerks,
though small be their salary, are hus-
tIing around these days, either on va
cation or planning one. Thousands of
other workers here look with envy upon
the 30 or 35 days which fall to the
average Government worker.
Those who draw only two weeks va
cation each year feel that the Govern
ment clerk is blessed with richness, in
deed. when it comes to the annual va
cation. Then classification. efficiency
ratings. chief clerks, standing in awe
before the big desks of the hgher-ups
and all the other items of daily de-
partmental life are forgot.
Back home we are distinctly some
body.
Smith will say. You seen the Presi-
dent?"
We modestiy admit we have. What
is the use of saying we saw hlm get
into his automobile after the theater.
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Government clerks going away on va
cation usually take trunks. Those who
have but two weeks to stay at shore or
mountains manage to get along in a
couple of suit cases.
Getting everything in that ought to
go is the first trial of vacation time.
This sore burden begins some days
before the time set for departure. Have
YOU got a warm coat in? Warm coat
what on earth will -ou need warm
coat for? You don't know how cold
il can get down at the seashore. On,
don't /? Well, it won't get cold enough
for that heavy coat, I'm sure. Well, IL
you get cold, now, don't blame me.
Well if you insist I'll put 1t In the
trunk, but it certainly does take up an
awful lot of space.
The lotion for sunburn must be in
cluded. One of the chief reasons for
a vacation. of course, is to WORK up
look, YOU know. No one Will ADMIT
this but it is fact. nevertheless.
Else why all those birds lying on
countless beaches along the coast :
Yes, getting tan Is one OF .he heai ed
reasons for vacation. no matter now
much any one diSclaims 1t. a felloW
who has to work for the rest OF the
year during the sunshine hours wants
| to look a bit like herman:
Women, too, do not mind sunourn
as they used to. The lily-white maid
has given way to the tanned creature
with bobbed hair
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Going on a vacation is as much a
| matter of mind as it is of pocket
book and destination.
THE more a man denies himself
the more he shall receive from
Heaven" said Horace. Naked, / see
the camp of those who covet moth
ing
| Horace was not thinking of one
piece bathing suits. either. The Sum-
| mer camp he sought was the camp
| of the satisfied, a small number in
| the world then, but larger today.
enough to live comfortably Plautus
| declared.
You also have enough to go on va
cation.
| The point is simply this: One does
not have TO leave Washington to
spend a pleasurable and beneficial
| vacation.
Change of scenery and air often is
| necessary, as in the case of the per-
son described in the verse (thank
| you very much) at the head of this
| column.
There is a large class of persons,
| however, who profitably might stay
at home and save money.
Two young people last Summer had
| the vacation of their lives right in the
| Zoo. OF all the unlikely places to
| spend vacation the National 70
| illogical Park might seem the most
| unlikely at first blush.
| This man and his wife antedated
the author who has recently brought
| out a book about man installing
a zoo and refusing to come out This
| Washington couple, however. did
come out of the Zoo every evening.
Fixing up a nice lunch. they would
| start for the park about o'clock in
the morning, taking along books and
magazines They had a hiking COM
plex. and spent most of the morning
| walking through the Zoo grounds
and adjoining Rock Creek Park.
In the heat of the day they ate
their lunch, afterwards reading and
paying calls on their animal friends.
| Many of the furry and feathered
| creatures got to recognizing them.
| The vicuna daily waited for their ar
rival
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