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Show THE VALUE OF A HOBBY To have mind and hands busy. To get pleasure out of. To produce that which is gratifying to the maker, and agreeable to the onlooker. To derive the benefit of work accomplished, skill exemplified, and the inner satisfaction always to be found in one's best work, well done. It elevates (if a proper hobby). It is worthwihle, though the measure of worth-whileableness worth-whileableness may not be measured in actual dollars dol-lars and cents. Other values-may trcmsend the returns re-turns in coin. But all like to see a hobby not a waste at all times, but convertible into the world's goods. Such a hobby is rock cutting and polishing. Ingenuity, skill, gratifying results, and something one is proud of, and which others admire and, also al-so may wish to own. For the finished work is pretty, pret-ty, makes a good exhibit, and further, often has a fine geologic significance. The Japanese risidents al Topaz started the interest inter-est here, and did some excellent work, as they are tasty, good copyists, and had lots of time available. Now two outfits are owned in town, and some good work is being produced. Marion Killpack was asked, ask-ed, "Does a man have to be crazy to polish rocks?" "No, but it helps a lot," he retorted.. Jasper, various kinds of agatized material, petrified petri-fied wood, are all available here. And not far away dinosaur bones may be got a person may have on a watch chain, a piece of bone from an animal that walked the earth a good many millions of years ago! That can be enjoyed. Distinctively so., . It is one of the nicest hobbies one can take up. It yields such rich results. And all enjoy the output. |
