Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-09-19

w leave for three I, days, three
w weeks, or three months 1T
the beach or the lakes, on
| the farm or In the mountains. they
are hitting an age-od trail.
Laps, of Lapland. and the Bakhtari,
| of West Persia. take the vacation trail
to cool summer climate. and 1t Is
called Il migration because they have
to go. The Athenian gentleman went
to Olympia and called his recreation
interval the Olympic games. In China
and India popular thought SATISFIES the
vacation impulse by religious pilgrim.
ages. Some people, not yet entirely
accustomed to pleasure for pleasures
sake. 90 to health springs. 'hads." or
spas. but Ii is vacation. nevertheless
and salutary one.
Olympic games of ancient Greece
were probably the first vacation ex.
cnrsinns. Before their organization
StN years tkefore the birth OF Christ,
travelling was risky. The mountains
might invite In summer, hui If man
loved life, he stayed In his own little
kingdom, though lie cooked and boiled
and baked In the sun. In Greece. for
one month following the first full
moon after June q. every four years,
general peace proclamation went
out through the states Of Greece. per.
hitting contestants and h0rdps of OK.
cursionists to 60 safely to the beaul-
full vne of Olympia.
Rome marked its conquests not with
lead plates or tlagpoles, but bath
houses. Many of the innumerahle
health springs Of Europe. gathering
places for multitudes for the cure Of
disease and the enjoyment Of rest nr
sport. boast Of Roman origin at the
hands Of tho 'amphihian egionnaires.
The site of Bath In England attracted
one If the largest Roman settlements
by its famous springs. Bad" in Ger
man means hath" and towns with
bad" before or after the names are
almost as frequent rs main Streets"
In America. This word spa" for
health spring resort, has its origin in
the Belgian town Spa once the most
famous In Europe.
Resorts of Royalty.
The prince Of Wales goes in for out
door life on. Canadian ranch: the
king Of Spain summers at San Sebas.
tian, the Spanish counterpart to Blar-
ritz; whereas Peter the Great of Rus
STA, and monarehs of Austria and
Sweden, soaked in and drank chomi-
cally-scented water In Spa King
George, Of England goes to the sea.
shore or to the Scottish moors for
vacation. but his ancestral namesakes
went TO the pumphouse of Bath.
In the hills west of Peipin. (peking)
are the ruins Of one of the most beau.
tiful summer resorts the world has
seen, the summer palace Of Manchu
emperors. The Jade fountain fine
large spring. has been the site of sum.
mer palaces for Chinese snvereigns
since the Tenth century But the
most beautiful was that built hy he
poet emperor In 1861. Jesuit priests
described 10 him the beauties Of Yer
sailles palace and he woye some Of the
designs into his own plans. A Jesuit
supervised the development Of the
palace enclosure. Here the emperor
took his ease on royal barge floating
on sapphire lake In tile midst Of
Which rose an artificial mountain GRID
ed with marble hastions.
Climbing Fuiiyama is the cherished
Japanese idea of vacation. Although
the numerous hot springs of the na.
ton attract thousands annually, Mount
Full Is their mecca. Every true jap
anese expects to climb 1t ohce In his
II Is sacred to both Shinto
and Buddhist believers; to the former
It Is the beautiful goddess causing
flowers to bloom brightly" to the lat.
ter II Is the folded bud of the sacred
lotus. The desire to climb the perfect
snow-white cone of Full has given rise
to vacation lotteries throughout Japan.
The lucky ticket gives Its holder suf-
fcient funds 10 ascend the supreme
altar and salute the sun as II turns
the sea OF cotton, MS the Japanese
call the cloud roof. into a fleece OF
gold.
Lucky are the Mohammedan pill
grims bound for Mecca when their
calendar brings the hottest
time for this journey into the spring.
for that Is the most delightful season
ID the desert.
Fairgrounds by the Sea-
: Each nation has its Atlantic City. |
Peruvians 60 down to Barranca on the
Pacific. the French In Algeria 10 to |
Tlemcen In the hills back from The I
Mediterranean. Athens listens TO |