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Show The. Importance of Play and Relaxation in Producing Health and Geniuses ii -J .... ,f . , in l $ r . -c yv 1 X - N'isR V - J x - rSH L, - M . ' - -7-' J' L. Beroud's piinting of the ,'Explfion From the Garden of Eden." a story wliich embodies man's rabconscioiis conviction of the vital value of relaxation and amusement, says science. The Need of Recreation and Amusement in Our Busy American Life Demonstrated by Science from the Frolics of Animals, the Garden of Eden Ideal, the Games of Ancient Greece, the Beer Gardens of Germany and the Lives of Huxley and Darwin. From a Lerture By Harlow Brooks, M. D. Pro'por of l:r!Ki M p.-Jk 5 n in t:i? N'f Vor'rt rn:ve-sitv. ivrn in Series of i '-t- nf the B'.-i'Oi!?h t" t.ie Bror.x, l-'ob. A MO NVi The i-riniitivf instirt-ts of aii ani'ral life arp thor of yell-p;pecrvarion. yell-p;pecrvarion. of the (i'?"ire for foo-'l ati'i 'hi i"prp,ef uat ion of spec ie. Clai;r;ir2 a very lri e rianouhip to the r??ent;a! Ann ! n i t n t ,-itnl motives mo-tives is the 'kaire to j !ay. V.'e ficl i tin in st in ft n-.anif c-tel in practically everv jrarie of animal life fr'Hn the in- j sect up to mankind. The play filings rf the kittpn, the jrasns of biris and evoD those of reptile are ma-ttprs of the niont commonplace and certain b-.-ient ific observation. The l'rolics of puppie-. of colts, of young c: ant ail rranr.pr of our wiM fr.'eo'is. but rno-t V'aur iful of al! the pra n ; of our o" n iabiea, are ?o comni.mpl.i-'e and fco niu'-h a part, and parcel of life in u? happiT aspects as-pects tha. I nel but to r"--'al! then to yon to iudu'' you to accept with me that play it indeed a n etoer,ria! a nd p-irriitive part, of all anima! I't. ft is al:-o readily shown thflt in rno--t instancrs the &y of youth ndf-r nat- j i:ral conditions and in all grades of the j ca jp of evo! ution arp la rcly pre para- , torv for the sprner oblijjatrrrr.H of ad ilt j iife. The hiyhr t ascend th ia i- der of mpitl and nervous de"elnpmrntn j the more n.arked and evident dof this; 7DAt:ncr, of piav be:onie and tbp grpatrr i ita neceqity. Von are then, I hope, prepared pre-pared to acrept with mp the axiom that play and relaxation are a part of life itself, and since wp find no s-tich tfpn-eral tfpn-eral instinct in nature, without a H"pp and important purpose, we must a;ime that in some way day is a d e c e ft s a ry part of life and that life becomes m ore com pi i r a t eJ the n f-n e 5 1 i t y f o r . j t beomes the grpatcr Man's recognition of this fact (fo'-a back as tar a history, and tin- crv earliest of bUtory tells us thftt, Adam and V. v e wc r- ? r n one e -, f r ' u t i n holiday, and is d it. not ben for that very unfortunate vegetarian fad of our firt militant ftni"c-,t,r. it jq quite probable prob-able that we all ho'ild b this very day jovftjlly gamboling about some beautiful beauti-ful park, instead of --ormidcriric the wh re-wit ha 1 hall tvp be rdot.h w u nd toe of n e for t omorro ,: and the r n t oav of next, mouth. All the 'rPat, nation, rf hutorv have j o'oni7-pd thp n"d for relaxation and recreation. VVc se thi dcni'inJ t at cd : vn iv thp stern Spa rtarn in 1 b-i i arnpf, a nd b v their f ftat. day s. ft is a No evidenced by the art. of a nejent, (rrfvee. and it is mam fetter) today by our publ ie pa r!:, eonc -r t , art, r ol lee;-t lee;-t ion i, a t hletie n rncs and .ooloi'-n I ardns, t'ractially every jjovp rn rnrrd , be it more or he it I -. pa te ma I in t "pp, ban ftrratifp-d for the da y and I rdaation of it people. The ftf'tnr. of fhe Latin pnpe, the beer garden and i ;lntio'jS mtijc of t.hfcie seriou.s minded I i ti 1 1 ; t , the ff'Tinana, are Imt j- ilc-nfff, r,f t.hil i in pell) n;; in'inrt. r, ! thf r,f-fit- of it fK.rmal ifj'-;.t i,,M j or t h p p't r-l i" ""d fa r I , ti our o -a r i r-iirrpnt i a , tal-fri n i ri li i nt , f n s twiTwl,: o deiro.nd, and v e ,1 j oni.-'d 'l Hie e j, I , I , -1, , ) nT ri:i I or. 1.1 ni'l". U-i' h I he Vellf,- ?mnp and Glacier National park'. Hardly Hard-ly now a ?ta;p or a city of any pre-ten?e pre-ten?e but what has its Yo?emit, its Prnpe-'t park, or its Bronx -o. Napoleon L.'-a'ne-i w a no more manifpsted by his great military operations opera-tions rhan in his ronstrijfii v establishment establish-ment of art collections and his ervonr-.'iement ervonr-.'iement of archit' ture and of the nu-i nu-i n . o u i s i n : i 1 a r institutions of Y r a n r e . Perhaps e should ha . e even forgotten t'Tcat ( at'?ar "s eorjjUCiti bad he not flin!,sp.J hin'eirViv the writing of tbem don. Thi i a form of amusement, how", er. which I am afraid some of .on in common with my el f may have lor,;;td upon as anyt hiog but an inno-c--nt oc:ii5 atiun when we were first at-ernpt!iig at-ernpt!iig to describe that crucial bridg?. So great a statesman a.s Patrick H e n r v even a v p the ob j o.r t of H f e a s th' pursuit of happdness. ' ' N at ional, s ate and rnunh' i pal gov-. gov-. eritriicr, ta. 'ippotic or popuiar. have tnu1 -:ti'-e the time of history made the ub:ect nf piav an I relaxation a serious tl'i'ty and a pubi:-- nre. S har of . ity op'-ra. of tu e theater and public, pla vjjronnds. Man;, if not most ot the. are icignpd not o much to edu--at.. a to jiiuijn; and to relax, and their establishment it a r"-oyniti"n of tnat i n-t i n-t i e era ; r. n r; inn us for play and d i verMfin. nn i n f inef whp'h t h.-n derr a nd. t hou h f f n I at '.en i inn. In fur . o;i . ale rnf vards at the hopi t a!s v. ha. found t hr nr-mitv of the v!jtirs' qufrfettp. of the phonograph, phono-graph, th' book', game and nf the pictures pic-tures denned to entertain and divert. All thep sutijects have under such nr-enmstanees nr-enmstanees b''nme matter" of grave studv and careful supervision. Uc have our prof e" Kin al jdny instructors. jnt n s cprtai n nf t lie hi rds, t he a rt rid ge t am i 1 v fi,r e va m pie. have al'.o their. The Spartan games, the recognition by the ancient Greeks of the play injpulsc. The story-tellers of the Romans, of the Norsemen or those of our own Americans, Ameri-cans, thei Apaches or the Com a indies, are replucpd by the t rained story tellers tel-lers ot our city libraries and public schools. Rut although everyone, must recognize recog-nize thee general tarts as I have stated them, how infrequently it is that we hear of any porou careful ly and studiously arranging for hi, play and relaxation. This is the point to "which I wih to e.'poeiallv.' call your attention this eveuiug. for 1 am convinced tha there is great need for the individual to care : u: ly ins ruct himself in t he-e matter. A gieat medical scientist and teacher (Dr. V. Vaughu ) whs accu--tomed to tcl! hir students that perhaps quite as nnrdi of success in L f o ie-pen-ied on titt se''-tion of a hobbv or form of relaxation, as in the choice ot a profession. At least a certain part of life hould lie nperit in pre para nun lor old mc. We store up money, fine ho-ks. art treasures and even f-iend and fame for our period of senility. It i equal !y. or more, im port ant to st ore up ti version and relaxation for that peri"d ' when the flrei of ambition burn in and when the new and unaccustomed fail to attract. ro anv of von hnw u more misratde ctu-:e thun that of a j e-nee huy man m hi old age. v hen , work is no longer pc--ib:e. and hep no diverting pRStimes or pursuit ha- c 1 been euiti. ate 1 to mAke ob ny tii 1 reward and wpefne that it ro':id be? r.appv old age. a a happy adult lit'.' rnu"t he a huv one. and when "ii h and the summer or life have been n '""tit, so tutored, so educated as tn 1 1 1 a 1 e old av;e sttl! a buv and nr.-rpn-d 'ri'.-l. it p'-omc a joyful as ;.'uth t.ef. I't-rha.'S w can met vivid 1 v bring out the necessity to tiie i nl t idual oi serious r on'iderution of this sublet h ri rt men t toning ome of the d ;,a d' a n tages of those -ho are not so equipped. I'rofcssor hriar.', in a recent number of I'opnlnr S:epe. has advanced the verv probable thenrv that the orid wiife inclination to the use of a -on.- is priman! v founded nn a merial con d i non e rented art tfic in'. '. v th : s !rug which it invjJate and pern at' re p. to a certain degree the nnrrriMl ins'inct of relaxation and plnv I'-vi-hr.l' gKt teI ns tfiat crime its-df is in inrge part founded on a perverte-l piav instinct, and i frequently T.rjt an m . !rn. e of abnormal desire for rrln xat om. for change. Habitual criminals are those who hae in most i;,i.:ance few pottihili- ties in the way of' natural and innocent (;a v. and criminal are nna iarg.d v treated, an U r Wendell Ho'mesp-,i. rlie t -, by educat ion a ior.g t lo e h n c The fa-t wtH reenpnired, I b.'ice. bv all students of sncioin' Thf sini ter and stern, mental tvpe'of thoe r, ho view eveTvthing rfyt work as a x a n -itv and delusion i obvious to u a). F'tav we will and piav we nint, n rn f no'igh our pin v and rein at ion mnv tit ko rn inch abnormal ben t s a 1 h-c of drunkennefcs or the flesigning f puni-'hment for other, or o en impel one i nguln ri v de fie ten t in hu mn n it v and in r?ue nf proportion to tlie jinn ing nf antl vivise.-tpui rnnvement r. All of ii nr fnniliar with persons who have made financial or perhaps prfepiional ft;i ceesse and vet v. hose life is most unhappy, bernne no vernion or nulside interc's have hern cultivated. Not infrequently su.h persons, per-sons, though actually Mieeesf ul. derive -ery little true joy and satisfaction from life. A phiio.soplicr has truly said that pence, iday and real joy cannot be purehite-q. Tiie trm-st ol .iyt Ji within trie individual himself, and un le- the trait have been developed and nurtured a lit'.-, no matter how materially mate-rially successful, become an unhappy one. 1'ray do not understand to be nn advocate ot the life of pure pleasure. I entirely agn-r with that oht pnilo-o-pii'T who said that "work i tiie greut- ,! iday yi" id.. Init arie" v ih in dyed the spi.-e nf existence, the ha but -er es to bring out the beauty of the i upper reg: -t er of the violin or oboe. i oiitr;t-t and i hange are ai evMial in I congenial net. par i.n as the tnvterv ot tije nigi.' alter the beauty of tae suunv !ay. The one must be the foil, t n'e Kitard of the other. i.iftord i'lticfaot .ia saoi that "the best i.-ceipt tor a rrvi r g r-; ti - i bt 1 : r v eaM I v is not t n carrv it all the tune. The spring w luc-e fnvoTi is neve- re.'.-a-ed mui weaken, and th man who thinks about n.-t in ng but work i eventual! v con-sume.i con-sume.i y :t. In a sen-, our best work I-, dune in n ir p av t tme. ' A w e1 k nown e-.s i,7k phv-nan. in n.raktiig ot 'act,,,, of" th--r necr-Mtv in mn pt-. lite, ha epre,-wdj t':c ftt:i;, idea. Pf tn diffe rent ' r or M has r-ai i V hat manv mn fun .io I e mop ' h s " r k in tTt months., b'.t no rr.nn can i"n? continue to .: ',v,,hf month-' ork in twel'.,- n-.o'-.': I.i ' e most r :i t.:r t io,.,. p,:i v and re';ixi:;on I n:;.f ti ii e t ar d irroo. eri a' e age, even a dn o,.r ii,-- a 1 .j.. ! ;.'s ,.f perso; s. f,.o.J or .Ir", ((--.... re grj ;:ii'.rtH-i nf e.-.r'y f:i::ii'.g n th.se dirr.-nons u r.r.o-r" tVi: the greatest ben--t;f s a nu the r.r a id lor the future ma-, be pr"'tir.j. I therejore pt, r f i .- i n - i - vt--x t., our Hft'-n'mn PiirtiM to tle pcc-siyv for i-'.ect r.g tr a: l.le those lire or rc':i va' ions nV'-i, are most t-. i f !.en,fi -;.ni in n A ., or when . r.e i imM li':v w h the r i m P ec ei ' .-v of 1 tfe. ( ii; ni .-ane i r. th; re-.c t ri,,:-,! be t.-incri of pip tutur nd of t t.e line-of line-of w,,rk i::e Iilv to te pu-s-ie.) K t tie mdi id iai line n.i.'Lj not t ra m a bov .ietired for umiue rare.-r in horseman h ip. nr a rnn.-i u.an ot our reaf we-' in the sp.-rt ; a- ht:ng or ti'.e art uf ;i ! t w a t r r llshiii;;' I'crh at the fi rs-t t m! to be ron sidred in Ji;e sc'er-tM.it of a h.dd or method of r.-!ii ti, ! nn , ,-r,., . . i ity nf ttmt merhod, not oi.h now. but in the prohah'e future. sc.-. uu inv I'Ttan! f a.- or der ep ucp : upon (lie Ii r sf is rue puss-hi'tfv of such a M-et'tto,! nf r-''i) t s t :on re tun hi i nj oren and nvc-v i b I e t 'irnucho ! I!e w ithn-t er,,.,'v ''"', pr"iu' t, ( business or spc,H nr,o,,i. t :es This j i .e n.it . ,if .-nure. n -em that one v ho tak' ui n . h: hd'!.'-, let US srt- h.sseta'1, must Therefore expert f o pin v fie game nil V i s ; t 'e. lor the n:nst essentia p:tr of rpi.i ii t mn ) "I'T nirnnr. pot fro-u t !m ): -1 ' 1 , but f roip lie moitnl i x e; s.on nn. in teresf ) n it. an.( nt t-u.r-, ouie as tpu.h benefit n'BV be ohtnim d f-o-ti an a tie interest in any sport s f on a-tie pjt r t ic ipa t ton A third requiremenf for id-'a' puiv for anv jerson is tht i' sluei'l yir plesaiire. Without his i n eort r n t at tribute- tlie full inf-furp nf l.enetlt ! rot be de' - ed f iomi an Cor pi ol re '."nation The sirnt.V nil I -d'trr nrr - .mi I robber side of nature iQ L-.... Charles Darwin, the great cientist, whose diacoveries concerning man's evolution resulted from satisfaction of tha play impulw. cisoi in a gymnasium in do way approach ap-proach iu be u en l tnose derived from games or com pet it ions into which tiie spirit of pleasure and keen interest enter en-ter vurv largely. 1 question very mucn, tor v.ampie, the utility of horsebaed nding tor those to whom it is no joy, but a torture and agony. In general, a.so. those diversions v. inch present greatest benefit to the individual in-dividual are -uch combine with pleasure pleas-ure tiie greatest, possible change of action ac-tion aiiM thought irom thoae avenues inn- accLjlomed in the workaday life. It may. therefore, be obered that U'Uall; u-ce forns ot piav are per-' -ina.iy best which are most p!ea aol tu i to- individual. unies bis appetite in these directions has t-een abnormally I cultivated or perverted. The Daturai m- j s.tuict or a brain worker is toward thoe J t urms of paurc or rcia xat ion which; ; invdve pl.y..ai eiercie. Tne pro:e- i 1 vnr !u .'s Ins walks, his fishing trips or: Li hunting excursions. )n the other j j hand, those who earn their ia:iy brtad i and w no carry on the ordinary functions func-tions of their life rnieiiy id a physical I w ay should !ek t nei r i e la xat ion more j in mental m rect :oni. Tne pnysical workiT, for eifimpie. ouin f niy re e;ves his greatest r-a t isfac t ion ai.d bereht n- to j lav and re!axa:iou in read: ng or in some or :ier n.etJt ai a o-catson. o-catson. It ! in-ieed true that the be-t of p.av is ofter.tnre but a variety rf nt or s'.'idv. a rbange rather :hau a res' . 1 n e be n c fi of p: ay and r-la i :-.t ;o n a-e not expressed only in trcctar terms. I is b p ( mean only to ma e us happ-- 'hut we r e d lay and reiaxa-t'.ru. reiaxa-t'.ru. . :s q i;te as mu-Mt neesa-v to , irio1 and i-c -p i; phvjc.i.!v weii. Id jerit.g pVas'.re --t ani ie.n e the j lt;rei and oerworell mind as dtus ! -, 1 ; is reu r; as e-.nt iai a; i j i i : 1 1 a d i c t - n its e' i 1 on t : e (;Mica! roi.uit'":;' o! the bo-iy. K-iaxi::"n n::d ptay e. er. :. f'f.. the rno -: i 1 " r, n i A oi ; .r body I un-' ; i ':.. A hifch tii'-o-; pr. "u-e r"a i t'.-v..- I c I uui. .u low 'ied bv the paceli,! stra;:isi of a g r e e a t . ' e m u s : e . and the f ' a : : r. g ' ar.d t:red heart or ft:ies are .unu- ia'ci b :he uinrtml t'raos of the tar band. Tae thrill of the ri .e and tie r..i tif :i:e tiri:n .j-rcken the p..Sf at-.! send up biood pressure more rer t:i!a' and u.or" trmptlv than c.o s t rv, r.n: ne or i g: t :s. All of u rec . U n i .e : e", t f ,; i' ft eel s of n . proper! .I.1;; :;-! to indue e sV ep. T he purr el the rat and n.gl t nte ' of ;ne :.-.ru h are but nnture's rii'.ah.i. Mow t'i c-y.:ent : it is th.tt a few page nf an in ler.- 1 1 ng ,-r amusing l-or.K wi I q u i t t.e t red. .a de l or depressed mind and induce j; nod nature or :e p j mn. h n. ore sa 1 1 si ac t or: iy thsn an of the ir";; win'-r-. our doctor hn :n h'.s j ft'!d 1 e Pa. K ci;, A; ion a 'id e-t :t: g 'tuea-ore a:c letter ai.'.s to d'cstrop t h n tie most pot r t ferment on the partfnu t s !ip! n. There is no mo-e jowertul im;n';(it to tlie appetite than -(.rteiual frieuos a'"d agreeaplr co m er sa 1 1 on. These a re indeed the best m-.i safest of i-.vktaiiv It i. thcrefoje. weM vo-l'i the tuue of rn person, who .s r -, t i er Im-h or l-o i'-q...'H o (n te. to r-tonlv Ic.i and c.uisi V- tv,;- iinp.''-tani prob e n ot t'':iv, thnt it more hatist.vtOM p'-,lu iv : H--S1 t bin t n roughoiit it f . w h a w 1 !l at t he -nr: r tutir lnv otn e h r - eh v uiore Imiq.x , per hip lovger at: 1 douot Ie1- usefu'. Probable e mo;t generabv deir- j able ipgle method of piav or relaxation i is reading. This is particularly true j because the character of line reaumg i mav be readilv adapted to the rarticu- lar" likes or nee-ln of '.o iQ-iivio-uai. i know a great matnematK-isp, one or t .e greatest that this ecu a try hae produced, whope chief relaxation, now that pnysi-eal pnysi-eal infirmities have cut off :his customary cus-tomary phvieai plea-jre-:. ic tne reading read-ing of iete-tive stori--. Another n:aa, whose excursions have barely 1M nun bevond the bordfr of New ork. ha made himlf. bv r-ading during bi fw bour of reraxation. an autsor.ty on polar exdoration. name has become a frerpient one in the geograf cy of both the far north and of tee tar south, and be has been ore of Te greatest great-est foureea ol cticourag-ment t many intrepid men who haw? actually carried car-ried out the fiebi work of tbe-e arm-chair arm-chair excursions. No matter wnat iice of work a man may oo. reading, once rne habit has bceo formed, acd;! to his efficiency and work, and at tne same time in "itself afford for him at icast a certain measure of re!axat:on and an increased interest in boh his vocation and in his avocation. Nature sm:it? are possible for ncar:y everv ir.an who Las even a few hours weekly to spend out-of doors. An acquaintance ac-quaintance of mice, a bus; new rr.an. who commuted for domestic reasons, adopted the Mueiy of the bird l:!e ot tie bav on bis trips to and from ; btaten " island. lie La uerived ciurh j pleasure and benec; from his study, flrii ! it ha pro'fB fo ictere;tirg that his, S;:n-iavs and holidays are spent in a s-.rai.ar manner, a.i without the jo of an hour from his b::ines. Another friend, win -s b.i:nes3 conr.ec.:on pre- , rented hi taking a vacation iar from the fit v. simiiar ly occi:p id b .' with tee bird life about hi suburban home. When, d-jr.r.g t te w:r ter season, sea-son, he move i to t '-e cry, he : sti i t he birds of er.t ra' ra 'c oui :e s v.: a-r.ent a-r.ent to t 1 e a a r. ; 1 y of';:;'v h : s ri: time. S ".ort ' v b : d s r - p : in and in 1 p"uot grs; h oi this ;. ;,-4-ont:y nar- row an-i' .".r. -.x-vr:!"1.! ..V t 'reraTr.e !m) iiuv -..riant tba: the lc--cr matt-r of hi-si-i ;s hn co-i.e to be p M bv '".f- i a , w:i:ch b:i c .,T:b-.r,c r;-- Vi to '.e ; ca::re of ail of v. and to real 'H-.- e. fi we rmg.-.t go en Ir.c'jnitcly. Nar-lv Nar-lv a i : -.e g r- a; g- og ra : h:c ai d:scev - eries have lo.-n u,n !. b iron who r.r: j ;n trscir re g i ai Uf. lov v.i gergap.y j as a re 'a int :on e.- :d 1: r.e of t::d . ' An indiff err- t cog:ca! :udrt h.s ; tHvo:r r "la -i:i.ir Ste! :' ur'u. Kciv; ear diverted rag nec-'iig rroli '.-r,s for the d.rove-v of the North Po'c ; and for b: invariable com ribut -.otts : I the geograi'h- cf t:.e far ro"t:i. To be a av of v;r.; rower-, eve 1 which ',:, tiie ga'v.c i;;:t "-s , son-t ..ing more t'u tuere e:ter:aiv,irg : oufi u t '.' s i lp e M'.n : r c ot s;.c h a pori. and th.e re . a t : i- n w ' i.h rea'.'v ; )-"! X r -i eri.iu res a .trost w: : -lout c t ' C '.'t i 1 n . S:i-.i u-u-ic. a . . ivnre than uifre.; :cnt: ;hi relaxation -ha. become a " er t r . b" : - o:i of grcnt ti: t .- ' : p'mi ' for all tvre. Ti-.-- love o' t'ne o;-or an', of natur.-! natur.-! ha gi en ' h w or , Pa us m ; - d 1 c. i ' e v . who r. g ' per i ;i ' r o V r-- sc beon 1 r s e,- pr-rs ,r r'i';' j in a h'l.hr- ' f u -n i sh : g st c iv. p.i s w ' o w o - i rather t..au" ' ce w.o-.s s -. ; 1- j seven than c.Tve ; c sc ' cs ; the ' r: .'h''.To.v- 1Ve t -o,, : , i I mm l'( ' ilnriM ! r a:-,: Psp-.el Prar l. J T!., 'r the be ru : l"u ' 1 ,4 s g Ks;h.o':. Tit'aw. K'"nb:-an.ii an.i K,i , it "in.'.e a .'.-o of K'.orov.oe "dp-Vac' ' The ro-i': cie-g nn .i e of c The female scorpion playing her young like a cat with kitteia. ' robber side of nature in UlXe.... Pike gave Ameriea Minnesota' , consin and Michigan, asd the''. for the thrills of adventure in -Clarke and Fremont gave as tb ?-:). wen. In fact, there can be fcst -'; question thai the cboi'-e rf ln 'a t:on U-ads not inirequentiv r0 a aud most usrfl vocation.' Tc fr.t ing or a pieasuratde bent or divers',, on the part ot a Dorrcai iDdivia:-a. -. a tendency Towird r,rr.r ' world, and the natural fonowia fl.' suco an instinct rareiy jea-ii; m tmng other than goo thicgi. Ci ce5 rot only for the icdiv: M. for man. Happinee is percans rf..V ly defined as rrentai health aid it mere physiea.) health 15 ia.;o:;-";l, ani unanf ac:ory. For mc-i of us. however, i: ;s r.r- -fo'.ow our avocations as calii; .g, 'z, 'lt methods to an end and not. izy: of the eases which I have niei: vT-ihe vT-ihe preat objective itwlf. The vj. "-1 anv drjg or perton or me tic-i in see of efficiency must be tr.e&ai . tue results produce i. Let us re: all ; 1 some of the direct resilts ef 'i:"cr?.;t : in everyday iife. Whether we -,: not we must have diversions, a;i these be deliberately cboen zzi cuitivated :hey teeoie as irleiii si; obedient servant6; wheresf. ;f v 1' low tr.em to choo-e n or :o 'ii:?: -j, they be-'ome cur mters oitei 1 detriment to tn? tacriress aii : res s. as exe pitied in alcchc-l-.;-. 3 the craz rcr gaxblirg. in ;dp :i:r.-l gro-jch. the rr.uck-raser cr bilious fo-rre-. The benef t of reiaiEtiots are :j rr.ear.s limite-i by what it r"e to 1 j itself, even m pl'"-3ure. health aii lift. Alter the piay ce?r:e a rem--) work. w:th renwc-i mind aid re::s ene 1 btT. R-laia:ioz ad t'c ri-b" ri-b" we; r.'Olrei ir-")n as a tvTi for wcr' an 1 they are ? he cla?: j tne ?.ni rer: as sleep ari r.i. ".! df rv.' old "i'-irg : ttjt tr:; cr t meet ; lan l "ST " All work i"i z: : j n a",." J3k a dull boy." F.j :t i to be W-kci 'cz'-ru as a luri-v. h.;- a ja recest7". s. i a? ':rh i:5f?e; :'3 i iro.ee i frtit!:'-i to ciite a? tt--'e s-ri rncug-: a'-i .refr: .-..-stirp a? t! 'a j cr.o-ce ar..-l rrcrsrstica fcr life's -Q, ' eriou work. ' I |