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Show OUTINGS. If we are to judge by the methods used by the average American citizen in spending a holiday, we- must conclude that the average American doesn't know how to do it with the most profit to himself and his associates. When the "day off" or the holiday season comes, the average American makes for a resort, where he can have a good time, where his creature comforts will be looked after for a price, and where he can get about everything but a rest and a rejuvenation of the physical and mental men-tal self. Usually he dresses himself up in his best and goes forth to put in a day at almost anything that presents itself at the place he chooses for his outing. No doubt the change from the daily grind is enjoyable; no doubt he profits in the changed environment, even if not in his pocketbook. But it does seem that another form of passing the day might be more profitable. If a change is desired from the daily tasks, if a mental uplift is sought, if physical rejuvenation is the object which prompts the outing, the hills and canyons offer the widest range. The train will take you up the canyon can-yon far enough to bring you in touch with nature na-ture as she is, without the improvements offered by man. Here a short walk will take you into the wilds, where you can commune with nature, where you can cast a fly or climb the rock-ribbed hills, where trees and grass and flowers invite you to rest, where the stream bid3 you to wade or swim, where the environment promotes meditation. A day at a crowded resort may be a fit way to spend a holiday, but it does seem that greater and more lasting benefits can be derived from a day spent far from the haunts of men, pondering on the works of God, reflecting on the inhumanity of man and drawing inspiration from the scenery to carry on the work which seems drudgery if there be too much of it. Surely there is a greater uplift up-lift in the quiet musings engendered by a day in the hills than in the hubbub and rush with which we spend our holidays. |