Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
A Vacation Center.

Everyone is entitled TO cnanSe OF
scene and a little vacation every year.
Especially is this true of those who
have passed the meridian of life.
One does not need to be opulent to
take a vacation and a trip. 1t isn't
what we eat that makes us strong. 1t
isn't what we earn that provides the
means for such occasions, but what
we save. 1t takes long time to
learn to spend dollar properly. "A
fool can make money. but it takes a
wise man to spend it properly" We
are all learning every day. What we
earn we may use for our good or for
our detriment. It's the golden mean
for which we all should strive.
Desires Personal Sight.
Speaking of the beauties and COM
forts of our home surroundings, and
their enhanced value occasiOned by
being away from them for time, the
retort came back: That's well enough
to say after you have been away and
seen all these things, but what of the
one that burroughs here at home and
never gets out to see anything?" That
is inspired by truth. We must have
experience to understand. Few there
are who can take the word from
others. Travel is an education in it
self Many of the Arkansas people
never get outside their county limits.
-. &c inni o1. fhnir n l.
ity is restricted; their lives are
dwarfed. 1t is the same elsewhere.
Our Farmers Superiority.
1t seems to me that no one with
an open mind for the truth and a
clear understanding can fail to recOg-
nize the superiority of our farmers
over those of Arkansas or the South
in general. Even the changed outlook
on going north into Missouri is so
marked that it arOuses the query,
After all these years, has not Arkan-
sas agriculture yet been touched by
the spirit of the northwest farmer"
Home Again.
When you are away and delving in
to new sights and experiences. the
thought of that left behind does not
give you much concern. But no soon
err do you set the date for your return
than the whole situation changes.
Then there comes stealing over you
a feeling of joy that you will soon be
at home and if you are perfectly
frank you will admit that you are a
little hOmesick Your holiness and
bravery softens in the presence of the
scenes of home which you readily
visualize. The lOngings of childhood
seizes you with a strong grip.
1t is good to go away to emphasize
the intrinsic values of the home, the
home town, your county, and your
state. All these bulk large in COM
parison with those away from your
familiar scenes. The accustomed
things which once seemed trivial now
take on a new and larger meaning
Not only your friends and acQuaint-
ances seem closer but the old books,
the radio, the car. and the old kitchen
stove smile in welcome. Yes, There
is no place like home"
Your Health.
People, under proper conditions,
should live to be $50 years old, and
our years may be heightened a great
deal by a little thoughtful care and
attention to our habits. For those
past fifty, here are few simple rules
to follow and the doctors to laugh at:
l. Don't Overeat.
2. Get up from the table hungry.
3. Drink lots of water.
4. Take a good bath at least every
other day.
5. Eat less meat and more green
vegetables.
6. Go to bed early and take plenty
of sleep.
Z. Walk more, ride less.
8. Don't whine.
8. Think of the good qualities of
your neighbors.
10. Don't take yourself too serious
ly. Smile.