Putnam patriot., 1930-09-18
TIM FL Y FAR M TOPICS
 by the County Agricultural Agent
"Eyeryons Need. to Reerea.e''

Everyone Needs to Reereate"
 'The old theory of long work hours has been exploded. It has been dem onstrated over and over again in re- cent years that eight hours of care fully planned activity, energeically performed will produce more results than longer hours of plodding.
 Undoubtedly if two men of equal ability were moving piles of stones of equal size, with wheel barrows, the ten hour a day man would move his pile more quickly. but We have found more efficient ways of moving stones as we'll as many other ardous jobs. The man who works for eight hours is more liable to devise better ways of doing the job.
 Tt has taken the minds of many men, years to develop the labor saw ing equipment We have today. Little of this labor saving equipment has been developed by the men who work tho longer hours but rather by tho n,en who have sufficient mental energy to do constructive linking as they work.
 "A few people get their recreation from their jobs, but most people need to dc something ditferen from daily routine to recreate and keep them more fit for their necessary work.
 "We sometimes forget that work is only means to an end. Living a good, full. satisfying life is really what we are all striving for, and work, for most of us is necessary activity to this end.
 Recreation is more than play. It may include most anything that gives renewed strength of mind or body to help us to meet the problems of life.
 While we all need to develop great CT ability to do our work well, often times ou rgreatest development is at- tained through our recreation.
 "For a happy satisfying life We must contract with other people. in the home and in the community. We must know people and be able to work with them as we'll as for them. Our recreation activities often pro- vides a better opportunity to do this than does our work job.
 Recreation includes a much great CT variety of activities than many people realize. It is more than just having a good time. We may eat a dish of ice cream and enjoy it. or play a simple game, bua recreation is more than that.
 Different people recreate in diff ferent ways. one may read book another paint a picture, another play the piano or sing, while another may have garden.
 Here is a list of some of the things boys and girls have expressed desire to do as part of their recreation:
 Sing; simple games for everybody Icebreakers; games to take care of first corners: games for mixed groups active games for whole group; trick games; stunts of good quality; op- portunity to meet socially together under wholesome ss:ait:-s.=, F0v5i 1 jokes for spontaneous laughter; some thing do at picnics besides eat; go ttramping; go camping; go swim ming: water games; winter sports fishing hunting tgirls with camera, net. bow and arrow, boys with guns) ; boxing, for personal defense, Japan ese method for girls; wrestling; yells 1 ffor club 1; to know how to use tools to have a flower garden; to own q pet; every boy and girl to have q hobby; to know birds, trees, flowers stars; to appreciate a picture and a sunset; to draw and paint.
 Access to good litekature; a chance to get i na play; to tell a story well