Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-10-16 | Page 14 | Persons Who Lack Contact with Outdoors Unhappy, Mrs. Edison Says

Persons iso Who Wh Lack Co Contact td t With Outdoors U Unhappy h Mrs Edison Says LOUISVILLE I Ky Oc Oct 10 16 Al' Al AlIn AD ADIn In In n tJ tho o opinion of of Mrs Thomas hontas A At Edison persons lack contact with out outdoor can not noL bo be really happy The Tue wife Iro of at tho the Inventor expressed the view In a message read last night at ats a a session of or the then n national recreation congress here For or fifteen 3 ears sho has been a director of the Playground and Recreation flee Rec association of America under under un- un un un- der tier whose au auspices the tho congress Is bein heldA heldA held A itA curious thins about modern life Is the tho way so many litany of or us UA take tako our our recreation in doses dOBes as th though ugh It sho sho- shobe be n a- a sort of medicine Instead Th- Th In Instead stead of ot a n. part of dan daily life ICe some some some- thing as 33 necessary to existence as food rood the tho messa message e said sald We lVe go goon I on Oil for for- days and sometimes weeks reekS without considering play th then l comes a a. holiday holiday- or a 11 w week end end k-end and ando o wo play with a n. vengeance After a holiday man many men and nd WontOn women TO re te turn to their work moro moro more tired before Children arc they O by tho the vac pace which grow grownups force them to follow v In th their lr Q own thoughtless uio pur pursuit e ef S SAs amusement I As As' r recreations ns' ns that best hest afford tho l relaxation and sc self self- self expression she said ar are arc itc needed ded In modern rn life for jot Mra Mr I Edison named gardening both children and adults nature study dy and anti music