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Show u EARLY MORNING IN THE GARDEN. Gardening enthusiasm in May and in July constitutes two different propositions. The air of a bright spring day is like electricity and people take hpld of their first spading and planting with alacrity. But to bring the crop to fruition is another story. When the sun reaches its zenith and there is a mess of weeds to be rooted out, many of our garden novices will quit. The old timers had their own wise ideas about garden work. They used to get us at an hour in the morning when it is a pleasure to work. Even on the warmest day the air is cool and pleasant in the morning. People who work indoors can really get a lot of physical physi-cal benefit out of their garden if they would do it right. The sedentary toiler needs some form of active exercise in the open air. The many men who get out and play golf and tennis secure the physical activity that they need. Just the same results can be had by hoeing potatoes if one can only think so. The man who usually spends his days in a stuffy mill or store ought to feel a physical stimulus stim-ulus from an hour or two of work daily in the invigorating ozone. If the indoor worker takes his garden stunt at night when he is dull with nervous strain and in a state of lassitude lassi-tude from bad air and a stooping position over a desk or machine, the additional exercise won't do him much good. If he will get out in the morning when it is cool and pleasant, pleas-ant, he will feel the better for his exertion. The gardeners must expect some lame backs and stiff muscles for a few days. They would have them just the same if they took any unaccustomed.pleasure like tennis or baseball. But.just as soon as stagnant tissue has been put to work, the body will improve from the more complete- use of its powers. But the task will require only half the effort if performed at the coolest time of day, when the worker is refreshed from his night's sleep. |